Training structure
Faculty of Pharmacy, IUT Montpellier-Sète
Language(s) of instruction
French
Presentation
The Nutrition et Alimentation Humaine (NAH) program, located at the Montpellier IUT, is open exclusively to apprentices. This course enables students to acquire the skills needed to take charge of all the activities brought about by socio-economic, health and regulatory changes in French food consumption, in various employment sectors such as personal services and industry. It meets the needs of professionals in terms of food hygiene and the expectations of the general public in terms of nutritional advice and education, with a view to prevention as well as training. This 1-year diploma course (Bachelor's degree) provides the skills needed to take charge of all activities related to socio-economic, health and regulatory changes in French food consumption, in various employment sectors such as personal services and industry.
Objectives
The professional degree in Nutrition and Human Food is designed to meet the needs of professionals in terms of food hygiene and the expectations of the population in terms of advice and nutritional education for prevention, but also for training
Know-how and skills
At the end of the training, the candidate will be able to:
- Control the sanitary quality (by applying the regulations of the hygiene package) and nutritional quality (by applying the recommendations of the GEM-RCN) of food within the framework of collective catering.
- Design and implement a production of culinary preparations prepared in advance.
- Identify and implement, within the framework of collective catering, actions related to sustainable development (fight against food waste, development of short circuits, ...).
- Participate in the development or improvement of a quality system in the fields of food and health
- Apply a project management methodology
- Communicate with all professionals (including in English)
- Conduct promotion, prevention and health education actions, prevention and health education in the field of nutritional and therapeutic education, in accordance with the objectives of health policies
- Integrate the determinants of eating behavior, the issues of the care-giver/client relationship and the state of health in nutritional and therapeutic education actions.
- Participate in the design, implementation and analysis of an epidemiological or clinical research study.
- Analyze nutritional problems in southern countries and evaluate strategies for improving nutrition.
- Conduct and analyze sensory analysis tests.
- Assess and control the use of functional foods and food supplements.
- Apply the regulations on consumer information (INCO regulation) for foods and food supplements.
Organization
Program
The training is accessible in a classic way or in alternating courses. The alternating training is provided within the framework of apprenticeship contracts or professionalization contracts. Continuing education also concerns the resumption of studies or VAE.
Details of the Teachings :
UE Collective catering and sustainable development
UE Complementary training for the company
UE Health promotion
UE Nutrition
UE Food science and law
UE Project
UE Internship
Admission
Conditions of access
Online registration procedure for a limited time: ecandidat.umontpellier.fr
The registration in Professional Licence at IUT is composed of 3 steps. Each step must be validated to proceed to the next:
Step 1 - Eligibility of the file :
- Hold a BTS in dietetics or have one in progress*.
- Complete file.
Step 2 - Eligibility Admissibility: Pronounced by a pedagogical commission after examination of the file (Curriculum Vitae, Letter of Motivation, Transcript of grades... details on e-candidat). The commission may ask for other documents in the file.
Step 3 - Final admission Final admission: Subject to the signature of a work-study contract (apprenticeship or professionalization contract) within a company with missions in line with the theme of the LPro, within the limits of the places available in the training.
*Suitable profiles: Holders of a BTS in dietetics.
Target audience
Holders of a BTS in dietetics.
Necessary pre-requisites
Holders of a BTS in dietetics, VAE...
And then
Further studies
The objective of the professional license is to work and not to study. However, students who wish to do so can pursue a master's degree or a specialized engineering school.
Continuing your studies abroad
The objective of the professional license is to work and not to study. However, students wishing to do so may pursue their studies abroad.
Professional integration
This license allows you to work as a supervisor in a health care establishment, a rehabilitation center, a follow-up care center, a collective catering service, a public health structure, a nutrition research structure, a sports center, the food industry, pharmaco-dieting, the distribution of food and dietetic products, an information and training structure, an association in connection with nutrition and nutrition education, a service provider (artificial nutrition at home)