BA/BS in Uzturs

This professional bachelor's programme in nutrition is taught in Latvian in Rīga and leads to a professional bachelor's degree in nutrition therapy together with a nutritionist qualification. It belongs to the health care study direction and carries 240 ECTS credits over four years, or four and a half years in the part-time format. Accreditation runs until 28 May 2030. Established in 2003, the programme has now been accredited three times. It prepares nutrition specialists for work in all areas connected with nutrition, including delivering nutrition therapy, improving health and preventing disease, as well as nutrition policy and nutrition research projects. Full-time classes are held on weekdays, and part-time classes on Thursdays and Fridays. Over the years the programme has supplied the Latvian labour market with several hundred specialists in the field.