- Program summary
- Program overview
- Professional recognition
- Career opportunities
- Special features
- Advanced standing, recognition of prior learning, credit and articulation
- Program structure
- Program requirements and notes
- Enquiries
- Recommended enrolment pattern
Program summary
QTAC code: 013351
OP/Rank for 2009 entry: OP-18 / Rank-64
Award abbreviation: BNut
Duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Total units: 288 units (normally 24 courses)
Fee type 2009: Commonwealth supported places, visiting non-award domestic places, international fee-paying places
Recommended prior study: recommended prior study in English, Mathematics, and at least 1 of the Sciences
Commence: Semester 1 only
CRICOS code: 061658G (only a full-time study option is available to international students)
Program overview
In the Bachelor of Nutrition you will study the effects of diet on the body, including the role of nutrition in individuals’ growth and development, and the effects of food choice on the overall health of the population.
You will consider the range of factors that effect people’s food choices and intake, and will gain skills to support a career in nutrition consultancy, the food industry or public health areas. There are a range of elective courses to match your career ambitions. Studies in exercise science, public health, health promotion, nutrition research, or a variety of other areas will broaden your knowledge and career opportunities.
The three-year Bachelor of Nutrition is designed to complement the four-year Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics, by providing an alternative career pathway for those less interested in the clinical practice component of the four-year program and more interested in disease prevention, corporate nutrition or sports nutritiono.
The Bachelor of Nutrition is also a pathway to further research-based study in either a Bachelor of Science (Honours), or a higher degree by research. Your work in these programs could strengthen research in the field of human nutrition at USC, and complement research in the wider allied health area.
Professional recognition
Graduates may apply for membership of the Public Health Association of Australia; Sports Medicine Australia; and the Nutrition Society of Australia.
Career opportunities
Graduates may choose careers in:
- food science
- public health
- food industry
- food and nutrition research
- food service
- health education
- quality control/quality assurance
- nutrition consultancy
Special features
- excellent articulation with postgraduate specialisation and job opportunities in community and public health nutrition or sports nutrition
- ability to transfer into the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics, depending on academic performance
- opportunities to become involved with nutrition research
Program structure
Core courses
Select 2 courses from:
COR109 Communication and Thought
COR110 Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship
COR111 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
Introductory/foundation courses
LFS112 Human Physiology
LFS122 Human Anatomy
LFS100 Cell Biology
SCI105 Chemistry
SCI110 Science Research Methods
PUB112 Public Health Foundations
NUT211 Food in Society
Advanced level courses
LFS201 Systemic Physiology I
LFS202 Systemic Physiology II
LFS251 Biochemistry
NUT212 Principles of Nutrition
NUT232 Nutritional Biochemistry
NUT301 Community and Public Health Nutrition
NUT312 Food Service Systems
NUT351 Nutrition Therapy for Chronic Diseases
NUT352 Contemporary Issues in Nutrition
Elective courses
Select up to 6 courses from any faculty
Students wishing to transfer into the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics should complete the following electives:
PSY100 Introduction to Psychology A
NUT201 Principles of Food Preservation
LFS303 Pathophysiology
PUB361 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
PPM302 Principles of Individual and Group Management
NUT322 Food Laws, Regulations and Quality Assurance
In addition, students will need to complete NUT302 Medical Nutrition Therapy ** instead of one core course.
** enrolment with permission of course coordinator
Course substitution: the GO (Global Opportunities) Program
As part of your USC program, you may apply to participate in the GO Program to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider.
Program requirements and notes
- Refer to the Academic Rules.
- Refer to explanation of terms.
- Refer to the recommended enrolment pattern.
- International students need to refer to the English language requirements.
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students.
- Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including; namely essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations. Not all courses will necessarily include all methods.
How to apply
Apply for an undergraduate program.
Enquiries
Faculty of Science, Health and Education
Tel: +61 7 5430 2869
Email: sheinfo@usc.edu.au