Advice on what my wife should do?

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Hi All,
My wife has both degrees in Human Nutrition and Food and Nutrition at two different university. She has some work experience, shadowing a dietitian at the hospital she works for. She has worked as a dietetic assistant for six months. She wants to study Msc program Degree in dietitian, but she has a 2:2 degree. She applied for the Masters program, but she was rejected, as they want 2:1. I told my wife to study nursing,but she wants to be a dietitian in the future. Is there anything she can do, in order to study and become a dietitian, as all entry requirements are 2:1 for Masters. Others university are too far to travel for the Masters, she looked into?. Can anyone suggest what she can do now?. She is feeling down, as she wants to progress in her life.

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University of Bath

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by AnuTHUVA

Hi All,
My wife has both degrees in Human Nutrition and Food and Nutrition at two different university. She has some work experience, shadowing a dietitian at the hospital she works for. She has worked as a dietetic assistant for six months. She wants to study Msc program Degree in dietitian, but she has a 2:2 degree. She applied for the Masters program, but she was rejected, as they want 2:1. I told my wife to study nursing,but she wants to be a dietitian in the future. Is there anything she can do, in order to study and become a dietitian, as all entry requirements are 2:1 for Masters. Others university are too far to travel for the Masters, she looked into?. Can anyone suggest what she can do now?. She is feeling down, as she wants to progress in her life.

Hi there,

It sounds like this is a difficult situation and I'm sorry to hear she is feeling down, but please try not to worry.

One thing I'd suggest is to make sure you carefully at the entry requirements of masters courses you're looking into. For example whilst Leeds Beckett university are asking for a 2:1, they say also that 2:2s will be considered on an individual basis, for example according to the applicant's overall academic profile and work experience. So I would suggest not to give up on applying for masters degrees just yet if this is what she'd like to do.

There are also NHS Dietetic Assistant jobs available that do not necessarily require you to be registered as a dietician. This could be a great way to earn some money and get some work experience with the view to applying to a pre-registration dietician course or masters later on.

I hope this helps and best of luck to you!

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mike23mike

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There are online masters degrees your wife could consider:

Aberdeen University - Online MSc Clinical Nutrition, 2.2 entry requirement
Aston Univeristy - Online Master of Public Health (MPH), 2.2 entry requirement

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LancashireRep5

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by AnuTHUVA

Hi All,
My wife has both degrees in Human Nutrition and Food and Nutrition at two different university. She has some work experience, shadowing a dietitian at the hospital she works for. She has worked as a dietetic assistant for six months. She wants to study Msc program Degree in dietitian, but she has a 2:2 degree. She applied for the Masters program, but she was rejected, as they want 2:1. I told my wife to study nursing,but she wants to be a dietitian in the future. Is there anything she can do, in order to study and become a dietitian, as all entry requirements are 2:1 for Masters. Others university are too far to travel for the Masters, she looked into?. Can anyone suggest what she can do now?. She is feeling down, as she wants to progress in her life.

Hey there 👋

My name is Siobhan and I’m a recent physiotherapy graduate from the University of Lancashire 🎓 I’m sorry to hear about what your wife is going through right now and it’s completely understandable that she feels down.

You could try and contact the university’s course lead and explain the situation to them to get their opinion of the situation and see if there are any other requirements that they may require instead of a 2:1?

You could also try and look to see if any universities are doing an apprenticeship program. I know that this is an up and coming thing for allied health professional courses, but most of the time the person needs to be employed by a trust in a relevant role (eg physiotherapy apprenticeships are working as a therapy assistants). I say this because your mention that your wife is working in a hospital, but I’m not sure of the specifics so you could look into this?

I hope this helps and please let me know if you have any more questions 🙂

Siobhan (University of Lancashire Rep)

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LJMUStudentReps

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Hello there,

I’m sorry to hear about your wife’s experience — it’s understandable that she feels disappointed, but there are still some great options she might want to consider.

At Liverpool John Moores University, we offer a few related postgraduate courses that accept applicants with a 2:2 degree:

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Public Health MSc – Open to applicants with a 2:2 in a health or social science-related discipline.

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International Public Health MSc – Open to applicants with a 2:2 in a health or social science-related discipline.

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Sport Nutrition MSc – Requires a 2:1, or applicants with substantial relevant experience may be considered.

You can browse all of our Health and Nutrition courses here: https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/study/subjects/health-and-nutrition

It might also be worth reaching out directly to admissions to discuss her qualifications and experience, as universities sometimes consider professional experience or additional training when assessing applications.

Megan (LJMU Rep)

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