Faculty of Health Sciences

Nutrition and Dietetics

Duration 4 Years
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About the Department

The purpose of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics is to contribute to society by training individuals, studies nutrition for the protection of health, the improvement of diseases, and establishing adequate and balanced nutrition awareness in society.

In the first stage of the education program, there are courses in areas such as basic sciences, health, and administrative sciences, while in the second stage, there are courses in areas such as diet therapy, management of food and beverage systems, nutrition in special cases and community nutrition. In addition to the theoretical teaching and laboratory practices in the classroom, students reinforce their knowledge with projects, public health internships, and on-the-job training. Students do clinical internships in adult and children's hospitals, and institutions that provide food and beverage services such as food factories, schools, and public institutions.
Students who successfully complete their four-year education are entitled to receive the "Nutrition and Dietetics Undergraduate Diploma" and the title of "Dietitian".

Mission

Conforming to the specified qualifications, within the framework of international standards, in order to improve, develop and improve the quality of life, and protect the health of the society with lifetime knowledge, skills, innovator values, and adequate and balanced nutrition. Train a dietitian with a student-centered, multidisciplinary approach, and based on science and technology, also provide education, training, research and consultancy services.

Vision

To be a department with national and international recognition that contributes to the improvement of public health with its scientific research, the modern education it offers, with its qualified and equipped graduates who are committed to ethical values.

Education Opportunities

The dietitian profession is defined as a healthcare professional in the relevant law. For this reason, students' education is planned according to universal qualifications in order to meet the needs of modern healthcare services, equipped with knowledge, skills and attitudes, and solve health problems by working in a team.
In the education and training program, students support the knowledge gained from their theoretical education with their applications in nutrition principles, anthropometry, food chemistry and microbiology laboratories. With the public health internship, students contribute to the solution of the nutrition problems of society in the field and are involved in processes that inform society with accurate information and raise awareness. With institutional and hospital nutrition internships, students do their adult, pediatric and collective nutrition systems internships in private and public hospitals.
Students can do a double major with the following departments: Anesthesia, Physiotherapy (associate degree), Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, Nursing, Law, First and Emergency Aid, Molecular biology and Genetics, Preschool Teaching, Psychology, Guidance and Psychological Counseling, Health Management, Social Work, Turkish Language and Literature and International Trade and Business

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Accreditation and Memberships

CIU Faculty of Health Sciences, Nutrition and Dietetics Undergraduate Program was awarded a 2-year accreditation between 19 March 2021 – 30 September 2023, as a result of the evaluation made by the Health Sciences Education Programs Accreditation Board (HSEPAB). Within the scope of the accreditation process, within the framework of the criteria determined by HSEPAB, improvements and innovations were made in the educational objectives of the program, curriculum syllabus and course contents in accordance with the views and demands of internal and external stakeholders. Within the framework of accreditation studies, great steps are taken to increase the various activities and seminars currently held in order to contribute to the academic development of the academic staff, to increase student satisfaction, to increase the employment opportunities of graduates and to facilitate the exchange of students and lecturers between universities.

Career Areas

A dietitian is a health professional who has successfully completed the nutrition and dietetics education program and is entitled to practice and practice this profession by obtaining a "Nutrition and Dietetics Undergraduate Diploma". As the importance of nutrition in growth, development, protection of lifelong health, increasing the quality of life and treatment of health problems has been understood, the need for dietitians, who are an important member of the health team, has also increased.

Working Areas of Dietitians:
Inpatient and outpatient treatment institutions (private and public hospitals, polyclinics, health centers, dialysis units, etc.), collective nutrition systems (food factories, hotel food and beverage departments, all private and public institutions that provide mass nutrition, etc.), public health Institutions that provide services (Mother-child health centers, health centers, child and elderly nursing homes, sports schools, etc.), Dialysis Centers, Enteral - parenteral nutrition team, special diet polyclinics, food industry, public health services, maternal and child health centers, family health centers, elderly care centers, sports centers, education and research institutions.

Contact

Faculty of Health Sciences
Çevik Uraz Center, CU206
Tel: +90 392 671 1111 Extension: 2251
Faculty E-mail: secretary-fhs@ciu.edu.tr
Head of Department: Asst. Prof. Dr. Nazife HÜRER
Head of Department E-mail: nhurer@ciu.edu.tr