Postgraduate: Course rule and topic information

Graduate Diploma in Human Nutrition

(GradDipHumNut)

Program of Study

INTRODUCTION

The Graduate Diploma in Human Nutrition requires one year of full-time study. The course is offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences. The course is only offered as an alternative study path for students currently enrolled in the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics.

COURSE AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims to offer an alternative pathway for students who commence the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics with the intention of gaining a Dietetics qualification, but who elect not to complete that degree. The course offers postgraduate recognition for completed topics. Students who complete this degree will not be eligible to be a full member of the Dietitians Association of Australia and thus will not be recognised to practise as a dietitian.

Learning outcomes

At the completion of the course, students are expected to have:

• obtained the knowledge, skills and attitudes to undertake nutrition practice in a range of settings including public health and health promotion;
• obtained an understanding of the principles of primary health care and the impact of social, political, economic, environmental and cultural factors on food choice and the health of individuals, families and communities;
• proficiency in various aspects of communication including group work, oral and written communication;
• developed independent learning and reflective practice skills to allow capacity for self-evaluation and management that is strategic and focuses on quality nutrition practice;
• understood the importance of interdisciplinary approaches to the promotion of nutritional health and well being;
• obtained an understanding of the scope and potential of the discipline of nutrition;
• understood the importance of a commitment to the nutrition discipline including individual and collective professional development;
• the ability to promote informed and critical questioning and thinking.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

This course is only available for students who are currently enrolled in the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics. Transfer from the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics to the Graduate Diploma of Human Nutrition must be approved by the program coordinator. Students from this course will only be eligible for transfer into the Graduate Diploma of Human Nutrition after completing at least 24 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in Year 1.

Students will be granted credit for completed units.

PROGRAM OF STUDY [November, 2008]
To qualify for the the Graduate Diploma of Human Nutrition a student must complete 36 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study.

First Year

36 units comprising:

In place of 12 units of the core NUTD Year 1 Master of Nutrition and Dietetics topics specified above, the first year may include up to 6 units of Independent Studies [NUTD9155] from within the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics or up to 12 units from a relevant program within the university as approved by the program coordinator.

The award of a grade of Fail (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion or failure to complete the course within four consecutive years may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.