Global Bachelor in Nutrition and Health

The progamme introduces you to public health nutrition and food policy as well as lifestyle coaching and fitness management, including the connection between nutrition and lifestyle.

You will learn how to communicate and use coaching methods e.g. to make changes in another person's nutrition and lifestyle.

Name: Global Bachelor in Nutrition and Health

Type: Professional bachelor's degree

Duration: 3½ years

European transfer credits: 210 ECTS

Language: English

You learn to use communication tools and teaching and coaching methods. You will also obtain management skills and learn how to promote issues of nutrition, health and consumer behaviour or lifestyle changes.

After a year, you will choose one of these specialisations:

• Publich Health Nutrition and Food Policy which focuses on the connection between nutrition, public policy and health on a local and global level. You learn, for example, about the conditions for and effects of different national and international health strategies and political health policies. These policies can be in relation to, for example, public smoking or obesity problems in the population.
• Lifestyle Coaching and Fitness Management which focuses on the connection between nutrition, physical activity and health from a lifestyle perspective. You learn, for example, about lifestyle determinants and counselling methods for lifestyle changes, and methods for physical activity and training.

Teaching varies between lectures, class instruction, seminars, exercises, clinical studies, and as project work in groups. During your studies, you must also complete an internship in a company or organisation.

Read more about Danish teaching methods at www.studyindenmark.dk .

Global Bachelor in Nutrition and Health can be studied as a:

• 3½-year bachelor degree programme (210 ECTS)

You also have the possibility to take single courses or subjects within the programme.

If you choose to complete the bachelor degree programme, you will graduate with the academic title Global Bachelor in Nutrition and Health.

Educational Institutions

You can study Global Bachelor in Nutrition and Health at Suhr's University College in Copenhagen and at VIA University College in Aarhus. See the menu to the right for the addresses and links to the websites.

Entry Requirements

The general admission requirements for international students include one of the following international certificates: the Danish/French Baccalauréat (DFB), the European Baccalaureate (EB), the International Baccalaureate (IB), the Option Internationale du Baccalauréat (OIB) or another foreign qualifying examination certificate that can be equated with a Danish upper secondary school leaving certificate.

In addition, documentation may be required verifying your proficiency in English is at a specified level.

Contact the educational institution you wish to apply to for detailed information on entry requirements and required English proficiency levels.

To find out how you can get your foreign certificate assessed for recognition here in Denmark, see the Danish Agency for International Education .

Admission

The application deadline is March 15 for a course start in September. Admission is handled through The Danish Coordinated Application System. You can apply via optagelse.dk .

A few educational institutions offer a course start in February, where applications are sent directly to the institution. Contact the educational institution for detailed information on application deadlines.

Exchange students should contact their home institution for information on application procedures and deadlines.

For Further Information

You may find a list of courses taught in Danish at the Danish Ministry of Education website

www.uddannelsesguiden.dk

You can find information on practical issues related to your study visit in Denmark with Danish Agency for International Education:

www.studyindenmark.dk

www.iu.dk