Nutrition and Dietetics Internship PG (9301.2)

Please note these are the 2026 details for this unit
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Nutrition and Dietetics Internship PG
Available teaching periods Delivery mode Location
View teaching periods Placement
 Bruce, Canberra
EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Health
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
Discipline Of Nutrition And Dietetics Post Graduate Level Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
Students will participate in professional placements in areas of potential employment within the nutrition and dietetics profession.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this unit, students will have gained practical experience in a variety of settings and will be able to:
1. Explore potential fields of employment not covered in previous placements;

2. Participate successfully in a Mentoring arrangement;
3. Make an autonomous contribution as a dietetics professional within a workplace; and
4. Demonstrate professionalism and culturally responsive practice.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - apply their knowledge to working with Indigenous Australians in socially just ways
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - communicate and engage with Indigenous Australians in ethical and culturally respectful ways
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline


Skills development

The Dietitians Australia National Competency Standards (DA 2021) include elements of competency that align with the Graduate Attributes (including the Indigenous Graduate Attributes).  As students make an autonomous contribution as a dietetics professional within their internship they will be required to bring the performance criteria of these professional standards into play.



Prerequisites

10137 Assessment of Dietetic Competence PG

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

8662 Food Service Practicum PG

Equivalent units

8662 Food Service Practicum PG

Assumed knowledge

None.
Availability for enrolment in 2026 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
2025 Bruce, Canberra Practice 7 30 June 2025 Placement Dr Jane Kellett
2025 Bruce, Canberra Practice 10 07 October 2025 Placement Dr Ekavi Georgousopoulou
2025 Bruce, Canberra Practice 11 03 November 2025 Placement Dr Ekavi Georgousopoulou
2025 Bruce, Canberra Practice 12 01 December 2025 Placement Dr Rachel Bacon
2026 Bruce, Canberra Practice 7 29 June 2026 Placement Dr Jane Kellett
2026 Bruce, Canberra Practice 10 06 October 2026 Placement Dr Ekavi Georgousopoulou
2026 Bruce, Canberra Practice 11 02 November 2026 Placement Dr Ekavi Georgousopoulou
2026 Bruce, Canberra Practice 12 30 November 2026 Placement Dr Rachel Bacon
The information provided should be used as a guide only. Timetables may not be finalised until week 2 of the teaching period and are subject to change. Search for the unit timetable.

Required texts

All material required for this unit can be found on the UC Student Nutrition and Dietetics Placement Manual .

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Individual agreements

Students will not be able to commence their internship if their Individual Agreements have not been signed.

Artificial intelligence

Students are not permitted to use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in assessments for this unit.

GenAI may only be used in authorised ways when completing assessments at UC. This means that GenAI can only be used for an assessment when:

  1. the Unit Convener has authorised GenAI use for that assessment
  2. the student uses GenAI in the way that the assessment instructions allow
  3. the student fully acknowledges their use of GenAI, with proper citations, references and a GenAI Acknowledgement Statement in line with the assessment instructions.

Where the assessment instructions do not specifically state that GenAI may be used and how, then its use is not permitted for that assessment. Students must still provide the required GenAI Acknowledgement Statement to indicate whether GenAI has or has not been used in the preparation of the assessment. If unsure, students should seek advice from the Unit Convener.

The GenAI for StudentsLinks to an external site. Library Guide provides further information, including how to reference GenAI.

Special assessment requirements

Students must satisfactorily complete all assigned placement assessment items to pass the unit. Attendance at 100% of the professional placements is required, and is a condition for passing this unit, see section 6c for more details.

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Learner engagement

In order to complete this unit each student is required to complete a 4 week full time professional internship.

Participation requirements

Students are required to attend 100% of all professional placements unless they have a valid reason for non-attendance (e.g. illness) or permission by the Unit Convener.  Further details regarding placement attendance requirements are outlined in Mahara Collection: UC Student Nutrition and Dietetics Placement Manual

Required IT skills

Students are expected to be familiar with the use of diet analysis software (i.e. Foodworks, Foodscan & Serve).  Online support is also available from: learnonline.support@canberra.edu.au

In-unit costs

Students must travel to placement sites and be accommodated at their own expense. Uniform and textbooks costs must be paid for by students. Some sites, such as The Canberra Hospital, require students to pay $20 cash as a deposit to obtain a (compulsory) ID card.  This money is fully refunded on return of the ID on the last day of placement.

Work placement, internships or practicums

This unit involves Placement. Students must adhere to University policy during WIL activities, including the Student Conduct Rules 2018, the WIL Policy and WIL Procedure, and the Assessment Policy and Assessment Procedure.

Work-place learning requires strict adherence to dietetics professional practice principles and ethics. These are outlined in the Dietitians Australia National Competency Standards (2021) and the Mahara Collection: UC Student Nutrition and Dietetics Placement Manual

Additional information

Additional information required to successfully complete this placement unit is available in the Mahara Collection: UC Student Nutrition and Dietetics Placement Manual

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