These are the admission requirements for the Bachelor's programme in Nutritional Sciences

You can enroll in the Bachelor's distance learning programme in Nutritional Sciences at IU International University if you provide us with your A-levels (general higher education entrance qualification), your technical college entrance qualification (Fachabitur), or the subject-specific higher education entrance qualification.

Alternatively, you can also enroll without A-levels. Studying without A-levels at IU is possible under the following conditions:

• You have successfully completed an advanced training, for example, a training course to become a State-certified Business Administrator.
• Or you have completed a vocational training, for example, training as an office clerk. After your training, you have worked full-time in this profession for at least 3 years. If your training is not thematically related to the distance learning course in Nutritional Sciences, you first complete a trial study before being regularly enrolled.

Study Contents: from Biochemistry to Food Science to Marketing

The bachelor's programme at IU International University is modular in structure. A module usually consists of 5 credits (ECTS) and concludes with an examination, such as a written exam or assignment. This allows you to complete your bachelor's degree step by step - and even determine largely when you want to complete each module.

In full-time studies, you can organize your study plan as follows:

• 1st Semester: Chemical and Physical Foundations, Introduction to Scientific Work, Statistics, Anatomy and Physiology, Biochemistry and Biochemistry of Nutrition, Fundamentals of Micro- and Molecular Biology
• 2nd Semester: Nutritional Physiology, Nutrition Science, Hygiene and Toxicology, Cost and Performance Accounting, Applied Nutrition Science, Food Science
• 3rd Semester: Product Knowledge and Bromatology, Food Technology, Personal Skills, Marketing, Pathophysiology of Nutrition / Nutritional Medicine I, Pathophysiology of Nutrition / Nutritional Medicine II
• 4th Semester: Project: Food Science Exercises, Project: Dietary Exercises, Nutritional Sociology, Quality Management in Healthcare, Food Law, Personality Psychology & Differential Psychology
• 5th Semester: Elective Module A, Elective Module B, Communication and Conversation Skills I, Communication and Conversation Skills II
• 6th Semester: Practical Project: Nutrition Sciences I, Practical Project: Nutrition Sciences II, Seminar: Current Topics in Nutrition Sciences, Agile Project Management, Bachelor Thesis

What's special about IU distance learning: the many opportunities to delve into interesting elective modules during your studies. In the Nutrition Sciences bachelor's programme, you choose a total of 2 specialization modules:

For the first specialization module, you choose from these topics: Quality Management Nutrition, Nutritional Therapy.

For the second specialization module, you choose from these topics: Quality Management, Nutritional Therapy II, Foreign Languages, Gastronomy and Catering, Health Economics (Specialization), Health Care Management, Hospital Management, Market Psychology, Project Management (Specialization), Quality Management, Inpatient Nursing Care, System Catering, Business Start-Up, Billing and Financing Systems, Outpatient Nursing Care, General Studies.

As part of the distance learning programme, you will complete a total of 2 mandatory internships. These internships are carried out in facilities that can provide appropriate supervision by professionally certified nutritionists, dietitians, or nutritionists. Have questions about the internships? Our academic advising can help.

Certification as a Nutrition Advisor

With certification from the German Nutrition Society (DGE) as a Nutrition Advisor/DGE or certification from the Professional Association for Household and Nutritional Sciences (VDOE) as a Nutrition Advisor/VDOe, health insurance companies acknowledge your services as a nutrition advisor.

For you, this means that if you work as an independent nutrition advisor, your clients may be reimbursed for services by their health insurance company.

Following your Bachelor's distance learning programme in Nutrition Sciences at IU, you can enroll in a corresponding certification course.

Study Concept: How the Part-Time Study in Nutrition Sciences at IU Works

Adapt the online study programme in Nutrition Sciences at IU International University flexibly to your life and daily routine as it best suits you. For example, choose one of 3 study models: In the full-time study, it takes a total of 6 semesters, i.e., 36 months to complete your bachelor's degree. In part-time study I, you study for 8 semesters until completion. Or opt for part-time study II and take up to 12 semesters to complete your bachelor's degree.

With every module enrollment, you receive study materials from IU in printed study booklets. All materials are also available digitally. The IU Interactive Books are innovative learning scripts enriched with video clips and quiz questions at the end of each lesson. Depending on the module, study materials are supplemented with podcasts, live tutorials, and video content in the form of so-called Shortcasts. You access the IU Interactive Books via the practical IU Learn App.

In many modules, virtual classes are also offered, allowing you to interact interactively with your fellow students and lecturers.

Particularly convenient and flexible is the option to take module exams in the form of online exams. You can take an online exam 24/7, 7 days a week - whenever you feel optimally prepared for the exam, for example, in construction. Additionally, we operate about 40 exam centres in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland where you can also take your exams in the traditional way on-site.