Nutrition Science Degree
Education objectives
General characterization
DGES code
9554
Cicle
Bachelor (1st Cycle)
Degree
Licenciado
Access to other programs
Coordinator
Professora Doutora Conceição Calhau
Opening date
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Vacancies
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Fees
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Schedule
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Teaching language
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Degree pre-requisites
The degree in Nutrition Sciences qualifies for the profession of Nutritionist, with mandatory enrollment in the Order of Nutritionists (Regulation no. 308/2016), which is one of the professions with relevance, together with the doctor, in the area of health.
The degree in Nutrition Sciences lasts at least 8 semesters, 5880 hours, and includes: 46 compulsory UC, aiming at a common but comprehensive training in the various areas of activity of the Nutritionist; 84 hours in optional UCs that constitute the offer of Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), enabling the student to direct their training according to their interests and aptitudes; one semester with practical activities (Internship), which total 840 hours.
This cycle of studies was designed based on the guidelines published in the Reference for the formation of the Nutritionist published by the Order of Nutritionists (March 29, 2016).
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Evaluation rules
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Structure
| 1st Year - 1st semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 41005 | Human Nutrition | 5.5 |
| 41000 | Molecular and Cellular Biology | 5.5 |
| 41001 | Nutrition and Metabolism I | 5 |
| 41003 | Primary Production of Food | 5.5 |
| 41004 | Food Chemistry | 5.5 |
| 41002 | Sociology and History of Food | 3 |
| 1st Year - 2nd semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 41007 | Biostatistics I | 3 |
| 41011 | Health Communication | 5 |
| 41009 | Genetics | 3 |
| 41008 | Morphology I | 5 |
| 41006 | Nutrition and Metabolism II | 5 |
| 41010 | Human Nutrition | 6 |
| Options | ||
| 11111 | Family, Health and illness: the repetition in families | 3 |
| 11114 | History of Medicine | 3 |
| 11117 | Informatics and Applications of Medical Informatics | 3 |
| 11200 | Introduction to scientific writing and publication | 3 |
| 11115 | Foreign Language - English | 3 |
| 11170 | Sign Language | 3 |
| 2nd Year - 1st semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 41013 | Nutritional Epidemiology | 4 |
| 41014 | Physiology | 9 |
| 41012 | Immunology | 4 |
| 41016 | General Microbiology | 4 |
| 41015 | Morphology II | 5 |
| 41017 | Food Technology | 4 |
| 2nd Year - 2nd semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 41018 | Biopathology | 5 |
| 41021 | Bromatology | 4 |
| 41019 | Physiopathology | 5 |
| 41023 | Science of Food Processing | 5 |
| 41024 | Marketing on Food and Nutrition | 3 |
| 41020 | Food Microbiology | 4 |
| 41022 | Public Health | 4 |
| 3rd Year - 1st semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 41031 | Nutritional Assessment | 4 |
| 41026 | Pharmacology | 4 |
| 41029 | Management Tools in Food Services | 3 |
| 41025 | Research Methods | 5 |
| 41030 | Maternal and Pediatric Nutrition | 5 |
| 41028 | Food Safety | 4 |
| 41027 | Food Toxicology | 5 |
| 3rd Year - 2nd semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 41036 | Diet Therapy I | 6 |
| 41038 | Professional Ethics and Deontology | 3 |
| 41037 | Community Nutrition | 4 |
| 41033 | Geriatric Nutrition | 4 |
| 41032 | Nutrition in Sport | 4 |
| 41035 | Psychology and Nutrition | 5 |
| 41034 | Food Quality and Management Systems | 4 |
| 4th Year - 1st semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 41041 | Food Quality and Management Systems | 6 |
| 41040 | Biostatistics II | 4 |
| 41042 | Diet Therapy II | 6 |
| 41043 | Artificial Nutrition | 5 |
| 41044 | Nutritional Policy | 4 |
| 41039 | Research Project | 5 |
| 4th Year - 2nd semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 41045 | Traineeship | 30 |