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Bachelor of Science (Nutrition)

Nutrition (UAC Code 757645)

The major in Nutrition provides a general education in the study of human nutrition, with core areas of study including biochemistry, nutritional metabolism, and community and public health nutrition.  The major is designed to meet the prerequisite requirements for admission to the Master of Science (Nutrition and Dietetics), and recognition by the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) as an Associate Member.

Students who have achieved a credit average in the first two and a half years of this degree will be permitted to apply to transfer into the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Assumed Knowledge

Domestic school leavers are assumed to have completed at least 2 units of English at HSC level, and 4 units of Science and/or Maths. International students are required to have achieved an IELTS score of 6.5 with at least 6.0 in reading and writing, listening and speaking.  Alternative pathways exist for mature age domestic students.

Major Study

The Nutrition Major consists of 144 credit points, as outlined in the course structure below.

Honours

See entry under Bachelor of Science

Course Program

Subjects 

Session

Credit Points

Year 1

MGMT110

Introduction to Management

Autumn

6

or

 

 

 

POP101

Population Health – Current Issues

Autumn

6

BMS103

Human Growth, Nutrition and Exercise

Autumn

6

CHEM101

Chemistry 1A: Introductory Physical & General Chemistry (or CHEM104)

Autumn

6

PSYC101

Introduction to Behavioural Science

Autumn

6

or

 

 

 

SOC103

Sociology A: Aspects of Australian Society

Autumn

6

or

 

 

 

ABST150

Introduction to Aboriginal Australia

Autumn

6

BMS112

Human Physiology I: Principles and Systems

Spring

6

BIOL103

Molecules, Cells and Organisms

Spring

6

CHEM102

Chemistry 1B: Introductory Organic & Physical Chemistry (or CHEM105)

Spring

6

STAT151

Introduction to the Concepts and Practice of Statistics

Spring

6

Year 2

BMS202

Human Physiology II: Control Mechanisms

Autumn

6

BIOL213

Principles of Biochemistry

Autumn

6

CHEM215

Food Chemistry

Autumn

6

POP202

Promoting Healthy Lifestyles

Autumn

6

POP222

Current Issues in Food and Nutrition

Spring

6

BIOL214

The Biochemistry of Energy and Metabolism

Spring

6

BMS210

Measurement and Assessment of Diet and Activity

Spring

6

Plus a further 6 cp from

BMS204

Introduction to Pathophysiology

Spring

6

POP203

Health Policy

Spring

6

POP204

Epidemiology

Spring

6

MARK213

Marketing Principles

Spring

6

Or other approved subjects

Year 3

BMS311

Nutrients and Metabolism

Autumn

8

BMS310

Community and Public Health Nutrition

Autumn

8

BMS312

Research in Human Nutrition

Autumn

8

BMS314

Nutrition and Food Innovation B

Spring

8

Plus a further 16 cp from:

BMS302

Research Topics

Spring

8

BMS345

Advanced Topics in Pathophysiology

Spring

8

POP332

Population Health Project B

Spring

8

POP325

Aboriginal Health Issues

Spring

8

MGMT311

Management of Change

Spring

8

MGMT398

Human Resource Management

Spring

8

STS335

The Politics of Risk

Spring

8

CHEM320

Bioinformatics

Spring

8

Or other approved subjects

 
 
 

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