Agriculture - Food, Technology, Engineering, Health, Science

Dietetics and nutrition

  • ECTS

    180 credits

  • Duration

    3 years

  • Training structure

    Montpellier-Sète University Institute of Technology

  • Language(s) of instruction

    French

Presentation

The advantages of the training program

The B.U.T. in Biological Engineering, specializing in Dietetics and Nutrition, offers:

  • a multidisciplinary practical and theoretical training program, comprising 50% practical work and assessments based on professional scenarios
  • a 40-hour training module in Therapeutic Patient Education (TPE)
  • Numerous professional contributors, corresponding to all career opportunities related to the training program, with significant involvement from professionals at Montpellier University Hospital.
  • the development of autonomy through several supervised projects carried out in groups or individually, and the creation of a portfolio over the 3 years
  • Specific equipment and facilities: professional culinary production unit, physiological recording devices, sensory analysis room, chemical, biochemical, and microbiological analysis labs, computer room, language lab, etc.
  • Three internship periods and one work-study period spread over three years, covering different career opportunities related to the program (catering, healthcare, other professional sectors)
  • Athird year of work-study, possible starting in thesecond year.
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Objectives

The B.U.T. in Biological Engineering, specializing in Dietetics and Nutrition, trains experts in the field of nutrition and food. Dietitians and nutritionists provide nutritional advice and participate in the nutritional education and rehabilitation of patients with metabolic or eating disorders. They contribute to the definition, evaluation, and quality control of food served in communities, as well as to public health prevention activities. Their professional activity may be salaried or self-employed.

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Know-how and skills

Upon completion of this B.U.T., students will be able to:

  • Conducting a dietary care program, either individually or collectively.
  • Designing a suitable, healthy, and sustainable diet.
  • Educate in the fields of nutrition and food.
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Organization

Knowledge assessment

Knowledge is assessed through continuous assessment.

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Open alternately

Type of contract

Professional training contract, Apprenticeship contract

Thethird year of the B.U.T. work-study program, which can be started as early as thesecond year.

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Internships, supervised projects

26 to 30 weeks of internship over 3 years.

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Program

Select a program

first year

second year

third year

Admission

Admission requirements

Admissions are handled through the Parcoursup platform.

The profiles sought are:
General high school diploma obtained after 2021 with at least two of the following specializations: Mathematics, Physics-Chemistry, or Life and Earth Sciences (
).
General high school diploma obtained before 2021: Science high school diploma (BAC S).
Technological high school diploma: STL, ST2S.

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And after

Professional integration

After obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Biological Engineering with a specialization in Dietetics and Nutrition, graduates can work as dietitians and nutritionists in various sectors (private practice, institutional catering, etc.); as dietitian product managers in the agri-food industry; as R&D project managers; health education project manager, public health project manager; quality manager in institutional catering or the food industry.

This B.U.T. degree allows graduates to enter the workforce in various sectors:

  • hospitals and clinics
  • follow-up care and rehabilitation facilities,
  • Home Health Care Providers (PSAD),
  • catering establishments,
  • sports centers,
  • the food and pharmaceutical industries
  • private practice
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