The programme provides theoretical and practical in three major fields (clinical, community and food service) that covers medical nutrition therapy using nutrition care process in the prevention and management of diseases to meet the nutritional requirement of individuals. The courses are designed to prepare graduates with sound expertise in dietetics who are able to plan and implement dietary intervention and health promotion programme at local and international levels. This programme opens up career opportunities for our graduates in various clinical and community settings, food services, research institutions, private practices, sports and healthcare industries.
Clinical training is essential to expose students with the necessary skills needed to be a clinical dietitian and encourage students to work in a team with people from other professions such as doctors, pharmacist, nurses, physiotherapist, speech therapist and many more. Besides that, clinical attachment during the final year of the dietetics programme will expose the students to the clinical settings in the hospital such as the outpatient clinics, inpatient, and critically ill unit.
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