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Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics

Harness the power of food.

Our hands-on program is designed to get you involved with food, understand the science behind food and the way the human body uses it. You’ll be surrounded by supportive, qualified Accredited Practising Dietitians with plenty of practical industry experience to share with you.

Study location QTAC code
  • Sunshine Coast 013121
Minimum selection threshold
OP - 7 Rank - 87
UniSC program code
SC353
Commence
Semester 1 only
Duration
4 years full time or equivalent part time
Recommended prior study
English; Maths A, B or C; at least one science subject
Other requirements
Applicants from a non-English speaking background must attain an IELTS score of at least 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each subtest. Refer to English language requirements
Fee type 2017
  • What will I pay?
Total courses
30
Total units
384
Footnotes
  • International students should apply for the Bachelor of Nutrition, which provides a pathway towards careers in nutrition research, public health and community nutrition, food industry, health education and nutrition consultancy.

Our hands-on program is designed to get you involved with food, understand the science behind food and the way the human body uses it. You’ll be surrounded by supportive, qualified Accredited Practising Dietitians with plenty of practical industry experience to share with you.

Practical experience is woven throughout our degree with opportunities to experience real-life work environments, learn about nutrition in the specialised teaching kitchen, and role play clinical consultations in the hospital ward environment.

In your fourth year, get hands-on experience in a variety of fields and complete a minimum of 100 days of work placement. You’ll get to work with a real client and give them a nutrition assessment.

You’ll also have opportunities to gain experience in community nutrition, public health nutrition, and food service systems. After you complete two years of full-time study, choose to take an embedded honours stream to focus on a research area of interest.

This is an accredited program through the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA), and on graduation you’ll be eligible to join the Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) program.

Post-admission requirements

Before undertaking Work Integrated Learning placement students must obtain a Blue card, complete a National Criminal History check and a QLD Health orientation package and may be required to complete first aid and CPR training. Students must also provide evidence of Hepatitis B immunisation, and evidence of vaccination for the diseases measles, mumps, rubella, varicella and pertussis— refer to Program Requirements.

Students will be required to undertake some placements outside the Sunshine Coast region in metropolitan and regional/rural centres. Expenses for these and other placement requirements are to be incurred by the student. Placements in fourth year are undertaken on a full-time basis.

Career opportunities

Clinical dietitian, private practice, community nutrition, public health nutrition, food service management, nutrition consultancy, research, education, sports nutrition.

Membership

Dietitians Association of Australia. Graduates are also eligible for enrolment in the Accredited Practising Dietitian Program of the Dietitians Association of Australia.

Accreditation

The Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics is fully accredited with the Dietitians Association of Australia.

Program structure

Introductory courses (8)

COR109 Design of Roads and Drainage
LFS100 Engineering Project 2
LFS112 Design of Wastewater Treatment Systems
NUT102 Communication and Thought
NUT110 Business Analytics
PUB112 Accounting for Business
SCI105 Introduction to Informatics
SCI110 Introduction to Economics

Advanced courses (16)

LFS201 Introduction to Management
LFS202 Introduction to Marketing
LFS251 Cross-Cultural Management
LFS303 Business Law and Ethics
NUT201 Strategic Management
NUT202 Project Management
NUT205 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
NUT212 Advanced Strategic Management
NUT232 Managing Organisational Change
NUT301 Small Business and New Venture Management
NUT302 Quality Management
NUT312 Leadership and Team Dynamics
NUT400 Managing Organisational Change
NUT351 Leadership and Team Dynamics
NUT352 Communication and Thought
NUT361 Cell Biology

PLUS one (1) of the following pathways:

Pass-Level Pathway courses (6)

NUT401 Biodiversity and Ecology
NUT402 Chemistry
NUT403 Science Research Methods
NUT404 Discovering Science
NUT405 Introduction to Mathematics
PUB361 Mathematics Foundations

Honours Pathway courses (6)

NUT333 Communication and Thought
NUT402 Cell Biology
NUT403 Human Physiology
NUT404 Food in Society
NUT405 Introduction to Dietetics
NUT410 Public Health Foundations

Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.

Total units: 384

Program requirements and notes

Program requirements  

In order to graduate you must:

  • Successfully complete 384 units as outlined in the Program Structure
  • Complete all courses as listed below

In order to commence clinical placement you must:

  • Hold a valid Blue Card from the Public Safety Business Agency (PSBA), throughout the duration of your program. You should allow 12 weeks for PSBA to issue the card. Note students who do not possess a valid Blue Card will be unable to complete the clinical practice component of their program and will be unable to meet graduation requirements
  • Have a National Criminal History check (by Queensland Police Service or other state/territory authority)
  • Show evidence of vaccination for the vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) of: Hepatitis B, Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR), Varicella (Chickenpox), Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
  • Complete an orientation package, (a Queensland Health [QH] requirement) before undertaking any placement which involves QH. The package can be completed online
Program notes
  • For Sippy Downs students some courses in this program will be taught at the Sunshine Coast Heath Institute
  • Cross-institutional study is not permitted for the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses)
  • Students wishing to study less than 4 courses per semester should contact the Program coordinator
  • LFS100 Cell Biology MUST be completed in your first semester of study
  • NUT402 , NUT403 and NUT404 MUST be completed together consecutively over 20 weeks of full time placement. Semester of enrolment in these courses will be determined by the Program Coordinator
  • Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations. Not all courses will necessarily include all methods
  • Not available to international students on a Student Visa
  • Refer to the Planning your study page to manage your progression