Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition and Dietetics)(Honours)

About the course

A growing community and government concern with the health of Australians and the role of nutrition has raised the profile of the work of dietitians and their importance to public health. A demand exists for dietitians in rural communities and a range of research studies and professional literature indicates a need for a rural perspective to dietitian education.

Charles Sturt University’s Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition and Dietetics) program is the first of its kind offered outside a metropolitan area in Australia.

Themes of the course include rural health and remote and indigenous communities’ special health care needs. The Nutrition and Dietetics course has a strong nutrition and dietetics, biomedical sciences and food science focus.

Where it will take you

Graduates work professionally as dietitians in a range of clinical, private practice and industry settings.

You can work in areas including:

• nutrition assessment and management/clinical practice
• food service administration
• research and training
• nutrition education
• community and public health/public health nutrition
• private practice
• food industry

Your course is recognised by industry

The Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition and Dietetics) degree received accreditation by the Board of the Dietitians’ Association of Australia (DAA) in 2007. As a result of this accreditation, all graduates of the Bachelor degree are now eligible to apply for DAA membership with Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) status.

Honours stream

Students considering a future career in research are able to undertake an integrated honours program. The program is open to students with a credit average or above in the first two years of the course. Students will be supported by workshops and tutorials during the third and fourth year of the course as they undertake a research project under the supervision of a supervisor.

Graduation requirements

To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 256 points, including achieving a Pass grade or above in all subjects that have a clinical placement. Students will graduate from the Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition and Dietetics) with the award BHlthSc(Nutrit&Dietet).

Clinical requirements

Refer to the Clinical requirements section for information on:

Criminal Record Clearance
Immunisation

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