Bachelor in Nutrition, Fitness and Health
Differdange, Luxembourg
DURATION
6 Semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2025
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Scholarships
Explore scholarship opportunities to help fund your studies
Introduction
How can nutrition and exercise improve an individual's health? What are the factors that have an impact on health? Our bachelor’s programme in Nutrition, Fitness and Health will answer these questions and will offer students a combination of theory-based and applied learning that will prepare them for their future career as a dietician.
The Nutrition, Fitness and Health degree enables students to acquire the scientific and fundamental knowledge of nutrition, which includes health promotion, disease prevention and management, the importance of nutrition through the lifecycle, and the role of nutrition in exercise. They will also be provided with essential hands-on skills, through practical classes and internships, nutritional assessment techniques, nutrition intervention, kitchen techniques, and counselling skills.
Details:
- Duration: 3 years (full-time)
- Degree: Bachelor
- Credits: 180 ECTS
- Language: English
- Programme start: October
What we offer at LUNEX?
- Being taught by world-class experts
- Small groups to maximise learning outcomes
- 100% English courses
- Individual support
- Best research evidence applied to nutrition practice decisions in accordance with patients’ core values
- State-of-the-art equipment and Kitchen/Dietetic Laboratory
- An international environment
- Development of a network of partners and employability skills
Admissions
Curriculum
Nutrition, Fitness and Health study programme
Over six semesters the programme offers broad and in-depth theoretical and applied knowledge, essentials for nutrition, health, dietetics, culinary and other related food science. In the first year, students will learn scientific concepts that represent the foundations for their education in nutrition and dietetics, students will also engage in learning practical activities on cooking and kitchen techniques in our Kitchen/Dietetic Laboratory.
During the second year, modules will introduce students to the field of dietetics giving them the opportunity to learn applied knowledge in therapeutic nutrition and dietetics, essential skills for communication and counselling, and research synthesis and methodology.
In the final year students, will apply theoretical knowledge acquired earlier in the programme and participate in two practical internships of 300 hours each in clinical and food industry settings respectively, while taking modules that introduce laws and regulations of the dietetics profession, and working on their dissertation.
Nutrition, Fitness and Health Course Overview:
YEAR 1
- Scientific Foundations
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Fundamentals of Nutrition and Health
- Basics of the Commodity Science of Food
- Cooking and Kitchen Techniques I
- Medical Basics
- Dietetics
- Communication and Pedagogy
- Research Methods I
- Food Technology, Food Preservation and Hygiene
YEAR 2
- Health and Physical Activity Promotion
- Dietetics/Nutritional Therapy and Research I
- Dietetics/Nutritional Therapy and Research II
- Nutrition and Dietary Counselling
- Organisation of Kitchen Operations
- Cooking and Kitchen Techniques II
- Nutritional Psychology and Sociology of Nutrition
- Research Methods II
- Dietetics/Nutritional Therapy and Research III
- Leisure, Fitness and Health
YEAR 3
- Clinical Nutrition, Health and Prevention
- Law and Administration
- Nutritional Economics and Management
- Internship I
- Internship II
- Bachelor Dissertation
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Employment Opportunities in Nutrition, Fitness and Health
After completing your Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Fitness, and Health, you will have sought-after knowledge and skills in the areas of nutrition and health. This will provide you with a good basis for building a career contributing to improvement of healthcare, food, and nutrition while promoting physical activity. Here are some potential employers and areas of application:
- Universities, schools, further education centres and research institutions
- Charities and non-profit organisations
- Private sectors such as private clinics and food manufacturers
- Rehabilitation centres
- Health associations and institutions
- Hospitals, clinics, therapy centres
- Recreational and fitness centres
- Public authorities and insurance companies
- Health offices, health departments and health authorities