Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics
Istanbul, Turkey
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
USD 8,500 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
Nutrition and Dietetics professionals develop nutrition plans and programs in accordance with the principles of nutrition science for the life-long health promotion for community and improving quality of life. Professionals in this field search for nutrition-related health problems, provide proper use of existing food sources, inform individuals and the society to adopt healthy lifestyles physiologically, psychologically and sociologically.
Some of the most important tasks of dietitians are to change poor eating habits which is an important factor in the etiology of common diseases, regulate nutrition contents in the organizations and organize diet plans for patients with chronic diseases.
Admissions
Curriculum
Course Structure
1st Semester
- General Chemistry
- Communications Skills and Academic Reporting I
- Principles of Nutrition I
- Medical Biology and Genetics
- Basic Anatomy
- Basic Physiology
- Turkish Language and Literature I
2nd Semester
- Organic Chemistry
- Communication Skills and Academic Reporting II
- Child Law and Child Psychology
- General Microbiology
- Principles of Nutrition II
- Occupational Orientation and Ethics
- Psychology for Health Sciences
- Turkish Language and Literature II
3rd Semester
- Atatürk's Principles and History of the Turkish Republic I
- Food Chemistry I
- Nutritional Biochemistry I
- Medical Nutrition Therapy in Adult Diseases I
- Mother and Child Nutrition
- Nutrition Education and Counseling
- GE-Elective
4th Semester
- Atatürk's Principles and History of Turkish Republic II
- Nutritional Biochemistry II
- Food Microbiology
- Medical Nutrition Therapy in Adult Diseases II
- Demographic Structure and Health
- Food Chemistry II
- GE-Elective
5th Semester
- Food Service Systems I
- Assessment of Nutritional Status in Society
- Medical Nutrition Therapy in Pediatric Diseases I
- Biostatistics
- Departmental Elective
- Non-Departmental Elective
6th Semester
- Food Service Systems II
- Community Nutrition and Epidemiology
- Medical Nutrition Therapy in Pediatric Diseases II
- Departmental Elective
- Non-Departmental Elective
- GE-Elective
7th Semester
- Food Legislation and Control
- Institutions and Hospitals Internship I
- Seminar
- Departmental Elective
- GE-Elective
8th Semester
- Graduation Project
- Institutions and Hospitals Internship II
- Departmental Elective
- GE-Elective