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Stellenbosch University

Master of Therapeutic Nutrition

The Master of Therapeutic Nutrition in Health Professions is offered by Stellenbosch University.

Program Length: 2 YEARS.

Master of Therapeutic Nutrition offered by Stellenbosch University at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Programme description
You can follow one of two streams for the Master of Therapeutic Nutrition programme, namely:

• Master of Therapeutic Nutrition (structured option); and
• Master of Therapeutic Nutrition (thesis option).

The structured stream is presented by means of technology-mediated teaching and learning. You must attend one contact session of one week per year for both the structured and research streams.The two streams are discussed separately in more detail below.

1. Master of Therapeutic Nutrition (structured option)

Programme description
The structured programme which comprises three theoretical modules and a research project (50% of the total credits). If the academic year extends over 40 weeks, the expectation is that you will use 22,5 hours per week to complete the programme.

Programme content

First year

Basic Nutritional Principles of Gastrointestinal Disorders (15) (This is a prerequisite pass module for Therapeutic Nutrition 812)
Nutritional Epidemiology (30) (This 811 is a prerequisite pass module for Research Project 882)

 

Second year

Therapeutic Nutrition (45)                           

 

First and second years

Research Project (90)     
               
Assessment and examination

• Final marks for theoretical modules are calculated by adding the class mark from SUNLearn forum discussions and SUNLearn written assignments (35%) to the examination mark (65%). A minimum final mark of 50% is required for each of the three study units of the Therapeutic Nutrition module.
• You will only be permitted two opportunities to complete and pass theoretical modules. If you still fail a theoretical module after two attempts, you will not be allowed to register for the programme again.
• The final mark for the research project is calculated as follows:
  • class mark (protocol) – 15%;
  • project execution – 10%;
  • average of internal and external examiners’ marks for the thesis – 65%; and
  • oral examination – 10%.
• The final degree mark is calculated by adding the final marks of the theoretical modules (50%) to the final mark for the research project (50%).
• An oral examination by the examiners is compulsory.

2. Master of Therapeutic Nutrition (thesis option)

Programme description
The programme comprises a research project (100% of credits) with no theoretical modules. If the academic year extends over 40 weeks, you must use 45 hours per week to complete the programme as a full-time student. If you are a part-time student, however, you must use 22,5 hours per week to complete the programme.You must plan and implement a research project and submit a thesis or, preferably, two articles for publication in a peer-reviewed journal, in the format specified in the study guide.

Programme content
Thesis (Nutritional Sciences) (180)

Assessment and examination

• The final degree mark is calculated as follows:
  • protocol – 15%;
  • project execution – 10%;
  • average of the internal and external examiners’ marks for the thesis – 65%; and
  • oral examination – 10%.
• An oral examination by the examiners is compulsory.