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Course: Master of Nutrition and Dietetics (772AA)

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Award: Master of Nutrition & Dietetics
Course Level: 04
Faculty: Faculty of Health
University Admissions Centre (UAC) Course Code: 885830
CRICOS Code: 049506C
Offered Locations and Delivery Modes:

  • UC Bruce Campus

Introduction

Dietetic professionals are engaged in the prevention and treatment of a wide range of nutrient, food and diet related health problems. This Masters in Nutrition and Dietetics provides the knowledge, skills and professional practice experience necessary for competent nutritional treatment and care of groups and individuals. The course is targeted at preparing the graduate student to be a dietitian through the development and practice of nutritional science, clinical, health education, public health and research skills. Students will have work experience and training in environments such as hospitals, community health centres, and food service providers. These working environments are available across the year and some professional placements may need to be taken outside of semester times. Places for dietetic education and training are limited by the availability of professional practice placements and are therefore, competitive.

Students are expected to demonstrate capacity to succeed at this level through their undergraduate academic performance. Professional development activities in the field may also be taken into account.

Full-time domestic students in this course may be eligible for student income support in the form of Youth Allowance, Austudy or Pensioner Education Supplement.

Course Requirements

48 credit points as set out below:

(a) Required (42 credit points):
8658 Clinical Dietetics PG
8249 Community and Public Health Nutrition PG
6469 Epidemiology and Principles of Research PG
8250 Counselling and Communication for Dietitians PG
8260 Research Project in Allied Health PG *
8660 Food Service Management PG
8662 Food Service Practicum PG (6cp)
8661 Clinical Dietetics Practicum PG (12cp)
8663 Community Nutrition Practicum PG (6cp)

(b) Restricted choice (6 credit points):
Not more than two of the following five units:
6386 Financial Institutions and Markets
8261 Research Project in Allied Health PG (6cp)
7588 Food, Health and the Environment PG
8722 Sports Nutrition PG
6450 Health Professional Practice 1 PG

* Students may choose to enrol in 8261 Research Project in Allied Health PG (6cp) instead of 8260 Research Project in Allied Health PG (a 3cp unit). Students cannot enrol in both of these units.

Students who have completed the units Nutritional Science and Nutrition and Disease (or equivalents) 5 years or more prior to enrolling in this course are required to undertake these units again, except in extenuating circumstances.

Typical Course Structure

Semester 1 Semester 2
YEAR 1
8658 Clinical Dietetics PG 8660 Food Service Management PG
8249 Community and Public Health Nutrition PG 8260 Research Project in Allied Health PG
6469 Epidemiology and Principles of Research PG Restricted choice unit
8250 Counselling and Communication for Dietitians PG Restricted choice unit
YEAR 2
8661 Clinical Dietetics Practicum PG (12cp) 8662 Food Service Practicum PG (6cp)
8663 Community Nutrition Practicum PG (6cp)

Course Duration

Standard four semesters full-time or equivalent. Maximum twelve semesters.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must meet normal University requirements for admission to a master's degree course. Applicants should also have satisfactorily completed the equivalent of at least second year biochemistry (year-long), at least second year physiology (year-long), and the equivalent of four units of nutrition covering content relating to nutritional science, nutrition and disease, lifespan nutrition and food science.

Admission is competitive, based on prior academic achievement and relevant work experience and/or professional development (including references).

Students who completed key nutrition studies/units including Nutritional Science and Nutrition and Disease (or equivalent) 5 years or more prior to enrolling in this award may be required to undertake these units again. Students may be exempted on the basis of providing supporting evidence of ongoing professional development activities in this field.

Additional admission requirement:
An overall Academic IELTS band score of 7 with no component less than 6.

Additional requirements:
Students are required to have police checks, and current immunisation as specified by ACT Health.

Approved Credit arrangements.

Students are not permitted to undertake more than 12 credit points of cross-institutional studies. Approval to undertake cross institutional units that are available at UC with a similar curriculum and content will not be granted, except in exceptional circumstances. Students are advised to seek course advice from the course convener and permission to undertake any cross-institutional studies prior to negotiating with another university.

Professional Recognition

Dietitians Association of Australia.

Subsumable awards

The following awards are exit awards: Graduate Certificate in Human Nutrition and Graduate Diploma in Human Nutrition.