Ernährungs Wissenschaften Australien

Bachelor of Nutrition

Program summary

• QTAC code: 013351
• OP/Rank for 2009 entry: OP-18 / Rank-64
• Award abbreviation: BNut
• Duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time
• Total units: 288 units (normally 24 courses)
• Fee type 2009: Commonwealth supported places, visiting non-award domestic places, international fee-paying places
• Recommended prior study: English, Mathematics and at least one of the sciences
• Commence: Semester 1 only
• USC program code: SC354
• CRICOS code: 061658G (only a full-time study option is available to international students)
• Program overview

In the Bachelor of Nutrition you will study the effects of diet on the body, including the role of nutrition in individuals’ growth and development, and the effects of food choice on the overall health of the population.

You will consider the range of factors that effect people’s food choices and intake, and will gain skills to support a career in nutrition consultancy, the food industry or public health areas.

There are a range of elective courses to match your career ambitions. Studies in exercise science, public health, health promotion, nutrition research, or a variety of other areas will broaden your knowledge and career opportunities.

The three-year Bachelor of Nutrition is designed to complement the four-year Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics, by providing an alternative career pathway for those less interested in the clinical practice component of the four-year program and more interested in disease prevention, corporate nutrition or sports nutrition.

The Bachelor of Nutrition is also a pathway to further research-based study in either a Bachelor of Science (Honours), or a higher degree by research. Your work in these programs could strengthen research in the field of human nutrition at USC, and complement research in the wider allied health area.


Professional recognition

Graduates may apply for membership of the Public Health Association of Australia; Sports Medicine Australia; and the Nutrition Society of Australia.


Career opportunities

Graduates may choose careers in:

• food science
• public health
• food industry
• food and nutrition research
• food service
• health education
• quality control/quality assurance
• nutrition consultancy

Special features

• excellent articulation with postgraduate specialisation and job opportunities in community and public health nutrition or sports nutrition
• ability to transfer into the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics, depending on academic performance
• opportunities to become involved with nutrition research