Program Presentation
Traditional nutritional therapy has always led to unique responses to the same treatment. This is why personalized nutrition and the use of alternative therapies have increased in importance.
The Personalized Nutrition and Other Food Therapies Program provides a comprehensive and balanced approach in the instruction of the proper practice of metabolic processes and the effect they have on nutrients and food. It is aimed at all professionals within the Health Sciences and others interested in the subject who have related degrees.
The Personalized Nutrition and Other Food Therapies Program seeks to update and expand knowledge in the area of nutrition and alternative therapies.
Who is the programme for?
The proposed training methodology along with a clear and ample curriculum in the Personalized Nutrition and Other Food Therapies program is designed for:
- University graduates in the Health Sciences who wish to update and/or broaden their knowledge in Nutrition and Health.
- Other professionals with knowledge and experience in the field of Health Sciences who are interested in this area.
Diploma
Successful completion of the Program will enable you to be awarded the degree in Personalized Nutrition and Other Food Therapies.
After successfully completing the Program, the student will receive the degree as awarded by the University where they have enrolled.
Program Structure
The estimated duration for completion of the Personalized Nutrition and Other Food Therapies program is 9 months.
Regarding the distribution of time, it is established that:
- Since it is a distance program and not subject to classes, a specific start date is not set, so the student can enroll at any time, provided there are spaces available.
- For academic or educational reasons the program has a minimum duration of 6 months.
- The maximum time available for the program is 9 months. In this time period, the student must have completed all assessments relating to the subjects.
The credits structure of the Personalized Nutrition and Other Food Therapies program is compiled in the following table:
| CREDITSa | LENGTHb | HOURS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Part: Personalized Nutrition | 20 | 5 | 200 |
| 2nd Part: Other Food Therapies | 15 | 4 | 150 |
| TOTAL | 35 | 9 | 350 |
a. The equivalent value of credits can differ according to the university granting the degree
b. Length in months
Objectives
General objectives
- To provide advanced and up-to-date training in the most relevant topics related to the field of nutrition and the use of alternative therapies.
Specific objectives
- To study the principles relating to biotechnology, genomics and proteomics associated with food and nutrition to acquire the necessary knowledge in order to research these issues.
- To understand interactions between genes and nutrients, the influence of specific genes on the utilization of dietary nutrients and their implication in certain pathophysiological processes.
- To provide advanced knowledge about the molecular mechanisms leading to inflammation in the body and its relation to nutrition.
- To study the composition and characteristics of functional and transgenic foods and their relationship to health.
- To fully understand the area of alternative therapies related to nutrition.
- To understand the application of orthomolecular therapy.
- To gain knowledge of anti-aging therapy and coping with free radicals.
Career Opportunities
Some of the career opportunities of the Personalized Nutrition and Other Food Therapies program are the following:
- Health professionals willing to specialize in an area of the Nutrition and Food biotechnology field.
- Teachers in programs of regulated and non-regulated education, health personnel, catering personnel, consumer information centers, chronic patients associations, schools, community centers, sport centers, etc.
- Managers in mass catering companies: schools, catering, hotels, hospitals, nursing homes, food industries, etc.
- Scientific researchers of topics related to food and food biotechnology.
- Technicians in a Research and Development (R+D) department of the food or pharmaceutical industries.
- Technicians in a Marketing department of the food or pharmaceutical industries.
- Technicians in a Quality department of the food or pharmaceutical industries.
- Salespersons in food businesses with a product range with specific nutritional characteristics.
Note: Professional practice is subject to each country’s legislations.
Study Plan
The Personalized Nutrition and Other Food Therapies program has a curricular structure based on two parts that strive to place the student in a real framework according to continuous change.
Both parts are mandatory.
The corresponding subjects and hours that make up the Personalized Nutrition and Other Food Therapies program are shown in the following table:
| 1st PART: PERSONALIZED NUTRITION | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | SUBJECTS | HOURS |
| 1 | Principles of Biotechnology, Genomics and Proteomics in Food and Nutrition | 50 |
| 2 | Nutrigenomics | 50 |
| 3 | Inflammation and Nutrition | 50 |
| 4 | Functional and Transgenic Foods | 50 |
| TOTAL | 200 | |
| 2nd PART: OTHER FOOD THERAPIES | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | SUBJECTS | HOURS |
| 5 | Naturist Food and Food Sensitivity | 30 |
| 6 | Kousmine method | 30 |
| 7 | Orthomolecular Therapy and Dietary Element | 50 |
| 8 | Anti-Aging Therapy, Free Radicals and Antioxidants | 40 |
| TOTAL | 150 | |
Management
Academic Administration
- Dr. Carlos Llopis Martínez. General Secretary of the European Foundation for Traditional Chinese Medicine. Department Director of Traditional Chinese Phytotherapy from the Higher School of TCM.
General Academic Coordination
- Vânia Alexandre. Coordinator of the Area in Natural Health.
FUNIBER Training Scholarships
The Iberoamerican University Foundation (FUNIBER) allocates periodically an extraordinary economic item for FUNIBER Training Scholarships.
To apply, please fill out the information request form that appears in the web of FUNIBER or contact directly the Foundation’s headquarters in your country that will inform you if you need to provide some additional information.
Once the documentation is received, the Evaluation Committee will determine your application's eligibility for the FUNIBER Training Scholarship.