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Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics

Study Nutrition and Dietetics at Flinders

Help people achieve the best health through nutrition.

Prepare to become a professional who can interpret and translate scientific knowledge into practical information to help people improve their health through diet. You will gain knowledge about the nature, management and prevention of diet-related diseases, and the social and psychological factors that influence what people eat.

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Prerequisites

None

Assumed knowledge

None

2018 selection rank

94.30

Guaranteed selection rank

N/A

Adjustment factors available: Yes

SATAC code

214381

Delivery mode
On campus:
  • – Bedford Park
Online: No
Duration

4 years full-time

Annual indicative fee
  • 2018: $9,295
How are these fees calculated?
Start dates
  • – March

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Why study Nutrition and Dietetics at Flinders

  • Accredited by the Dietitians Association of Australia
  • Flinders’ research in nutrition and dietetics ranked well above world standard in the Australian Government’s latest Excellence in Research Australia rankings (2015)
  • Staff are accredited practising dietitians with links to the profession
  • Honours program is embedded into the final year of study for eligible students
  • Online study for a select number of topics during the first three years

Your career

The degree prepares graduates to work as professional nutritionists and dietitians in a range of settings.

Potential occupations include:

  • clinical dietitian
  • sports nutritionist
  • consultant and private practitioner
  • dietitian working in rehabilitation
  • community health nutritionist
  • diabetes educator
  • food industry nutritionist.

Potential employers include:

  • hospitals
  • community health centres
  • private practice and consultancy
  • food industries
  • research institutions.

Professional accreditation/recognition

This degree is accredited by the Dietitians Association of Australia and is recognised in Singapore, UK, New Zealand and Canada.

What you will study

First year

A typical first year may include:
  • core topics in molecular basis of life; how your body works; Indigenous health for health sciences; food systems; nutrition, physical activity and health; and chemistry for the life sciences
  • study of chemical structure and bonding or general chemistry
  • an elective topic.

Second year

A typical second year may include:
  • core topics in biochemistry, human physiology, integrative human physiology, biochemistry of human disease, nutrition across the life cycle, food products and preparation, and individual, social and environmental perspectives on food consumption
  • an elective topic.

Third year

A typical third year may include:
  • core topics in the fundamentals of nutritional epidemiology, the role and function of nutrients, the nutrition care process, communication and nutritional counselling, clinical nutrition and dietetics, public health and community nutrition, and food service and professional practice.

Honours year

A typical honours year may include:
  • core topics in theory and practice of food service, and research methods and skills in evidence-based nutrition practice
  • independent studies in nutrition and dietetics
  • a clinical placement
  • a community/public health placement
  • an honours research project in nutrition and dietetics for those accepted into the honours program.

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Practical experience

The degree provides you with practical experience that prepares you for the workforce.

  • Complete 21 weeks of practice placements – including clinical placements, community public health placements and food service placements – to develop your skills to graduate-entry level and be eligible for Dietitians Association of Australia membership on graduation.
  • Undertake professional placements in third and fourth year including a placement in a metropolitan hospital ward and observational placements across metropolitan and rural South Australia.
  • Develop research skills through independent studies and topics in your final year.

What you will need

You will be required to undergo criminal history record assessments and receive immunisations prior to work placements.

Study abroad

There are opportunities to take your studies overseas with a student exchange program.

Innovation and
enterprise topics

At Flinders University, we recognise that careers are evolving and the workplace of the future will look very different from today.

Whatever undergraduate course you are studying at Flinders you can add innovation and enterprise electives to your degree to gain new, adaptable and transferrable skills that will equip you for changes in the global job market.

These innovation and enterprise electives prepare you for the careers of tomorrow by developing what we like to call ‘personal enterprise skills’ – the innate ability to adapt to whatever life throws at you, professionally and personally.

How to apply

1

Choose your preferred course.

 

2

Check the entry requirements.

(See fast facts at top of the page)

 

3

Consider the admission pathways available to you.

 

4

Choose other courses to include in your preferences.

 

5

Visit SATAC and submit your application online.

This course is only available to school leavers – i.e. applicants who are competing for entry on the basis of performance in SACE Stage 2 studies or the International Baccalaureate or interstate/overseas equivalent AND Adult Entry applicants (STAT/bridging program).

Applicants who have an academic record of two years or less of full-time equivalent study at higher education level (including Bachelor degrees from TAFE or RTOs) are eligible to apply but will only be considered on the basis of their Year 12 ATAR or Adult Entry Rank.

If you have an Australian rural background, you may be eligible to access a sub-quota of reserved places in many Flinders health programs, including this one.  

Within 10 working days after submitting the SATAC application, you must submit a Statutory Declaration to SATAC which confirms that they have lived in non-metropolitan areas of Australia (Remoteness Classifications RA2 to RA5) for any five years consecutively or at least 10 years cumulatively.

Download a Statutory Declaration form (PDF).

Am I eligible?

At Flinders we recognise that every future student is an individual and that what works for one might not be right for another.

That’s why we provide various entry pathways into Flinders University and your preferred course.

Find the entry path that’s right for you.

Explore our pathways

When choosing your preferences through SATAC, other Flinders degrees you might want to include in your list are:

How to apply

1

Select your course.

 

2

Check entry requirements.

 

3

Check your eligibility for credit.

 

4
5

Obtain certified documents.

 

6

Submit your application and documents.

View further details

If you don’t meet our English language entry requirements and need to improve your English language proficiency, you can do so through our approved English Language Instruction Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS) providers.

This means that you can attend the required English language tuition at approved ELICOS providers and gain direct entry into university without an IELTS or TOEFL test.

Find out more

If you don’t meet our academic entry requirements, you can still gain entry to Flinders University through academic pathways programs provided by the Flinders International Study Centre.

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Course enquiries

Want more information about studying at Flinders University? Contact us to find out more – we’d love to help you decide if Flinders University is the right choice for you.

Course enquiries

For all course enquiries phone or email us or complete the course enquiry form.

1300 354 633

askflinders@flinders.edu.au

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