"G. d'Annunzio"
https://www.med.unich.it/corsi-di-studio/dietistica-l601
The Dietary CdSThe Dietitians (ISTAT codifications: Dietitians - 3.2.1.4.5) are health professionals competent for all activities aimed at the correct application of nutrition, including educational and collaboration aspects in the implementation of food policies, in compliance with the current legislation. Dietetics graduates organize and coordinate specific activities related to nutrition in general and dietetics in particular; collaborate with the social-health bodies responsible for protecting the health and hygiene aspects of the food service; they work out, formulate and implement the diets prescribed by the doctor, controlling their acceptability by the patient. Dietitians collaborate with other professionals in the multidisciplinary treatment of eating disorders; they study and process the composition of food rations designed to satisfy the nutritional needs of population groups and plan the organization of feeding services for healthy and sick communities. The Dietitians carry out educational and informative activities aimed at spreading the principles of correct nutrition, such as to allow the recovery and maintenance of a good state of health of the individual, the community and population groups; they carry out their professional activity in health facilities, public or private, as an employee or independent professional regime.The duration of the Dietary Course is three years with the acquisition of 60 credits (CFU) / year for a total of 180 credits. The 3-year course is divided as follows:- 1st year aimed at providing the knowledge in the basic sciences and the fundamentals of the professional discipline aimed at the application of the principles of nutrition in general and dietary in particular. As for the 1st year internship, the program is developed in the field of collective catering as the professional specificity of the dietitian is that of knowing how to combine the organizational and hygienic health aspects with the nutritional aspects. - 2nd year aimed at nutritional knowledge aimed at tackling health problems in the medical, surgical, specialist, maternal and child and oncological areas, and in the context of eating disorders. More practical internship experiences are envisaged in the contexts in which the student can experience the knowledge and techniques learned. - 3rd year aimed at a specialized study but also in the acquisition of knowledge and methodologies concerning professional practice, the ability to work in teams and in complex organizational contexts. Training activities are planned to develop methodological skills to understand scientific research and also to support the thesis.Occupational and professional opportunities provided for Dietitian graduates:Dietitian in the Healthcare Sector (Public and Private Healthcare) Dietician as an independent professional Dietitian in Business and Food Industries