If you’re interested in promoting and improving food choices by working in the community, this double degree offers the right combination of skill sets.

 

You’ll learn to identify the nutritional health needs of individuals, groups and communities; develop and coordinate promotional activities; and advocate for better health policies.

 

In your first year you will learn the foundations of health promotion and nutrition, and study core units with students from other health disciplines.

 

In your second, third and fourth years you will learn specialised health promotion and nutrition knowledge and skills. You'll also undertake an on-campus health promotion campaign and provide a school-based nutrition education session.

 

You'll develop diverse practical skills by completing a 100-hour professional placement in a public health or health promotion organisation.

 

Note that in Australia there is a distinction between dietitians and other occupations in the nutrition and food science field, including that of a nutritionist. You must complete a postgraduate course to qualify as a dietitian.