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Bachelor of Human Nutrition

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The Bachelor of Human Nutrition requires three years of full-time study. The award is offered by the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. The award is offered both as a distance course and also as an alternative study path, or exit degree, for students currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics.

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Admission requirements

The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.

Course aims

The course aims to produce graduates who can deliver quality nutritional practice within a wide range of settings including nutrition, public health, health education or health promotion. 

Learning outcomes

On completion of this course you will be able to:

  • undertake nutrition practice in a range of settings including public health and health promotion;
  • apply understanding of the principles of primary health care and the impact of social, political, economic, environmental and cultural factors on food choice and the health of individuals, families and communities;
  • show proficiency in various aspects of communication including group work, oral and written communication;
  • demonstrate independent learning and reflective practice skills to allow capacity for self-evaluation and management that is strategic and focuses on quality nutrition practice;
  • contribute to interdisciplinary approaches to the promotion of nutritional health and well being;
  • exhibit skills to practice within the scope and potential of the discipline of nutrition;
  • display professionalism and a commitment to the nutrition discipline including individual and collective professional development; and
  • promote informed and critical questioning and thinking.

Credit

Students from the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics who transfer into the Bachelor of Human Nutrition after successful completion of Years 1 and 2, may be eligible for two years of credit.

Program of study

To qualify for the Bachelor of Human Nutrition a student must complete 108 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to one of the following pathways:

  • Pathway 1 – for students commencing in Year 1
  • Pathway 2 – for students transferring from the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics

The award of a grade of Fail (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion or failure to complete the award within six consecutive years may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.

Pathway 1 - for students commencing in Year 1

Core - Year 1 topics

36 units comprising:

BIOL1102  Molecular Basis of Life  (4.5 units)
CHEM1202  Chemistry for the Life Sciences  (4.5 units)
HLTH1010  Research and Study Skills 1  (4.5 units)
HLTH1012  Indigenous Health for Health Sciences  (4.5 units)
NUTD1105  Food Systems  (4.5 units)
NUTD1106  Nutrition, Physical Activity and Health  (4.5 units)               

Plus one of:

CHEM1101  Chemical Structure and Bonding  (4.5 units)
CHEM1201  General Chemistry  (4.5 units)

Plus one of:

HLTH1004   Human Bioscience  (4.5 units)
MMED1005  How Your Body Works: Human Physiology and Structure (4.5 units)

Core - Year 2 topics

27 units comprising

BIOL2771  Biochemistry  (4.5 units)
MMED2931  Human Physiology  (4.5 units)
MMED3933  Biochemistry of Human Disease  (4.5 units)
NUTD2101  Nutrition Across the Lifecycle  (4.5 units)
NUTD2102  Food Products and Preparation  (4.5 units)
NUTD2105  Individual, Social and Environmental Perspectives on Food Consumption (4.5 units)

Option - Year 2 topics

Plus 9 units of option topics chosen from the following list:

COMS1004  Writing for Digital Environments  (4.5 units)
HLTH2105  Health: A Psychological Perspective ( 4.5 units)
HLTH2109  Telehealth and Communications  (4.5 units)
MMED2932  Integrative Human Physiology  (4.5 units) #
NUTD2003  Nutrition and the Ageing Population  (4.5 units)
PSYC1108  The Psychology of Surviving and Thriving  (4.5 units)

Core - Year 3 topics

22.5 units comprising:

HLTH2107  Research and Study Skills 2  (4.5 units)
NUTD3101  Fundamentals of Nutritional Epidemiology  (4.5 units)
NUTD3102  Nutrients Role and Function  (4.5 units) 
NUTD3107  Public Health and Community Nutrition  (4.5 units)
NUTD3017  Public Communications in Nutrition  (4.5 units)

Option - Year 3 topics

Plus 13.5 units of option topics chosen from the following list:

AGES3001  Contemporary Issues in Ageing Societies  (4.5 units)
BUSN3027  E-Business  (4.5 units)
COMS2002  Technical Writing  (4.5 units)
COMS2003  Journalism  (4.5 units)
COMS3005  Writing for Business and the Public Sector  (4.5 units)
EXSC3010  Psychology of Exercise, Health and Behaviour Change  (4.5 units)
NUTD2003  Nutrition and the Ageing Population  (4.5 units)
NUTD3016  Critical Nutrition and Aged Care  (4.5 units)
NUTD3110  Independent Studies in Nutrition and Dietetics  (4.5 units)
NUTD3203  Nutrition for Sports Performance  (4.5 units)

#pre-requisite topic for applying to do Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics

Pathway 2 - for students transferring from the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics

To qualify for the Bachelor of Human Nutrition a student must complete 108 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study.

The award of a grade of Fail (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion or failure to complete the award within six consecutive years may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.

Core - Year 1 topics

27 units comprising:

BIOL1102  Molecular Basis of Life  (4.5 units)
CHEM1202  Chemistry for the Life Sciences  (4.5 units)
HLTH1012  Indigenous Health for Health Sciences  (4.5 units)
NUTD1105  Food Systems  (4.5 units)
NUTD1106  Nutrition, Physical Activity and Health  (4.5 units)              

Plus one of:

CHEM1101  Chemical Structure and Bonding  (4.5 units)
CHEM1201  General Chemistry  (4.5 units)

Plus 9 units of option topics from the Option - Year 1 & 2 topics list.

Core - Year 2 topics

31.5 units comprising:

BIOL2771  Biochemistry  (4.5 units)
MMED2931  Human Physiology  (4.5 units)
MMED2932  Integrative Human Physiology  (4.5 units)
MMED3933  Biochemistry of Human Disease  (4.5 units)
NUTD2101  Nutrition Across the Lifecycle  (4.5 units)
NUTD2102  Food Products and Preparation  (4.5 units)
NUTD2105  Individual, Social and Environmental Perspectives on Food Consumption (4.5 units)

Plus 4.5 units of option topics from the Option - Year 1 & 2 topics list.

Option - Year 1 & 2 topics

DSRS1202  Lifespan Development  (4.5 units)
DSRS1206  Health Issues and Disability  (4.5 units)
ESOL1101  English as a Second Language 1  (4.5 units) International students only
HLTH1003  Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Care  (4.5 units)
HLTH1004  Human Bioscience  (4.5 units)
HLTH1101  Health Promotion for Health Professionals  (4.5 units)
HLTH1304  Interpersonal and Interprofessional Communication  (4.5 units)
HLTH1306  Contemporary Health Issues in Australia  (4.5 units)
MMED1005  How Your Body Works: Human Physiology and Structure  (4.5 units)
NUTD1101  The Australian Table – An Introduction to Food and Food Culture  (4.5 units)
PSYC1101  Psychology 1A  (4.5 units)
PSYC1102  Psychology 1B  (4.5 units)
PSYC1108  The Psychology of Surviving and Thriving  (4.5 units)

or other elective topic approved by the Course Coordinator.

Core - Year 3 topics*

36 units comprising:

NUTD3101  Fundamentals of Nutritional Epidemiology  (4.5 units)
NUTD3102  Nutrients Role and Function  (4.5 units)
NUTD3103  The Nutrition Care Process  (4.5 units)
NUTD3104  Communication and Nutritional Counselling  (4.5 units)
NUTD3106  Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics  (9 units)
NUTD3107  Public Health and Community Nutrition  (4.5 units)
NUTD3109  Food Service and Professional Practice  (4.5 units)
NUTD3110  Independent Studies in Nutrition and Dietetics  (4.5 units)##

##For students requiring an additional 4.5 units to meet the degree requirements, this topic is highly recommended, but not compulsory.

* In place of 18 units of NUTD Year 3 topics specified, Year 3 may include other topics of relevance to the practice of nutrition, subject to the approval of the Course Coordinator.

Combined degrees

The Bachelor of Human Nutrition may also be studied in a combined degrees program with a:

Bachelor of Exercise Science

 

Every effort has been made to ensure the information published on the Course Rule pages is accurate at the time of publication. Flinders University reserves the right to amend its curriculum without prior notice, and will update the Course Rules to reflect any amendments at the earliest opportunity.

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