Highlights

• Choose elective units in complementary areas such as business, digital media, sport and exercise, or biosciences.
• Complete professional placement in a real-world setting with opportunities to travel to regional areas or overseas
• Prepare yourself for a career in education, health promotion, Indigenous health, marketing and communication, policy development or research.

Why choose this course?

This course is flexible, allowing you to explore career opportunities and develop a unique skill set by choosing electives in complementary areas such as business, digital media, sport and exercise, or biosciences.

You will be taught by staff with extensive industry experience in areas that include sports nutrition, health promotion, childhood obesity, Indigenous health and research. Their experience, combined with case studies offered by guest lecturers, will give you the knowledge to meet the needs and expectations of your clients. Close links with industry ensure our curriculum is relevant and our graduates can meet the demands of the changing healthcare environment.

Real-world learning

During this course, professional placement offers more than just an experience in nutrition. You can contribute to a real project or initiative that is making immediate changes to improve health outcomes. It is an excellent opportunity to work alongside other professionals. You can also travel and engage with communities in rural and remote Australia, and overseas.