Diploma in Clinical Nutrition

Course No. 302

The British Institute recognises the fundamental role of nutrition in health. Nutrition is relevant to conventional medicine and all complementary medicines. It is interwoven in every page of medical progress.

We are, therefore proud to offer the British Institute's acclaimed home study course, the DIPLOMA IN CLINICAL NUTRITION, entitling the use of the letters DCN. The course has been created in collaboration with the American Council of Applied Clinical Nutrition who will provide certification to all students successfully completing the course as a Fellow of the American Council of Applied Clinical Nutrition permitting the use of the letters FACACN.

Graduates are also eligible for the prestigious award of the Fellowship of The British Institute, the FBIH, which entitles all Fellows to many privileges.

Past contributors to the DCN course include Dr. Linus Pauling (twice Nobel Laureate) and Dr. Roger Williams (discoverer of Vitamin B5). Dr Trevor Cook, formerly held the Royal Warrant to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to supply her with animal nutrition products, and Dr. C.T. Smith (General Secretary, ACACN).

Eligibility

The course is of approximately eighteen months duration although students may choose their own pace of study. It will meet the requirements of pharmacists, physicians, veterinarians, homoeopaths, herbologists, naturopaths, osteopaths, chiropractors, acupuncturists, reflexologists, aromatherapists, dieticians, kinesiologists, nurses, midwives and other health specialists. There are no prerequisites for entry to the course.

Course Programme

The course consists of 11 modules and an introductory audiotape. There are course work assignments in the form of 5 tests papers and there is a mid-term and final examination. All examinations are taken in the student's own home. A caring, expert personal tutor is assigned to each student for the duration of the course, who will assist the student in achieving whatever goal he or she sets for its completion. Students will be advised on appropriate textbooks, some of which are available from the Institute.

Note: Students who have previously completed the British Institute Course in Nutrition and Herbology will receive credits against sections of the DCN Diploma Course and will be credited with part of the full fee. Apply to the Registrar for details.

Syllabus

Nutrition biochemistry I: Protoplasm and tissue - Chemical components of carbohydrates and lipids.

Nutrition biochemistry II: Proteins and alpha amino acids: their occurrence and function.

Nutrition biochemistry III: Biochemistry of digestion and production of digestive enzymes.

Nutrition biochemistry IV:Clinical endocrinology: Nutrient components of endocrine hormones.

Nutrition biochemistry V: Nutrients of life - The oil-soluble vitamins - Metabolic pathways. Nutrition biochemistry VI: Nutrients of life - The water soluble vitamins - Metabolic pathways.

Nutrition biochemistry VII: The water-soluble and water-dispersible minerals - The macro-minerals and micro-minerals.

Nutrition Laboratory Diagnosis VIII-X: The significance of Laboratory tests as biological barometers for determining the presence of clinical and subclinical nutritional deficiency states - Interpretation of contemporary laboratory tests - Specific nutritional deficiencies which appear to be intimately related to certain abnormal laboratory values - Specific laboratory panels - Brief course review.

Biochemic Tissue Salts: Dr. Schusslers biochemic theory - Twelve existing biochemic remedies - Twelve new biochemic remedies. Award of the Diploma in Clinical Nutrition (DCN) to successful candidates, and the Fellowship to American Council For Applied Clinical Nutrition (FACACN).

General

The Institute reserves the right to modify or update the syllabus from time to time without notice.

Graduates holding the Institute Diploma are eligible for direct entry to the Postgraduate Course of the Institute (DHM), the award of the Fellowship of the British Institute (FBIH) and the Practitioner Programme.