BNutrSc
Credit points
240
Minimum duration
3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Approved locations
- Blacktown
- Melbourne
- North Sydney
EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a credit point (cp) value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
Admission requirements
An applicant must comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:
State | Prerequisites |
---|---|
New South Wales | English Standard (Band 2) or English as an Additional Language (EAL) (Band 3) |
Victoria | Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English. |
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2022 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.
Completion requirements
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
For the Bachelor of Nutrition Science without a Major
- 180 cp from Specified Units List A (Part A)
- 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part D)
- 40 cp from Minor units (Part E)
OR
40 cp from Elective Units (Part H)
OR
For the Bachelor of Nutrition Science with a Public Health Major:
- 130 cp from Specified Units List B (Part B);
- 80 cp from Public Health Major (Part F).
- 10 cp from Elective Units (Part H)
- 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part D);
OR
For the Bachelor of Nutrition Science with a Culinary Nutrition or Food Science Major:
- 140 cp from Specified Units List C (Part C);
- 80 cp from Culinary Nutrition or Food Science Major (Part G).
- 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part D);
Progression requirements
Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the relevant Course Coordinator.
Part A : Specified Units List A
Complete 140 to 180 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
BIOL234 | Nutritional Physiology | 10 | |
CHEM105 | Foundations of Chemistry | 10 | |
CHEM112 | Organic and Food Chemistry | 10 | |
CHEM204 | Biochemistry | 10 | |
CHEM206 | Advanced Metabolic Biochemistry | 10 | |
PUBH102 | Foundations of Health Promotion | 10 | |
PUBH103 | Epidemiology | 10 | |
PUBH202 | Public Health Research Methods | 10 | |
NUTR101 | Introduction to Nutrition | 10 | |
NUTR102 | Culinary Nutrition Science | 10 | |
NUTR202 | Lifespan Nutrition | 10 | |
NUTR302 | Diet, Health and Disease | 10 | |
NUTR303 | Food Science in Practice | 10 | |
NUTR304 | Food Product Design and Development | 10 | |
NUTR305 | Community and Public Health Nutrition | 10 | |
BIOL125 | Human Biology 1 | 10 | |
BIOL126 | Human Biology 2 | 10 | |
BMSC209 | Pathophysiology | 10 |
Part B : Specified Units List B
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
BIOL234 | Nutritional Physiology | 10 | |
CHEM105 | Foundations of Chemistry | 10 | |
CHEM112 | Organic and Food Chemistry | 10 | |
CHEM204 | Biochemistry | 10 | |
CHEM206 | Advanced Metabolic Biochemistry | 10 | |
NUTR101 | Introduction to Nutrition | 10 | |
NUTR102 | Culinary Nutrition Science | 10 | |
NUTR202 | Lifespan Nutrition | 10 | |
NUTR303 | Food Science in Practice | 10 | |
NUTR304 | Food Product Design and Development | 10 | |
BIOL125 | Human Biology 1 | 10 | |
BIOL126 | Human Biology 2 | 10 | |
BMSC209 | Pathophysiology | 10 |
Part C : Specified Units List C
Complete exactly 140 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
BIOL234 | Nutritional Physiology | 10 | |
CHEM105 | Foundations of Chemistry | 10 | |
CHEM204 | Biochemistry | 10 | |
CHEM206 | Advanced Metabolic Biochemistry | 10 | |
PUBH102 | Foundations of Health Promotion | 10 | |
PUBH103 | Epidemiology | 10 | |
PUBH202 | Public Health Research Methods | 10 | |
NUTR101 | Introduction to Nutrition | 10 | |
NUTR202 | Lifespan Nutrition | 10 | |
NUTR302 | Diet, Health and Disease | 10 | |
NUTR305 | Community and Public Health Nutrition | 10 | |
BIOL125 | Human Biology 1 | 10 | |
BIOL126 | Human Biology 2 | 10 | |
BMSC209 | Pathophysiology | 10 |
Part D : Core Curriculum Units
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
UNCC100 | Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society | 10 | OR |
PHCC102 | Being Human | 10 | OR |
PHCC104 | Ethics and the Good Life | 10 |
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
UNCC300 | Justice and Change in a Global World | 10 | OR |
PHCC320 | The Just Society | 10 |
Part E : Minor Units
Complete exactly 1 of the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
EXSC | Exercise Science | 40 | |
SPNT | Sports Nutrition | 40 | |
INDE | International Development | 40 |
Part F : Public Health Major
Complete exactly 1 of the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
PHNE | Public Health | 80 |
Part G : Culinary Nutrition or Food Science Major
Complete exactly 1 of the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
CNTR | Culinary Nutrition | 80 | |
FSCI | Food Science | 80 |
Part H : Elective Units
Complete 10 to 40 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
BIOL205 | Pharmacology 1 | 10 | |
BIOL206 | Human Genetics | 10 | |
BMSC201 | Communicating Ideas in Science | 10 | |
BMSC207 | Microbiology and Immunology | 10 | |
HLSC220 | Health Care Ethics | 10 | |
PSYC100 | Foundations of Psychology | 10 | |
PSYC101 | Applications of Psychology | 10 | |
BUSN104 | Money Matters | 10 | |
BUSN113 | Managing People and Organisations | 10 | |
BUSN112 | Managing Markets | 10 | |
NUTR309 | Work Placement 1 | 10 | Professional Experience Unit |
NUTR310 | Work Placement 2 | 10 | Professional Experience Unit |
* Students may select elective units drawn from Major and Minor units listed above.
Elective units can also be taken from any other undergraduate program, subject to approval from the Course Coordinator.