Get involved with food and learn how nutrition can heal others.
Our hands-on program is designed to get you involved with food, understand the science behind food and the way the human body uses it. You’ll be surrounded by supportive, qualified Accredited Practising Dietitians with plenty of practical industry experience to share with you.
- International students should apply for the Bachelor of Nutrition, which provides a pathway towards careers in nutrition research, public health and community nutrition, food industry, health education and nutrition consultancy.
Our hands-on program is designed to get you involved with food, understand the science behind food and the way the human body uses it. You’ll be surrounded by supportive, qualified Accredited Practising Dietitians with plenty of practical industry experience to share with you.
Practical experience is woven throughout our degree with opportunities to experience real-life work environments, learn about nutrition in the specialised teaching kitchen, and role play clinical consultations in the mock hospital ward, all on campus.
In your fourth year, get hands-on experience in a variety of fields and complete a 20 week work placement. You’ll get to work with a real client and give them a nutrition assessment.
You’ll also have opportunities to gain experience in community and public health nutrition, and food service management. After you complete two years of full-time study, choose to take an embedded honours stream to focus on a research area of interest.
This is an accredited program through the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA), and on graduation you’ll be eligible to join the Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) program.
Post-admission requirements
Before undertaking Work Integrated Learning placement students must obtain a Blue card, complete a National Criminal History check and a QLD Health orientation package and may be required to complete first aid and CPR training. Students must also provide evidence of Hepatitis B immunisation, and evidence of vaccination for the diseases measles, mumps, rubella, varicella and pertussis— refer to Program Requirements.
Students may be required to undertake some placements outside the Sunshine Coast region in metropolitan and regional/rural centres. Expenses for these and other placement requirements are to be incurred by the student. Placements in fourth year are undertaken on a full-time basis.
Career opportunities
Clinical dietitian, private practice, community and public health nutrition, food service management, nutrition consultancy, research, education, sports nutrition.
Membership
Dietitians Association of Australia. Graduates are also eligible for enrolment in the Accredited Practising Dietitian Program of the Dietitians Association of Australia.
Accreditation
The Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics is fully accredited with the Dietitians Association of Australia.
Program structure
Program Structure
Introductory courses (8)
COR109 Hydrology and Geomorphology
LFS100 Communication and Thought
LFS112 Cell Biology
NUT102 Human Physiology
NUT110 Food in Society
PUB112 Introduction to Dietetics
SCI105 Public Health Foundations
SCI110 Science Research Methods
Advanced courses (16)
LFS201
LFS202
LFS251 Biochemistry
LFS303 Pathophysiology
NUT201 Food Studies
NUT202 Nutrition Assessment
NUT205 Public Health Nutrition
NUT212 Principles of Nutrition
NUT232 Nutritional Biochemistry
NUT301 Advanced Public Health Nutrition
NUT302 Medical Nutrition Therapy 2
NUT312 Food Service Systems
NUT400
NUT351 Medical Nutrition Therapy 1
NUT352
NUT361 Counselling and Communication Skills for Dietetics
PLUS one (1) of the following pathways:
Pass-Level Pathway courses (6)
NUT401 Nutrition and Dietetics Research and Evaluation
NUT402 Nutrition and Dietetics Placement 1
NUT403
NUT404
NUT405
PUB361 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Honours Pathway courses (6)
NUT333 Health Research Design
NUT402 Nutrition and Dietetics Placement 1
NUT403
NUT404
NUT405
NUT410 Nutrition and Dietetics Thesis
Note: Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 384
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Complete all courses as listed below
In order to commence clinical placement you must:
- Hold a valid Blue Card from the Public Safety Business Agency (PSBA), throughout the duration of your program. You should allow 12 weeks for PSBA to issue the card. Note students who do not possess a valid Blue Card will be unable to complete the clinical practice component of their program and will be unable to meet graduation requirements
- Have a National Criminal History check (by Queensland Police Service or other state/territory authority)
- Show evidence of complete Hepatitis B vaccination (3 inoculations over a period of six months)
- Complete an orientation package, (a Queensland Health [QH] requirement) before undertaking any placement which involves QH. The package can be completed online
Program notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses)
- Cross-institutional study is not permitted for the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Students wishing to study less than 4 courses per semester should contact the Program coordinator
- LFS100 Cell Biology MUST be completed in your first semester of study
- NUT402, NUT403 and NUT404 MUST be completed together consecutively over 20 weeks of full time placement. Semester of enrolment in these courses will be determined by the Program Coordinator
- Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations. Not all courses will necessarily include all methods
- Not available to international students on a Student Visa