STRU-NUTRI v.1 Nutrition Stream (BSc (Nutrition and Food Science))
Major/Stream Overview
This major/stream is part of a larger course. Information is specific to the major/stream, please refer to the course for more information.
The Nutrition Stream, further develops the student's understanding of the evidence behind the associations between diet and health outcomes. Students will explore the social and cultural influences that impact dietary decisions within the population and conduct a nutrition research project. Graduate nutritionists typically undertake further study to specialise in a professional area, including dietetics, research, food science and technology, health promotion or teaching. Graduates from this Stream will be eligible to apply for Association Nutritionist membership with the Nutrition Society of Australia.
Major/Minor/Stream Organisation
Course Structure | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
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Year 2 Semester 1 | |||||
FOOD2003 | v.1 | Food Chemistry | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
BCCB2003 | v.1 | Principles of Biochemistry | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
NUTR2000 | v.1 | Fundamentals of Public Health Nutrition | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
HUMB1001 | v.1 | Integrated Systems Anatomy and Physiology | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
100.0 | |||||
Year 2 Semester 2 | |||||
BCCB2002 | v.1 | Nutritional Biochemistry | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
BIOL2002 | v.1 | Physiology for Nutrition | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
NUTR2001 | v.2 | Nutrient Principles | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
FOOD2004 | v.1 | Food Processing | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
100.0 | |||||
Year 3 Semester 1 | |||||
BCCB3005 | v.2 | Minerals and Nutrition Evidence | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
NUTR3000 | v.1 | Nutrition Sociology and Education | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
BIOL3004 | v.1 | Exercise Physiology, Nutrition and Performance | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
PUBH3001 | v.1 | Applied Research and Biostatistics | 8.0 | 25.0 | |
100.0 | |||||
Year 3 Semester 2 | |||||
NUTR3002 | v.1 | Nutritional Status | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
NUTR3001 | v.1 | Nutrition Science | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
EPID3000 | v.1 | Nutritional Epidemiology | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
FOOD3005 | v.1 | Functional Foods and Product Development | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
100.0 |
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