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Nutrition Sciences

Education objectives

The course is designed so that the future nutritionist
be able to: use concepts in the analysis of a particular case or situation (simulated or
real); evaluate, analyze and make a decision based on scientific evidence (Code of
Ethics for Nutritionist, Article 4, paragraph d); express personal opinion with
arguments; take positions revealing critical and/or humanistic and/or ethical attitudes;
expressing ability to design appropriate strategies to different situations and in
different settings; show a critical and/or humanistic and/or ethical and/or warm and/or
respectful performance in the development of various professional activities; respect
diversity and; be an active part, participated in the health policy debate. This course
allows students to acquire skills to diagnosis, intervention and monitoring, process and
people management, communication and technology transfer.

General characterization

DGES code

9554

Cicle

Bachelor (1st Cycle)

Degree

Bachelor Degree

Access to other programs

Access to courses of II and III Cycle in the
scientific areas of the Bachelor degree and others related.

Coordinator

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Opening date

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Vacancies

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Fees

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Schedule

Working hours

Teaching language

PT

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).

Conditions of admittance

Check the DGES page at https://www.dges.gov.pt

Evaluation rules

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