ECTS
180 credits
Duration
3 years
Training Structure
Montpellier-Sète University Institute of Technology (IUT)
Language(s) of Instruction
French
Overview
The Benefits of the Training Program
The Bachelor's Degree in Biological Engineering, with a concentration in Dietetics and Nutrition, offers:
- a multidisciplinary program combining practical and theoretical training, consisting of 50% hands-on work and assessments based on real-world professional scenarios
- a 40-hour training module in Patient-Centered Therapeutic Education (PCTE)
- Numerous professionals, representing all career paths related to the program, with strong involvement from professionals at the Montpellier University Hospital.
- the development of independence through several supervised projects carried out in groups or individually, and the creation of a portfolio over the course of three years
- specific equipment and facilities: a professional culinary production unit, physiological monitoring devices, a sensory analysis lab, practical labs for chemical, biochemical, and microbiological analysis, a computer lab, a language lab, ...
- Three internship periods and one work-study period spread over the three years, covering various career paths related to the program (foodservice, healthcare sector, other professional sectors)
- Athird year of work-study, available starting in thesecond year.
Objectives
The Bachelor's Degree in Biological Engineering, Dietetics and Nutrition track, trains experts in the field of nutrition and dietetics. Dietitians and nutritionists provide nutritional counseling and participate in the nutritional education and rehabilitation of patients with metabolic or eating disorders. They contribute to defining, evaluating, and monitoring the quality of food served in institutional settings, as well as to public health prevention initiatives. They may work as employees or in private practice.
Expertise and Skills
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Lead a dietary care program, either individually or in a group setting.
- Develop a balanced, healthy, and sustainable diet.
- To provide education in the fields of nutrition and food.
Organization
Knowledge Assessment
Assessment is based on ongoing evaluation.
Open on an alternating basis
Contract Type | Professional Training Contract, Apprenticeship Contract |
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Thethird year of the B.U.T. work-study program; students can begin as early as thesecond year.
Internships, supervised projects
26 to 30 weeks of internship over the course of 3 years.
Program
Select a program
1st year
2nd year
3rd year
Admission
Admission Requirements
Admissions are processed through the Parcoursup platform.
The profiles we are looking for are:
General Baccalaureate (BAC) earned after 2021 with at least two of the following specializations: Mathematics, Physics-Chemistry,
Life and Earth Sciences (SVT).
General Baccalaureate (BAC) earned before 2021: Science Baccalaureate (BAC S).
Technological Baccalaureate: STL, ST2S
And then
Employment Placement
After earning a B.U.T. in Biological Engineering with a concentration in Dietetics and Nutrition, graduates can work as dietitians and nutritionists in various sectors (private practice, institutional food service, etc.); as dietitian product managers in the food industry; as R&D project managers; health education project managers, public health policy officers; or quality managers in institutional food service or the food industry.
This B.U.T. program prepares students for careers in various sectors:
- hospitals and clinics
- facilities providing follow-up care and rehabilitation,
- Home Health Care Providers (PSAD),
- food service establishments,
- sports centers,
- the food and pharmaceutical industries
- private practice