Nutrition or dietetics

Thanks for the reply. I am confused when it comes to doing Ms in slightly different field(nutrition) . Will i be able to practice as a dietetian even if my Ms is in nutrition. Considering the possibility that i might be able to get myself registered under hcpc (taking a risk here because i think my experience of 9 months won't be enough and i have a 4 years nutrition and dietetics degree from a recognised institute in Pakistan ). Doing Ms in different field won't take away any opportunity of becoming a dietetian, right? Beacuse i have heard that doing internship in UK on your own is difficult almost impossible without registration fron hcpc. How am i suppose to register without enough experience or gain experience with out registration. Help plz.

You CANNOT work as a dietitian in the UK without first getting a pre-registration degree or having your international dietitian registration approved by the relevant UK bodies. The dietitian profession is regulated by a government body called the HCPC, and just like e.g. nursing, radiography, etc. you must have registration to call yourself by that title.

Anyone can call themselves a nutritionist, but you will not get work in the NHS dietitian departments as a nutritionist. Unfortunately for you, this is the law here, as a way of protecting patients. So you have 3 options as I see it:
1. Take a pre-registration degree course (safest option);
2. Try to see if your Pakistan registration can be transferred to the UK (possibly a complicated process with no guarantee of success);
3. Work as a nutritionist (you will only be able to work privately or for some companies, you will never work in an NHS dietitian service).

I dont think I'm allowed to post direct links on TSR, so if you put "Pakistan dietitian UK HCPC" into Google, you'll see a HCPC website story of someone in a similar position to you who got their Pakistani dietitian registration recognised in the UK. So it is possible I don't know much about HCPC dietitian recognition, but hopefully you can find some more relevant information

Thanks, i will look into it. I have received an offer letter from Sheffield for nutrition with public health, and an interview date from teesside for dietetics. Wish things go smooth for me.
I am just a little worried because of accommodation and job market in Middlesbrough as compared to sheffield (major reason for my second thoughts), otherwise dietetics( pre registration) course is my first priority.

Hi, i am an international student and have done my bsc(hons) human nutrition and dietetics from Pakistan. I am confused between Ms nutrition with public health from Sheffield or dietetics from teesside. What should i go for. Will i be able to register myself as a dietetian if i go for ms in nutrition in UK,considering that i have done my bsc from Pakistan.