Dietitian

The complex aim of the study programme is the education of specialists who will be able to:

- operate in the field of preventive care (primary, secondary and tertiary) with a focus on nutrition and clinical nutrition (nutritional clinics and nutritional counselling);

- prepare and implement educational programs and other forms of education on issues of nutrition, food, movement and eating, focused not only on children and young people, but also on the adult population and the elderly;

- perform professional, comprehensive nutritional care based on standards of health or social facilities in which the nutritional care process will be carried out, i.e. food/nutrition related history, nutritional diagnosis, nutritional intervention and nutritional monitoring (nutrition assessment at all available levels, diet plans, dietary nutrition calculations, individual and split diets, the quality and quantity of food served)

- perform diagnostic procedures (anthropometry, laboratory data and tests - calorimetry, bioimpendance and other specific procedures in collaboration with physicians);

- indicate and plan enteral nutritional support and enteral nutrition in collaboration with physicians;

- educate patients and those who care for them;

- apply knowledge about the drug - nutrient interactions in the nutrition care process;

- collaborate on research projects, evaluate and interpret the achieved results;

- collaborate in multidisciplinary teams;

- maintain health etics;

- further education.

After successfully completing his/her studies the graduate is able to:

• Process and evaluate food/nutrition related history.
• Carry out the examinations necessary to determine the nutritional status.
• Decide on a nutritional care planning and its implementation.
• Know the principles of theoretical concepts and basic methods of nutritional interventions  and to understand their use in practice in performing independent professional activities
• Monitor and evaluate the results of nutritional intervention.
• Control and organize food preparation in accordance with the knowledge of both healthy nutrition and nutrition therapy.
• To justify the selection and application of preventive strategies and methods in relation to the health of the client or population, thus actively health promotion and prevention the disease
• Provide education and counseling to individuals, families and groups in the field of healthy nutrition and nutrition therapy.
• As a member of a professional team, be able to solve practical problems in the field of nutrition.

The acquired knowledge and skills can be used:

- in ambulances of medical facilities, in nutrition counselling, educational centers,

departments or clinics of healthcare facilities, social care institutions, intensive care units, dialysis centers;

- dietary services and departments of dietetic, hospitals, social care institutions, spas or school canteens;

- at the workplaces of The National Institute of Public Health and workplaces of national health surveillance in the field of nutrition hygiene;

- in pharmaceutical companies, food factories, and fitness centers.

• Dietitian

The aim of the bachelor thesis is to demonstrate student's ability of:

- solving and processing a specific subject;

- applying the theoretical knowledge gained during the study in solving specific problems of dietetic practice;

- combining lessons learned from different study subjects and evaluate interrelationships;

- orientate and work with literature, and

- solving theoretical and practical problems in the field of nutrition.