DIETETICS FACULTY DESCRIPTION
The role of modern biochemical, chemical and medical solutions in maintaining a healthy look is increasing. These changes, however, necessitate proper education at a higher level of qualified specialists in the field of dietetics.
Undergraduate studies in Dietetics (7 semesters either full-time or part-time) are the College's response for the demands of the market as well as a growing interest in dietetics by potential students. Taking into account future performance of our graduates in the job market, we have created a comprehensive curriculum with emphasis on a great number of practical classes.
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Dietetics in sport and wellness |
After graduation, the students will be able to work mainly in hospitals, health centers, metabolic diseases clinics, as well as restaurants, fitness clubs, spas, factories and companies involved in the production and distribution of healthy food. Due to an interdisciplinary nature of teaching, graduates of dietetics will be prepared to work with organizations involved in promotion of healthy lifestyle, as well as to start their own business, such as providing consulting services in the field of dietetics, organization and manufacture of healthy food and catering services for highly profiled customers. The courses included in the curriculum of all specializations include strictly medical disciplines, such as: Pediatric Nutrition, Clinical Outline of Diseases, Pharmacology and Nutritional Pharmacotherapy. It gives the graduates great opportunities to work with internal medicine doctors, gastrologists, pediatricians and dieticians in such areas as:
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Nutritional counseling |
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Clinical dietetics |
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Original study programThe study program combines knowledge in the field of medical, chemical and dietetic sciences with practical professional skills required in contemporary market conditions.
Our curriculum covers all recommended areas included in the education standards for this faculty. In addition, the curriculum has been supplemented with courses that prepare for work in the chosen specialization. The content of these courses includes, among others, nutrition in sport and wellness, clinical dietetics and nutritional counseling.
An integral part of the study program are vocational trainings meant to allow the students to acquire the skills necessary for them to work in public and non-public health care facilities, mass catering facilities, establishments supplying food to hospitals or other institutions as well as consumer organizations.
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• General and food biochemistry |
• Clinical dietetics |
The studies are practical in nature – a major part of workshops is conducted in specialist laboratories and classrooms, including a professionally equipped kitchen.
Well-equipped facilitiesSilesian College of Medicine in Katowice is one of the best equipped universities in Silesia. We have prepared for our students spacious and modern nutrition, dietetics, biology and two chemistry laboratories (lab 1 and lab 2). We use specialized diet programs, such as: Dietetyk, Dieta 5.0, Aliant and a computer database – Table of Nutritional Value of Food Products and Dishes.
Lecturers-practitionersOur lecturers boast extensive academic experience, years of teaching practice as well as specialist knowledge acquired while working with clients and patients of clinics and hospitals.
Excellent locationSilesian College of Medicine in Katowice is located in a modern building in the very center of Katowice at 29 Mickiewicza Street, close to the main transport hubs and on the edge of a paid parking zone. The building has such facilities as a canteen, a restaurant, rest areas with a patio, a post office, a kiosk and a medical clinic.
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Silesian College of Medicine in Katowice offers its students a flexible payment system. Depending on your preferences and financial situation, you can choose a system of 12, 10 or 2 installments per year to pay your tuition fees.
By choosing a payment method in 2 installments, you can also get a discount of around 5%.
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