Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics
Testamur Title of Degree:
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Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics
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Abbreviation:
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BNutrDiet
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Home Faculty:
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Health and Behavioural Sciences
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Duration:
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4 years full-time
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Total Credit Points:
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192 cp
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Delivery Mode:
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Face-to-Face
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Starting Session(s):
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Autumn
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Location:
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Wollongong
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UOW Course Code:
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865
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UAC Code:
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757647
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CRICOS Code:
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026811F
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Overview
The Bachelor of Nutrition & Dietetics course emphasises professional development and provides students with opportunities to gain clinical and health promotion skills through placements in hospitals, community health centres and food companies.
Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge
Domestic school leavers are assumed to have completed any two units of English, plus four units of Science and/or Maths. International students are required to have achieved an IELTS score of 6.5 (minimum) for reading, writing, speaking and listening.
Course Requirements
Students will need to achieve a minimum of credit average across the full two years of their program to be permitted to continue into the third and fourth years of this degree. Students failing to achieve this grade will be transferred to the BSc (Nutrition) degree program.
Course Program
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Subjects
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Session
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Credit Points
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Year 1
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MGMT110
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Introduction to Management and Employment Relations
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Autumn
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6
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CHEM101
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Chemistry 1A
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Autumn
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6
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BMS 103
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Human Growth, Nutrition and Exercise
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Autumn
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6
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BMS 112
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Human Physiology I: Principles and Systems
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Spring
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6
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BIOL103
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Molecules, Cells and Organisms
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Spring
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6
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CHEM102
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Chemistry 1B
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Spring
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6
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STAT151
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Introduction to the Concepts and Practice of Statistics
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Spring
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6
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Plus a further 6 cp from
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PSYC101
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Introduction to Behavioural Science
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Autumn
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6
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Or
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SOC 103
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Aspects of Australian Society
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Autumn
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6
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Year 2
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BMS 202
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Human Physiology II: Control Mechanisms
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Autumn
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6
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BIOL213
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Principles of Biochemistry
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Autumn
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6
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CHEM215
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Food Chemistry
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Autumn
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6
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POP 202
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Promoting Healthy Lifestyles
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Autumn
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6
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POP 222
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Current Issues in Food and Nutrition
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Spring
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6
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BIOL214
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The Biochemistry of Energy and Metabolism
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Spring
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6
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BMS 210
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Measurement and Assessment of Diet and Activity
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Spring
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6
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Plus a further 6 cp from:
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BMS 204
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Introduction to Pathophysiology
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Spring
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6
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BMS 313
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Nutrition and Food Innovation A
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Spring
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6
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POP 203
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Health Policy*
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Spring
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6
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POP 204
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Epidemiology*
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Spring
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6
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MGMT311
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Management of Change
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Spring
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6
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MGMT398
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Human Resource Management
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Spring
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6
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Or other approved subjects
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Year 3
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BMS 311
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Nutrients and Metabolism
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Autumn
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8
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BMS 310
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Community and Public Health Nutrition
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Autumn
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8
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BMS 312
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Research in Human Nutrition
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Autumn
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8
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BMS 304
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Research Topics in Nutrition and Dietetics
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Spring
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16
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Plus a further 8 cp from:
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BMS 345
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Advanced Topics in Pathophysiology
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Spring
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8
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BMS 314
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Nutrition and Food Innovation B*
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Spring
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8
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POP 325
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Aboriginal Health Issues
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Spring
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8
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STS 335
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The Politics of Risk
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Spring
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8
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Or other approved subjects
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Year 4
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BND 433
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Communication in Health Care Practice
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Autumn
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8
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BND 434
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Dietetics
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Autumn
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8
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BND 435
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Food Services and Dietetics Management
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Autumn
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8
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BND 437
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Practical Studies in Nutrition and Dietetics
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Spring
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24
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* Not to be taken if BMS313 is chosen in Year 3
Honours
Students should consult the School of Health Sciences about the requirements for Honours.
Professional Recognition
Graduates are eligible for membership of the Dietitians Association of Australia, and professional recognition as a Dietitian/Nutritionist.
Other Information
See section on Criminal Record Checks and Infectious Diseases at the end of this chapter.
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