| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-03-01 | - |
| 2024-07-01 | - |
Program Overview
Deakin's Bachelor of Nutrition Science (Dietetics Pathway) provides a comprehensive understanding of human nutrition and its impact on health. With a focus on disease prevention, obesity, and food's social and physiological effects, graduates are well-prepared for careers in nutrition, population health, food analysis, and more. The program offers guaranteed entry into the Master of Dietetics for students achieving a high academic average.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Deakin's Bachelor of Nutrition Science (Dietetics Pathway) offers guaranteed entry into their Master of Dietetics if you achieve a 75 weighted average mark or above. The course develops your understanding of human nutrition and its impact on health. 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.
Outline:
- Year 1: Foundations of food, Nutrition and Health; Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology; Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems; Chemistry in our World; Laboratory and Fieldwork Safety Induction Program.
- Year 2: Nutritional Physiology; Biochemistry; Lifecycle Nutrition; Integrated Human Physiology; Biochemical Metabolism; Exercise and Sport Laboratory Safety.
Careers:
- As a nutritionist, you will have the knowledge and skills to confidently provide evidence-based advice to communities regarding food and its impact on our health.
- Graduates of the Bachelor of Nutrition Science (Dietetics Pathway) will be well prepared for careers requiring knowledge surrounding: nutrition, population health, food analysis, food sustainability, food policy, nutrition for disease prevention, assessing and evaluating food intake.
- You will gain the skills required to perform a range of roles across: advocacy, nutrition promotion, nutrition media and marketing, quality assurance, self-employment and consulting.
- If you have completed the Food Innovation major, you will be prepared for careers requiring knowledge of: consumer behaviour, education and research, the food industry, food policy and regulation, sensory analysis, product development, food quality and safety, food manufacturing.
