Bachelor of Nutrition Science
Bachelor's degree
In Melborne and Sydney (Australia)
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Duration
3 Years
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Start date
Different dates available
Nutritionists promote healthy eating and lifestyles to individuals, communities and populations. Nutritionists create opportunities for people to learn about food and nutrition, design food products to support a healthy diet, influence food systems to foster sustainability, and advocate for a safe and equitable food supply across the globe. Studies in nutrition therefore include the science behind food and nutrition – human physiology and biochemistry, food and culinary nutrition science and the role of food and nutrition in health promotion and disease prevention.
Nutrition links very closely with the national and global health priorities related to overnutrition and risk of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, much of which is preventable through a healthy lifestyle.
ACU's program will focus on nutrition for general health, with understanding of the role of food and nutrition in chronic disease management, Indigenous health, and other emerging areas in the industry. It will appeal to anyone interested in a career as a nutritionists in public health and policy, in food and nutrition education and communication, in food science and technology, and in the research and food product development sectors.
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About this course
The program will also provide the basis for postgraduate studies in dietetics. Dietitians treat disease through diet and therefore require additional studies and clinical practice in health settings.
Examples of the work and settings the course prepares graduates for:
National and international health agencies
State and federal government health departments
Public health nutritionist
Industry nutritionist
Private practice nutritionist
Nutrition assessment
Nutrition communicator
Food science and technology industry
Food safety and regulation
Quality assurance
Research and product development
Education sector
English Standard (Band 2) or English as an Additional Language (EAL) (Band 3)
Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English.
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Subjects
- Nutrition
- Global
- Public
- Public Health
- Food Science
- Design
- Biochemistry
- Physiology
- Chemistry
- Tissues
- Cells and Tissues
Course programme
- CHEM105 Foundations of Chemistry
- BIOL123 Cells and Tissues
- NUTR101 Introduction to nutrition
- PUBH100 Foundations of public health
- CHEM106 Physical and Organic Chemistry (Pre: CHEM105)
- BIOL124 Human body in health and disease 1 (Pre: BIOL123)
- NUTR100 Food science (Pre: CHEM105)
- UNCC100 Self and community: exploring the anatomy of modern society
- CHEM204 Biochemistry (Pre: CHEM103 or CHEM105 or CHEM106)
- BIOL204 Human body in health and disease 2 (Pre: BIOL123)
- NUTR202 Lifespan nutrition (Pre: BIOL124)
- HLSC120 Indigenous health and culture
- CHEM206 Advanced metabolic biochemistry (Pre: CHEM204)
- BIOL234 Nutritional physiology (Pre: NUTR101, BIOL204)
- PUBH102 Foundations of health Promotion
- PUBH201 Epidemiology (Pre: PUBH100)
- NUTR302 Diet, health and disease (Pre: BIOL234)
- NUTR303 Food safety: compliance and management (Pre: NUTR100)
- Elective
- PUBH202 Public health research methods (Pre: PUBH100, PUBH102)
- PUBH310 Community and public health nutrition (Pre: NUTR202)
- NUTR304 Food product design and development (Pre: NUTR302)
- Elective
- UNCC300 Justice and change in a global world (Pre: UNCC100)
Additional information
Melbourne
Semester 1 - February
Semester 2 - To be advised
North Sydney
Semester 1 - February
Semester 2 - To be advised
Course costs - Average first year fee: $9165 Commonwealth Supported (indicative only; subject to passage of legislation)
Bachelor of Nutrition Science