How To Become A Dietitian in 2024 | COMPLETE Guide with Top Tips for Aspiring Dietitians 🍎 🎓
Channel: Maria Lucey-Dietitian & Nutrition Educator
Date: 2024-01-27

Considering dietetics as a career? In this video, I break down step by step how to become a dietitian. I also reveal my top tips for helping you along the journey. Dietetics is a career that I 100% LOVE and Recommend. If you have any questions or topics you would like me to cover in future videos, feel free to let me know in the comment below 💚

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⏰TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
00:21 Dietitian As A Career Series
00:33 What is the difference between a dietitian and a nutritionist?
00:58 Should I become a dietitian or a nutritionist?
01:11 How to become a dietitian
01:25 Do you need a masters to become a dietitian?
01:46 Undergraduate Bachelors Degree in Dietetics
02:40 What subjects do you need for dietetics?
02:54 Do you need biology and chemistry to get into dietetics?
03:05 Where can I study dietetics in Ireland?
03:19 Other routes to becoming a dietitian
03:31 Masters in Dietetics
03:58 How to get a masters in dietetics
04:22 Where can you do a masters in dietetics? (Ireland)
04:36 What do you study in dietetics?
05:19 What modules are in dietetics?
05:31 Thesis / Dissertation in Dietetics
06:02 Purdue University Nutrition & Dietetics
06:18 Conducting nutrition research
06:29 Practice Placements as a Dietitian
06:59 Tips for a Dietetic Internship
07:12 How to become a licensed or registered dietitian
07:25 When can you use the title Registered Dietitian
07:38 Where to apply to become a registered dietitian
08:16 Board of Dietitians / Register of Dietitians
08:51 Additional Study in Dietetics
09:03 Fertility Dietitian / Prenatal Dietitian / IBS low Fodmap trained dietitian
09:20 Top Tips for Aspiring Dietitians
09:32 Shadowing experience with a dietitian
09:59 Attend a careers event for dietetics
10:10 Dietetic Assistant
10:40 Volunteer Opportunities
10:51 Choosing subjects for dietetics
11:16 Home-economics for dietetics
11:34 Maths for dietetics
11:54 Choosing placements as a dietitian
12:09 Mentoring opportunities
12:30 Student dietitians


Video Script Below - The full guide is available on my website. 📚

Firstly, I will answer a common question: Should I become a nutritionist or a dietitian?

I recommend becoming a dietitian if you have the opportunity. All dietitians are also nutritionists, but not all nutritionists can call themselves dietitians.

Although becoming a dietitian is harder, it’s worth it because it opens up many more career opportunities and potentially higher earnings. A dietitian’s qualification is highly respected, whereas “nutritionist” can be a less specific title.


There are a few different routes to becoming a dietitian, but at a basic level, what you need is:
A specific university degree
A period of practical training 
In some countries, you must also pass a national licensing exam (United States and Canada). This is not needed in Ireland or the UK.
After completing the above, you can apply to your country’s professional regulatory board. Once they have reviewed and accepted your application, you can begin practising and using the title Dietitian.

In the UNITED STATES: Effective January 1, 2024, a minimum of a master’s degree will be required to be eligible for the RDN exam. So you will HAVE TO HAVE a Master’s degree; just having an undergraduate degree will not be enough.

How To Become A Dietitian in Ireland in the UK, Canada and the United States – Step by Step
Step 1: Obtain a Degree In Dietetics
There are two types of programmes available to qualify as a dietitian:

Full-time undergraduate BSc (Hons) programme: these are usually four years in length.
Full-time postgraduate programme or masters programme: these are typically two years in length and can lead to a Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) in dietetics or a Masters (MSc) qualification in dietetics.
Option A: Undergraduate or Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics:
This is usually done straight after secondary school or high school. This would be after your leaving cert in Ireland, your GCSE’s in the UK, and high school in the United States or Canada. 





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