Master of Dietetics (Sports Nutrition) | UniSC | University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

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Master of Dietetics (Sports Nutrition)

The Masters of Dietetics (Sports Nutrition) aims to qualify you to work as an Accredited Practicing Dietitian and Accredited Sports Dietitian in Australia.

In this program you will:

  • Gain qualifications in a specialist accredited dietetic program, rich with hands on experiences working with real clients
  • Gain a unique focus on sports nutrition, private practice, community health, consultancy skills, and entrepreneurship
  • Increase your knowledge and experience in the sports nutrition practice specialisation, working with athletes and active individuals
  • Have the opportunity to earn additional credentials, such as physique assessment qualifications and develop your research skills
  • Get hands-on experience in UniSC’s specialised teaching kitchen
  • Develop your clinical, interpersonal and professional skills

Location

Duration

2 years 2 years Full-time or equivalent part-time Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.
Full-time or equivalent part-time Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.

Indicative fees

Indicative 2025 fees (A$)

Start

  • Semester 2

First year only offered at this location.

Program being rolled out 1st year 2024/2025, 2nd year 2025/2026

Start
  • Semester 2
Delivery mode
Total courses
12
Total units
192
Duration
2 years 2 years
UniSC program code
MC001
Program structure
Advanced courses (4) 48 units

NUT500 Applied Public Health Nutrition
NUT501 Sport and Exercise Nutrition Principles
NUT502 Menu Design
NUT503 Research Design

Specialised courses (8) 144 units

NUT600 Dietary Planning and Counselling
NUT601
NUT602
NUT603 (6 units)
NUT700 (36 units)
NUT701 (48 units)
NUT702 (6 units)
NUT703

 

Completion of an undergraduate human science Bachelor degree from a recognised higher education institution, or equivalent.

The undergraduate degree must include:

  • Nutritional biochemistry underpinned by chemistry 
  • Human physiology
  • Exercise physiology
  • Human nutrition

Special selection criteria

As part of admission to this program you may be required to submit a personal statement and/or undertake an interview.

Application for entry from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals is encouraged and will be prioritised as per Dietitians Australia Accreditation standard 1.4 The university implement strategies to recruit and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

Additional entry information

Non standard English language requirements apply.

 

Program requirements

To graduate from the Master of Dietetics (Sports Nutrition), a student is required to have completed:

  • 4 Advanced courses (48 units)
  • 8 Specialised courses (144 units)
  • Students accepted into the program with a reduced volume of learning (including those from provisional direct entry) receive 48 units of credit and must complete all 8 specialised courses (144 units). Students accepted into the program with a reduced study volume will have demonstrated completion of the following courses or equivalents:
  • Cross-institutional study is not permitted for the Master of Dietetics (Sports Nutrition)
  • This program must be completed on a full time basis
  • NUT701 requires a minimum of 100 days of full-time placement
WIL notes

This program includes compulsory placements in settings that require full COVID-19 vaccination.

It is a Queensland Government requirement that students undertaking a placement within a clinical setting are fit tested annually for an approved respirator. Clinical settings include hospitals, residential aged care facilities, residential disability care facilities, prison health services, youth detention health services, community health care settings, and vaccination clinics). If the Fit Testing requirement applies to placement activity within your Program it will appear in your mandatory checks on Sonia Online. In accordance with Australian Standards, you must be clean shaven for your fit test. Facial hair that lies along the sealing surface of a tight-fitting respirator prevents an effective seal. Therefore, it is a requirement that there is no hair growth between the skin and the facepiece sealing surface in order to achieve a fit. At this stage, there is no exemption in Queensland to this requirement for religious or other reasons and UniSC is unable to waive this requirement.

In order to commence clinical placement, a student 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 the Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD): Hepatitis B; Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR); Varicella (Chickenpox); Pertussis (Whooping Cough) (please note: this is included in the DTPA – Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Whooping Cough – combined vaccination)
  • Complete an orientation package (a Queensland Health [QH] requirement) before undertaking any placement which involves QH. The package can be completed online
  • Complete any other mandatory checks and pre-placement modules 

You 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 you, the student. Placements are undertaken on a full-time basis.