Bachelor (Honours)
Enjoy a career as a dietitian and/or nutritionist in industries including health, food, research, government, non-government, university and corporate sectors.
Learn from industry leaders with experience in areas, including sports dietetics and Indigenous health.
Gain a strong foundation in research and critical thinking with the embedded honours component.
Get hands-on experience providing nutrition assessments and dietary advice to real clients in QUT Health Clinics.
Complete professional placements in community health centres, hospitals, correctional facilities and catering institutions, with opportunities to travel to regional areas or overseas.
Eligible for membership to Dietitians Australia-a requirement to work in hospitals and to attract private health insurance.
Enjoy a career as a dietitian and/or nutritionist in industries including health, food, research, government, non-government, university and corporate sectors.
Learn from industry leaders with experience in areas, including sports dietetics and Indigenous health.
Gain a strong foundation in research and critical thinking with the embedded honours component.
Get hands-on experience providing nutrition assessments and dietary advice to real clients in QUT Health Clinics.
Complete professional placements in community health centres, hospitals, correctional facilities and catering institutions, with opportunities to travel to regional areas or overseas.
Eligible for membership to Dietitians Australia-a requirement to work in hospitals and to attract private health insurance.
The Year 12 Subject Scheme adjustments do not apply to this course.
Any other adjustment you receive to your ATAR or selection rank will be applied to this course.
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Overseas qualificationsQUT will consider equivalent overseas qualifications for admissions purposes. If you have tertiary qualifications from countries where English is not the standard language of instruction you must provide evidence of English language proficiency.
English language proficiencyWe require students to demonstrate they can speak write read and comprehend academic English to a specified standard.
Our English proficiency requirements for this course are:
The test must have been completed within 2 years prior to the proposed course start month.
Dietitians use their advanced knowledge in the science of nutrition to advise on appropriate diet food preparation and menu planning to treat nutrition-related disease.
Accredited practising dietitians often work alongside health professionals in hospitals and community settings delivering individual dietary counselling medical nutrition therapy and group dietary therapy. Their work contributes to the promotion of health the prevention and treatment of disease such as diabetes and cancer and optimal health maintenance.
The honours component of this course offers you a competitive advantage in the workplace. You will become a critical thinker with a strong foundation in research and develop advanced skills to lead in a profession where responsibilities and capabilities are expanding.
Graduates have a range of career pathways. They can provide medical nutrition therapy to clients in the management of disease and illness in hospitals private practice community health centres and nursing homes. They may also consult to the food industry on product development and marketing prepare educational resources for industry schools and community or develop food and nutrition policies for government and non-government organisations. They can also follow careers in academia research business corporate health and social media.
This course is accredited by the Dietitians Australia and graduates are eligible to apply for the Accredited Practising Dietitian credential. APD status is a requirement for medical benefit rebates.
Graduates can apply for membership of the Dietitians Australia the Public Health Association of Australia Sports Medicine Australia the Nutrition Society and other bodies.
Clinical dietitians can work in hospitals or outpatient settings or in private practice with individual clients or groups to help treat or manage their disease. Foodservice dietitians work in many setting to provide safe and nutritious foods.