Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
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Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics

Testamur Title of Degree:

Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics

Abbreviation:

BNutrDiet

Home Faculty:

Health and Behavioural Sciences

Duration:

4 years full-time or part-time equivalent

Total Credit Points:

192

Delivery Mode:

On-campus

Starting Session(s):

Autumn

Location:

Wollongong

UOW Course Code:

865

UAC Code:

757647

CRICOS Code:

026811F

Overview

The Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics course emphasises professional development and provides students with opportunities to gain clinical, food service, research 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. It is strongly recommended that 2 units of Year 12 Chemistry are taken. Students who do not have Yr 12 Chemistry are strongly advised to take the Chemistry Bridging Course offered at UOW in February each year prior to commencing studies.

Transfer into the course after Year 1 is approved only under exceptional circumstances, and where the applicant achieved a high Yr 12 result and subsequently maintained a minimum credit average at university in a science-based degree.

International students are required to have achieved an overall IELTS score of 6.5, with a minimum level of 6.5 in all bands of reading and writing, speaking and listening.

Course Requirements

The Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics requires the successful completion of 192 credit points of subjects in accordance with the table below.

Students must achieve a minimum of a credit average across the first two years of their program to be permitted to continue into the third and fourth years of this degree. Students who fail to achieve this grade will be transferred to the BSc (Nutrition) degree.

This course includes a compulsory clinical placement. In order to attend clinical placements, students are required to have a Criminal Record Check and complete a Prohibited Employment Declaration. Students are also required to comply with NSW Health Department Circular 'Student Clearances for Clinical Placements' available on the NSW Health Department website. Students who do not meet these requirements will not be able to attend clinical practicum and therefore will not be able to continue in the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics program. For further information students should refer to the Additional Information section.

Subject Code

Subject Name

Session

Credit Points

Year 1

CHEM101

Chemistry 1A

Autumn

6

PSYC101

Introduction to Behavioural Science

Autumn

6

Or

     

SOC 103

Introduction to Sociology

Autumn

6

SHS 110

Human Growth, Nutrition and Exercise

Autumn

6

SHS 111

Anatomy and Physiology I

Autumn

6

BIOL103

Molecules, Cells and Organisms

Spring

6

CHEM102

Chemistry 1B

Spring

6

SHS 112

Anatomy and Physiology II

Spring

6

SHS 150

Fundamental Concepts in Food and Nutrition

Spring

6

Year 2

BIOL213

Principles of Biochemistry

Autumn

6

CHEM215

Food Chemistry

Autumn

6

SHS 211

Human Physiology II: Control Mechanisms

Autumn

6

SHS 231

Health Promotion

Autumn

6

STAT251

Fundamentals of Biostatistics

Spring

6

BIOL214

The Biochemistry of Energy and Metabolism

Spring

6

SHS 250

Measurement and Assessment of Diet and Activity

Spring

6

Plus 6cp chosen from:

PSYC116

Psychology of Physical Activity and Health

Spring

6

SHS 212

Introduction to Pathophysiology

Spring

6

SHS 355

Nutrition and Food Innovation II

Spring

6

Or other approved subjects

Year 3

SHS 351

Nutrients and Metabolism

Autumn

8

SHS 352

Research in Human Nutrition

Autumn

8

SHS 353

Community and Public Health Nutrition

Autumn

8

DIET450

Dietetics 1

Spring

8

DIET455

Research Project in Nutrition and Dietetics

Spring

16

Year 4

DIET451

Dietetics 2

Autumn

8

DIET452

Communication in Health Care Practice

Autumn

8

DIET456

Food Service and Dietetics Management

Autumn

8

DIET454

Practical Studies in Nutrition and Dietetics

Spring

24

Honours

High achieving students will be eligible to apply for entry into the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics (Honours). Entry into Honours requires the student to have attained at least a credit average in subjects undertaken during their undergraduate degree. For further information, please contact the Course Coordinator. The Honours grade will be calculated in accordance with Method 3. For further information refer to General Course Rules Section 8

Professional Recognition

The Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics program has full accreditation with the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA), making all graduates eligible for the credential of Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) and Accredited Nutritionist (AN).

Contact Information

A/Prof Eleanor Beck
Course Coordinator
+61 2 4298 1271
eleanor_beck@uow.edu.au

Other Information

Other information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/