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Bachelor Degree in 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

Maria da Conceição Costa Pinho Calhau

Opening date

Available soon

Vacancies

Available soon

Fees

Available soon

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

Available soon