Master of Nutrition and Dietetics

Program Overview

The Master of Nutrition and Dietetics at this university is a two-year program designed for science graduates seeking a career in nutrition and dietetics. It provides a comprehensive understanding of human biochemistry, physiology, and nutrition, equipping students with the skills for individual patient care, public health nutrition, food service management, and research. Accredited by the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA), the program offers hands-on training through placements in leading hospitals and community settings, preparing graduates for a variety of professional roles in the field.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Our two-year course builds on major concepts from the study of human biochemistry and physiology to discuss the roles of nutrients, nutritional contents of food and diet in health and disease. It covers all the content and skills needed for you to become a career-ready professional. Designed for science graduates, our Master of Nutrition and Dietetics is a gateway to a dietetics career, offering hands-on nutrition training and a pathway to leading-edge dietetic and nutrition research and practice.

Outline:

Our Master of Nutrition and Dietetics is a postgraduate professional coursework degree to prepare students to work in all the major areas of nutrition and dietetics. It builds on major concepts from the study of human biochemistry, physiology, nutrition science and other biosciences. Our course will provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to work in public health nutrition and health promotion, individual patient case management, food service management, and research and evaluation. You will complete a prescribed program of core units in your first year covering topics such as nutritional and behavioural sciences, communication, counselling and education skills, dietary assessment, medical nutrition therapy and the role of diet in health and disease. In your second year you will complete a training placement comprising 20 weeks of individual case management, community and food service placement training. Additionally, you will undertake a semester of nutrition research, which may include a small survey, laboratory work, hospital project, secondary data analysis, or a literature review.

Careers:

Our Master of Nutrition and Dietetics will equip you with the skills for life-long professional development as a dietitian
utritionist, whether you want to work in public health, medical nutrition therapy, food service management, communication, management, or research and evaluation. Our graduates can be found in almost all areas of dietetic and nutrition practice, such as:

• large and small hospitals
• private practice
• community health
• NGOs such as Cancer Council
• government positions like Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
• working for the professional body DA
• the food industry
• academia and research.

Other:

This program is directed by Professor Anna Rangan. This program is accredited by the Dietitians Australia (DA). Graduates are eligible to apply to DA to join the provisional Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) program. Our program is accredited by the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA), which means you will be career-ready when you graduate. The second year of study will commence in late January for students on placement in Semester 1, or late June / early July for second semester placement. During your placement semester, you will participate in individual case management, community and food service placement training. For the individual case management dietetics placement, you will typically be attached to two or more teaching hospitals and their associated centres, where you will be supervised by Accredited Practising Dietitians. The majority of time is spent in either inpatient or outpatient settings of mainly public hospitals. Six weeks are spent in the community gaining experience in community and public health nutrition and four weeks in food service management. Mandatory work hours This course requires you to complete the following number of work hours: 40 hours per week over 20 weeks 800 Total hours We are ranked 25th globally for life sciences and medicine (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023) We are a top 20 university globally (QS World University Rankings 2024) You may be eligible for the NSW Health Tertiary Health Study Subsidy Program.