Population Health and Nutrition

UAC Code 757648

The double major comprises 144 credit points, 66 credit points of subjects in the Population Health major and 78 credit points of subjects in the Nutrition major.

This double major meets the needs of students who are interested in working in health promotion, especially the development, management and evaluation of community-based nutrition and food policy programs. It combines public and population health approaches with a sound understanding of the science of nutrition. Diet and nutrition have become increasingly important for the Australian population and public health.

Students wishing to proceed into the Dietetics program should seek advice from the Nutrition coordinator in the School of Health Sciences.

Entry Requirements / 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 and IELTS score of 6.5 with at least 6.0 in reading, writing, listening and speaking

Alternative pathways exist for mature age domestic students.

Course Program

100 level
BMS103	Human Growth Nutrition and Exercise	Autumn	6
POP101	Population health - Current Health issues & and their Determinants	Autumn	6
COMM121	Quantitative Methods I	Autumn	6
CHEM101	Chemistry 1A	Autumn	6
POP103	Introduction to Health Behaviour Change	Spring	6
BMS112	Human Physiology I	Spring	6
BIOL103	Molecules, Cells and Organisms	Spring	6
CHEM102	Chemistry 1B	Spring	6
200 level
POP202	Promoting Healthy Lifestyles	Autumn	6
CHEM215	Food Chemistry	Autumn	6
BMS202	Human Physiology II: Control Mechanisms	Autumn	6
BIOL213	Principles of Biochemistry	Autumn	6
POP222	Current Issues in Food and Nutrition	Spring	6
BMS210	Measurement and Assessment of Diet and Activity	Spring	6
BIOL214	Biochemistry of Energy and Metabolism	Spring	6
POP204	Epidemiology	Spring	6
300 level
POP302	Analysis and Interpretation of Evidence	Autumn	8
BMS310	Community and Public Health Nutrition	Autumn	8
BMS311	Nutrients and Metabolism	Autumn	8
POP332	Population Health Project B	Spring	8
POP325	Aboriginal Health Issues	Spring	8
BMS314	Nutrition and Food Innovation B	Spring	8