This new four-year integrated master s course will give you the theoretical understanding and practical skills that you ll need to build a rewarding career as a dietitian. Practice placements are an integrated part of the course and allow students to put their theoretical knowledge into practice. Dietetics is a fascinating field that focuses on the management and the prevention of nutrition-related disorders at an individual, group and population level. Dietitians are the only regulated health professionals that assess, diagnose and treat dietary and nutrition-related problems at an individual and wider public health level.