PhD Dietetics

  • Overview of admissions
    • Aims and Objectives 

AIMS OF THE PROGRAMME

The programme seeks to train individuals to become dietetic professionals who are competent in research and have specialized areas of knowledge. These graduates are prepared to assume teaching, research, administrative and leadership positions in academic, public health, government, industry and other institutions.

The programme objectives are to:

- equip registered dieticians with competencies that would make them effective independent researchers in the field of dietetics.

- train registered dieticians to be critical and independent thinkers who will provide leadership in dietary prevention, intervention and treatment of diet-related conditions at the individual and population levels.

- train registered dieticians who can teach and hold leadership positions locally, nationally and internationally.

- train registered dieticians to use evidenced-based methodologies to address health issues.

- introduce advanced and specialized skills to registered dieticians to solve, critical problems in research and /or innovation.

  • Career Prospects

Graduates of the programme can work in

Candidates applying with a first degree in Dietetics and,

Candidates applying with a Master’s degree in Dietetics.

Candidates applying with a first degree

  1. Candidates with a good first degree (FGPA above 3.59) may apply into the PhD programme. In addition, short listed candidates must pass an admission interview.
  2. Successful applicants shall be given conditional admission letters by the School of Graduate Studies.
  3. They shall take prescribed courses (Level 600 courses) in the first year.
  4. On completion of the (Level 600 courses) in the first year, candidates will be assessed, and may continue to do MPhil or PhD depending on performance.
  5. Candidates who progress into MPhil will undertake their thesis research and on successful completion, will be awarded an MPhil degree.
  6. Candidates who progress into the PhD will be given conditional admission into the PhD programme; they shall take level 700 courses in Year 2 and continue to fulfil other requirements for admitting students into UG PhD programmes.
  7. Candidates who are unable to meet the criteria for a research degree may be offered the option to do an MSc dissertation.

           Candidates applying with a Master’s degree (e.g. MSc/MPhil Dietetics)

  1. Candidates with a Master’s degree (Dietetics) may apply into a PhD programme.
  2. Shortlisted candidates must pass an admission interview.
  3. Such candidates will be given conditional admission letters by the School of Graduate Studies.
  4. They shall take prescribed courses (Level 700 courses) in Year 1 as well as “make-up courses”, as necessary, in years 1 and 2.
  5. Candidates will be assessed on successful completion of the prescribed courses and may progress to the PhD depending on performance,
  6. Candidates who qualify to progress to PhD will be admitted to the PhD programme.
  7. Candidates who are unable to meet the criteria may be offered the option to do an MPhil, in which case, they shall proceed to do an MPhil thesis research.
  • Research page

    • Overview –

      The teaching and practice of dietetics is hinged on evidence. Therefore the department engages in research aimed at providing evidence to facilitate teaching and improve upon dietetic practice.

    • Three background images for research pages
  • Ongoing Research page

    • Overview – 

      Current ongoing research in the department entails clinical practice, community nutrition, dietary habits etc. Details of some ongoing research are as follows;

    • Nutrition Care Process (NCP) and Terminology (NCPT) implementation among dietitians in Ghana (Principal investigator - Ghana)
    • Sensory attributes, acceptability of fonio-based snacks among school-age children.
    • Calcium intake of selected adult populations in the Greater Accra-Region.
    • An Ontological Appraisal of Hospital Food Environment And Its Influence On Nutritional Quality Of Life Of Ghanaian Patients, Caregivers And Healthcare Staff
    • The role of immunonutrition in Tuberculosis treatment
    • Evaluating the effectiveness of modified DASH dietary intervention on disease progression of patients with early-stage chronic kidney disease in the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Ghana