BA in Dietetics
Warsaw, Poland
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English, Polish
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Mar 2026
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Dietetics at VIZJA University turns passion for health into a practical profession. Across three years, you’ll learn human nutrition, food technology, health psychology and lab diagnostics—then apply it in workshops, labs and professional placements. You’ll practise designing balanced meal plans for adults, children and people with special dietary needs, and learn to cooperate with healthcare teams.
Classes are available in English or Polish, with full-time study and a strong focus on real-world skills that translate directly into work in clinics, wellness, catering or your own practice.
Why is it worth choosing these studies?
In the modern world, people pay more and more attention to a healthy lifestyle, and hence to healthy and conscious nutrition. The correct choice of diet is a factor that affects almost every aspect of human life. Regardless of whether our goal is to lose weight, gain muscle mass, maintain a healthy and youthful appearance,
support the body in the fight against infections, or support the proper development of children, a dietitian is often the first specialist we may ask for help. Dietetics studies offer students the opportunity to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge that will allow them to work in the broad scope of dietetics.
This program is for you if:
- You are interested in healthy food and promoting a healthy lifestyle
- You want to learn the basics of nutrition and food technology
- You want to work as a dietitian in the future or become a popular influencer promoting healthy eating ideas
While studying at VIZJA University, you can take advantage of a wide range of financial support from the state budget and European funds, as well as benefit from special discounts with the VIZJA University discount program
You can submit most scholarship applications quickly and easily through your online account.
Scholarship
The scholarship may be awarded to any student who obtained an average grade not lower than 4.8 in an academic year.
In the academic year 2023/2024, VIZJA University awarded 800 Rector’s Scholarships, ranging from PLN 400 /month to PLN 1000 /month, depending on the average or achievements. For outstanding sport, artistic or scientific achievements, the Scholarship Committee awarded scholarships of PLN 600 /month.
Detailed information on the possibility of applying for the Rector’s Scholarship is available in the dean’s system.
Sports Scholarship
A sports scholarship may be awarded to a student who excels in sports achievements at least national level. In addition, we also encourage our students to take part in additional support programs- eg, the National Academic Representation.
Young sportsmen can count on financial support in the amount of PLN 600 /month.
Detailed information on the possibility of applying for a sports scholarship is available in the dean’s system.
Special Scholarships for Disabled People
A scholarship for people with disabilities may be awarded to a student who has a disability certificate, a disability degree certificate, a ZUS certifying physician’s certificate, a disability group certificate or a certificate of permanent or long-term incapacity to work on a farm.
In the 2023/2024 academic year, depending on the degree of disability, 350 scholarships for people with disabilities were awarded, ranging from PLN 1700 /month to PLN 1900 /month.
Detailed information on the possibility of applying for a scholarship for people with disabilities is available in the dean’s system.
The study program covers issues related to the understanding and practical use of knowledge in the field of dietetics in various spheres of professional activity.
Online studies for the Dietetics course
In the Dietetics course, a small number of hours of classes during the whole study must take place at the university, because of the necessity for students to get practical laboratory skills. The schedule will be planned in such a way that these classes will be held once for the whole 3-year course of studies, in a block lasting about one week. The dates of this block of classes will be planned and announced well in advance of each year of study, so that the student will be able to choose a convenient time to take part in such classes.
First Year
The first year of studies is dominated by subjects in the field of basic medicine and clinical sciences, providing students with knowledge and basic skills necessary for specialists dealing with broadly understood health issues – including dietitians. They are the foundation for a scientific understanding of the functioning and biology of the human body. As part of the program, the first year will also include a number of classes devoted to basic issues in the field of dietetics as a medical science.
1st Semester
- Health and Safety
- Academic Skills
- Biochemistry
- Genetics
- Fundamentals of Human Nutrition
- Public Health and Epidemiology
- Introduction to Psychology / Fundamentals of Social Communication (Elective)
- Culinary Traditions of Polish Regions / Culinary Traditions of World Regions (Elective)
2nd Semester
- Foreign Language (Elective)
- Sports and Recreation
- Human Anatomy
- Human Physiology and Pathophysiology
- Pre-medical First Aid
- Fundamentals of Dietetics
- Fundamentals of General Food Technology
- Food Chemistry
- Methods for Assessing Nutritional Status
Second Year
During the second year of studies, the program includes subjects focusing on specialist knowledge necessary for the work of a dietitian. In accordance with the assumptions of the dietetics program, the student chooses numerous subjects that will allow her/him to concentrate on the issues that are at the centre of her/his interests. Starting from the fourth semester, the student begins internships (in non-clinical institutions) and begins to prepare her/his own social project, which in the field of dietetics replaces the obligation to prepare a written diploma thesis.
3rd Semester
- Foreign Language (Elective)
- Sports and Recreation
- Clinical Outline of Diseases
- Parasitology / Allergology / Microbiology (Elective 2/3)
- Food Hygiene and Safety
- Nutrition of Adults
- Nutrition of Athletes
- Food Analysis and Quality Assessment / Food Toxicology (Elective)
- Characterisation of Diets and Dietary Supplements / Functional Foods (Elective)
4th Semester
- Foreign language (Elective)
- Pharmacology
- Laboratory Diagnostics
- Pregnant and Lactating Women Nutrition
- Child Nutrition
- Nutrition in Disease States - Nutrition Plans
- Nutrigenomics
- Internship I
Third Year
In the third year of studies, in addition to subsequent major classes, there are also courses aimed at providing practical knowledge about the essence of working in the profession of a dietitian and running your own business. In the fifth semester, the student completes the next part of the internship (in clinical institutions).
5th Semester
- Foreign Language (Elective)
- Psychopathology (I) / Psychosomatics (Elective)
- Health Psychology
- Food Commodity Science / Technology of Dietetic Products / New-generation Foods (Elective)
- Dietary Counselling/Principles of Meal Planning and Dietary Design (Elective)
- Social Project Preparation Methodology
- Internship II
6th Semester
- Dietetic Laboratory in Practice
- Dietitian's Workshop: Modern Technological Solutions and Professional Perspectives
- Technology of Oral Nutritional Supplements / New-generation Foods / Nutritional Value of Food (Elective 2/3)
- Dietetics - Revision Course
- Entrepreneurship / Project Management (Elective)
- Bioethics and professional ethics of a dietitian
- Social Project
The content of the study program may change as a result of efforts to improve the quality of education and adapt the teaching offer to the current challenges of the labour market. Each change is approved by the University Senate and introduced with the aim of preparing students for their future careers in the best possible way.
Credits : 180 ECTS
Completion of the course provides broad employment opportunities, including health care facilities, outpatient treatment, dietary offices of specialist clinics, social services institutions, resorts, educational institutions, mass catering facilities, departments of food hygiene, food industry plants, factories producing catering equipment, sports centres, food inspection institutions, and sports activity and fitness centres.