Eating Disorders and Clinical Nutrition MSc

UCL (University College London)

This MSc is the only graduate programme available in eating disorders and clinical nutrition. It is intended for professionals wishing to work in the eating disorders field at a high level. The qualification will appeal to clinicians and scientists who wish to provide treatment, develop services, and conduct research in this field. You study full full-time over one year or part-time over two years. This Eating Disorders and Clinical Nutrition course provides knowledge and skills in the classification, aetiology, epidemiology, and risk for eating disorders. It explores the physical and psychiatric assessment and treatment of eating disordered patients of different ages, sex, and ethnic groups. It also concentrates on management and service development in the eating disorders field. Our teaching includes a variety of methods, including practical approaches, research methods, seminars, tutorials, and clinical observation sessions at eating disorders treatment centres. MSc students complete an independent research project, usually with a supervisor from UCL or a suitable qualified external supervisor such as a consultant psychiatrist or clinical psychologist. You can also explore research areas that interest you and contact relevant departments to see if they can offer a project. Though our degree is clinically focused, it is not clinical training and does not qualify graduates to work independently with patients with eating disorders. It does give an excellent grounding for a clinical training in, for example, dietetics, psychology or psychiatry and is intended for students hoping to work in research or service provision and development in eating disorders. To the best of our knowledge, this course is the only graduate programme in eating disorders and clinical nutrition in the world. We attract a very diverse range of students in terms of age, clinical experience, educational background, nationality, and future career plans. The main reason students apply to us is a strong interest in the subjects we offer. Some of our students have already completed clinical training and are working dietitians, nutritionists, psychologists, or psychiatrists. We are interested in attracting students with nutrition, psychology, dietetic and other relevant degrees from any part of the world who anticipate working with eating disorder patients or conducting research into eating disorders.