Study programmes
Nutritional Therapy
Study program:
Nutritional Therapy
SP code:
B0915P360003
Study form:
full-time
Study type:
Bachelor's
Standard duration of study in years:
3
Language of instruction:
Czech
Title:
Bc.
Title:
No
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SP name in English:
Nutritional Therapy
SP name in Latin:
Therapia nutricia
SP profile:
vocationally oriented
SP characteristics
The standard duration of the study is 3 years in the full-time form of studies or in the combined form of studies. The programme is focused academically. After successful completion of the studies, the Bachelor (Bc.) degree is awarded.
Nutritional therapy is a study programme focused on diagnosis of poor nutrition and its right therapeutic and preventative applications.
During the studies, the student learns about the basics of all medical fields: anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, internal medicine etc., and he/she is subsequently able to analyse the patient’s problems and respond to them adequately. The nutritional therapist is able to design nutritional plans basing on the doctor’s indication and without supervision, including the calculations of biological and energetic values.
Nutritional therapy is a study programme focused on diagnosis of poor nutrition and its right therapeutic and preventative applications.
During the studies, the student learns about the basics of all medical fields: anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, internal medicine etc., and he/she is subsequently able to analyse the patient’s problems and respond to them adequately. The nutritional therapist is able to design nutritional plans basing on the doctor’s indication and without supervision, including the calculations of biological and energetic values.
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Graduate profile for the public:
Graduates of the bachelor programme of Nutritional Therapy are awarded the professional qualification to work as a nutritional therapist pursuant to Section 15 of Act No. 96/2004 Coll. and are qualified for activities which provide nutrition in health care, the prevention of illness and the preparation and management of diet for patients of all age groups.
The profession of a nutritional therapist is a form of prophylactic care in the field of clinical nutrition as specific nursing care focused on meeting the nutritional needs of the individual. The nutritional therapist, in co-operation with a physician participates in the therapeutic and diagnostic care in the field of clinical nutrition.
The profession of a nutritional therapist is a form of prophylactic care in the field of clinical nutrition as specific nursing care focused on meeting the nutritional needs of the individual. The nutritional therapist, in co-operation with a physician participates in the therapeutic and diagnostic care in the field of clinical nutrition.
Related accreditations
| Faculty | Name of the study program | Language of instruction | Study form |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. lékařská fakulta | Nutriční terapie | čeština | kombinovaná |
Teaching provided by
Faculty:
- First Faculty of Medicine (1.LF) https://www.lf1.cuni.cz
Cooperating institutions:
No
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Foreign university joint diploma type:
No
External department:
No
Classification
Area of education:
- Healthcare Fields
SP structure
Specialisation:
No
Double-curriculum study:
No
Data for persons with disabilities
Contact person for persons with disability:
prof. MUDr. Olga Švestková, Ph.D.
Web page for persons with disability:
Further information about the study of persons with disability:
Personal provision
Garant SP:
- MUDr. Eva Horová, Ph.D.
Study plans
Plans according to accreditation:
full-time study form with language of instruction Czech
Instruction
Admission procedure requirements:
Study programme (branch) is open for applicants for the academic year
2026/2027:
- First Faculty of Medicine - Admission procedure requirements
Admission procedure requirements in the acaademic year
2025/2026:
- First Faculty of Medicine - Admission procedure requirements
Can be studied in combination
No combinations have been found
