School of Health Sciences and Human Development
RPC-SO-13-No.184-2025
Nutrition and Dietetics
The Nutrition and Dietetics program prepares professionals with strong scientific foundations and ethical principles, capable of designing and implementing food and nutrition programs and strategies that promote healthy habits, prevent disease, and contribute to the holistic well-being of individuals and communities.
Mode of study
In-person
Duration
4 years
Why study Nutrition and Dietetics at ECOTEC?
Ranked among Ecuador's top private universities, ECOTEC integrates international academic quality standards (QS Stars, Times Higher Education, Innovatec) with a holistic education vision. We stand as a benchmark among Ecuadorian universities committed to innovation, sustainability, and global employability.
Degree awarded: Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics
Admission Requirements
Color copy of the national identity card or citizenship card, or passport for international applicants.
Copy of high school transcript or academic record.
Updated digital photograph.
Graduate Profile
Perform processes of analysis and interpretation of information in diverse contexts, promoting the evaluation of data to issue well-founded judgments and maintaining a reflective and respectful approach toward different perspectives with the purpose of providing effective solutions to complex problems.
Effectively lead work teams, assume commitments that contribute to the improvement and development of an organization, and promote collaborative leadership to strengthen cohesion and achieve common goals, with an ethical and responsible attitude in joint decision-making for conflict resolution.
Generate original ideas in diverse contexts, encourage the association of concepts and the identification of relationships among factors to address challenges innovatively, and maintain an open and flexible attitude toward change with a critical focus on implementing original and creative solutions.
Develop a logical and structured sequence of research processes autonomously and creatively, to generate new knowledge and apply and strengthen existing knowledge, collect and analyze data clearly and coherently, and maintain a critical and ethical focus throughout all stages of the research process.
Assess nutritional status and dietary needs of individuals and populations, using appropriate tools and methodologies to plan and prescribe nutritional interventions that promote health, prevent disease, and support recovery in clinical and community settings.
Design and implement nutrition and dietetic programs, applying evidence-based criteria and best practices to optimize nutritional health while considering cultural, economic, and environmental factors.
Apply principles of food science and safety, ensuring high standards of food quality, hygiene, and nutritional adequacy in the planning, preparation, and evaluation of diets and food systems.
Promote ethical and responsible professional practices, advocating for health education, community well-being, cultural respect, and social responsibility in nutrition and dietetics interventions.