Overview

Goals

Recognize and evaluate the importance of clinical nutrition as therapy in different pathologies;
Guide, advise, program, implement, monitor and evaluate nutritional support in hospital and outpatient settings;
Graduates in Clinical Nutrition from University of Lisbon carry out diagnosis, intervention and nutritional monitoring according to the individual's clinical situation;
Recognize the importance of areas very closely related to clinical nutrition such as the management of nutrition services, public health and nutrition, food safety, nutrition-related psychology, as well as statistics and research and technologies of information and communication.

Career prospects

Clinical Practice (hospital or community context); research projects;

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Nutritional Biochemistry and Physiology
Clinical Nutrition Assessment
Nutritional Pathophysiology
Advanced Clinical Nutrition
Nutritional Therapy and Dietetic Management
Nutrition and Metabolism

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-07 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-22 00:00:00 , International

Language

Partially taught in English, Partially taught in Portuguese

Credits

90 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Lisbon, Portugal

Disciplines

Nutrition & Dietetics

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Curriculum Assessment: 70%, which will include evaluation of the following parameters:
Grades obtained in previous degree(s);
Motivation and rationale for the application, as expressed in the motivation letter;
Professional experience in the field, including work carried out.
Interview: 30%, which will focus on the following parameters:
Demonstrated competences:
Relevance of the candidate’s presentation to the objectives of the postgraduate programme to which they are applying;
Alignment of the candidate’s needs and expectations with the potential and limitations of the Master’s programme;
The candidate’s empathy and interpersonal skills, particularly in the context of team-based and multidisciplinary research;
Openness of the candidate to explore related areas in potential projects integrated with other groups working on diverse themes.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

7700 EUR / year

≈ 7700 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

3000 EUR / year

≈ 3000 EUR / year

Additional Details

National:

Fee - remaining years (indicative): 1,400€

International:

Fee - remaining years (indicative): 3,850€

Living costs

Lisbon

Portugal

630 - 1123 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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