BSc (Hons) Dietetics

Title : BSc (Hons) Dietetics

SCQF Level : 10

Mode of delivery :  face-to-face, full-time

Duration :  4 years

Language of delivery :  Greek

First approved:  June 2011

Most recent approval:  May 2022

External accreditation or recognition: Graduates may apply to ATEEN to secure professional rights in Greece. All applications are treated individually.

Programmes delivered overseas do not lead directly to professional registration in the UK. Graduates may apply to the UK Health and Care Professions Council through the international route. All applications are treated individually.

Placements : 

Placement Block A :  4 weeks (150 hours) (shadowing placement at the end of Year 2)

Placement Block B :  12 weeks (450 hours) (clinical placement at the end of Year 3)

Placement Block C :  12 weeks (450 hours) (clinical placement at the beginning of Year 4)

Students must work the statutory hours of a full-time Dietitian in a private or public Greek hospital as part of their clinical placement and it is expected that they will be given statutory and public holidays or time off in lieu. Significant time lost through sickness will have to be made up.

Professional registration :

The Prefecture's Regional Department is obliged to issue the “License to Practice as a Dietitian-Nutritionist” to graduates from University Institutes with the relevant degrees. Graduates of this programme can obtain their professional rights under the directive of the EU which has been incorporated into Greek law. The European Union directive (Directive 2005/36/EC of the European parliament and of the council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications), dictates Greek legislation to accept professional qualifications obtained from local educational institutes which are collaborating with EU recognised Universities. According to the EU directive, graduates must apply to the UK Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and once they acquire their professional rights from HCPC, they can then apply to the relevant Greek Legal Body and transfer their professional rights from Britain to Greece. The Greek legislation has created a temporary body, the Hellenic Council for the recognition of professional qualifications (SAEP) of the Ministry of Education for the period until all Greek professions will be legally regulated. In December 2020 Greece introduced a new legislation (Law 4763/2020), according to which the authority of granting professional rights for both regulated and non-regulated professions from EU and third countries have been assigned to the relevant body of the Ministry of Education, called ATEEN.

Applicants, in order to be considered for admission should have a Greek Secondary School Diploma / ‘Apolyterion of Lykeio’ or equivalent (e.g., International Baccalaureate, European Baccalaureate, etc.) with a grade 10 or above. This requirement is in line with the Greek government’s minimum standard for access to higher education.

High school leaving certificates issued by vocational Lyceums, such as TEE or EPAL and foreign certificates which are equivalent to the Greek Lyceum certificate (e.g. International Baccalaureate, European Baccalaureate, etc.) are also accepted.

Non-native Greek speakers, may be admitted to the programme on demonstrating that:

1. a) They hold a qualification recognised by QMU for admission to undergraduate programmes, as documented in the University Admissions Regulations.
2. b) They hold a certificate of attainment in Greek at Level D

 (http://www.greeklanguage.gr/greekLang/certification/index.html)

Direct entry into the second year of studies is possible for applicants who hold a related IVT Diploma. Applicants should contact Metropolitan College to discuss.