its impact on our population. Learn how to tackle challenges facing our society including disease prevention, obesity, the spread of misinformation, and the social and physiological effects of food on our wellbeing. This course is designed for students who wish to study nutrition with a pathway to the Master of Dietetics.

Do you want to have a real impact on population health, and improve the wellbeing of communities?

Graduate with a unique perspective on the world of nutrition and learn about the fascinating role of food in both individual and population health. There is more demand than ever for qualified nutrition and dietetics professionals as society grapples with nutrition-related disease and the impact on quality of life.

In this course, if you achieve an average weighted average mark (WAM) of 75 or above, you will be guaranteed entry into the Master of Dietetics. This course offers the same structure and units as for our Bachelor of Nutrition Science but also ensures that the dietetics prerequisites are incorporated as core units, to fulfil the entry requirements for dietetics. Graduates will be made an offer to study in the Master of Dietetics once they have completed all the necessary units and met the hurdle WAM requirement.

In this course, you will find yourself studying a range of subjects that will build your foundational nutrition knowledge and translate into a number of career opportunities. Gain a comprehensive understanding of:

• the role of food in disease prevention
• nutrition education and research
• food choice and intake
• food regulation
• nutritional physiology
• lifespan nutrition
• sustainable food systems
• the science of food.

To add diversity to your degree and expand your career opportunities, you can choose elective units in complementary areas such as food innovation, health promotion, psychology, physical activity and health or exercise science.

You will be able to put theory into practice in our state-of-the-art food sensory labs located within our Centre for Advanced Sensory Science. Designed just like those found in industry settings, you will get hands-on experience that will prepare you for the workplace.

A major in food innovation will prepare you for a career in the food industry, where your knowledge of nutrition and food composition will facilitate the creation and marketing of food products that help to improve health.

You will also have the opportunity to gain 100 hours of valuable practical experience, either by studying the volunteering unit in year 2 or 3, or the Food and Nutrition Practicum unit in your final year, ensuring you get the opportunity to receive on-site training in a food and nutrition organisation.

Career skills are developed throughout the course. Specific Work integrated learning is offered as an elective from the second year of study. Students can enrol in HSN227 Volunteering in Exercise and Nutrition Sciences or HSN311 Food and Nutrition Practicum. We encourage students to undertake a placement to enable them to gain hands on experience, and a pathway to their future career. Upon graduating from H718 Master of Dietetics (subject to course rules) students are well placed to pursue careers in all areas of dietetics.