Course Content
The Bachelor of Nutrition Science requires the completion of 300 credit points comprising:
- 100 credit points of core units
- 100 credit point major
- 100 credit points of electives units
Note that the 100 credit points of elective units can be used in two quite different ways, the choice is yours:
-Study 100 credit points of elective units - you can choose to enrol in any unit available as an elective (prerequisites do sometimes apply - you will have to meet them if they exist)
OR
-Study a second 100 credit point major
Core units
Year 1 (Complete 4 core units students also complete 2 units from their chosen Major and 2 units of Electives)
- Health: Determinants and Analysis
- Human Nutrition
- Human Anatomy and Physiology 1A
- Human Anatomy and Physiology 1B
Year 2 (Complete 4 core units students also complete 2 units from their chosen Major and 2 units of Electives)
- Nutrition Through the Lifecycle
- Nutritional Assessment
- Nutrition and Disease
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Wellbeing
Year 3
Students complete 4 units from their chosen Major and 4 units of Electives in Year 3
Major
Students must study one of the following majors. Studying a second major is permitted but optional.
Dietetic Pathway
Year 1 (Complete 25 credit points)
- Introductory Biochemistry
- Introductory Chemistry
Year 2 (Complete 25 credit points)
- Metabolic Biochemistry
- Human Nutritional Biology
Year 3 (Complete 50 credit points)
- Cell and Molecular Biochemistry
- Evidence-Based Research in Health Sciences
(choose 1)
- Advanced Concepts in Nutrition
- Electives
(choose 1)
- Professional Experience in Health Sciences
- Electives
Functional Foods and Health
Year 1 (Complete 25 credit points)
- Complementary Medicines in Contemporary Society
- Sport Doping, Performance Enhancing Drugs and their Detection
Year 2 (Complete 25 credit points)
- Functional Food Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmacology
Year 3 (Complete 50 credit points)
- Food and Drugs to Market
- Research Project in Nutrition Sciences
- Analysis of Foods, Supplements and Natural Products in Health
(choose 1)
- Advanced Concepts in Nutrition
- Electives
Public Health Nutrition
Year 1 (Complete 25 credit points)
- Foundations of Public Health
- Community and Public Health Nutrition
Year 2 (Complete 25 credit points)
- Chronic Disease
- Planning Public Health Interventions
Year 3 (Complete 50 credit points)
- Evaluating Public Health Interventions
- Food, Health and Environment
(choose 1)
- Advanced Concepts in Nutrition
- Electives
(choose 1)
- Professional Experience in Health Sciences
- Electives
