Program Overview

Master of Nutrition and Dietetics

The Master of Nutrition and Dietetics is a postgraduate degree that enables students to build critical thinking and research skills, managing, preventing, and optimizing the health of individuals, communities, and populations using diet. This course is designed to meet the Dietitians Australia National Competency Standards for Dietitians, including key areas of professional practice, improving nutrition outcomes for individuals, groups, and communities, critical thinking, and evidence-based practice, and collaboration with stakeholders.

Overview

Dietitians are specialist nutritionists who apply the science of food and nutrition to promote health, prevent and treat disease, and optimize the health of individuals, groups, communities, and populations. They are accredited to work in roles such as community and public health nutrition, clinical dietetics, food service systems management, and research. This enables dietitians to work in settings such as community centers, hospitals, private practice, research, food industry, nursing homes, sports teams, and food service.

Throughout the degree, students will study medical nutrition therapy, which involves translating the science of nutrition into personalized dietary advice to manage specific medical conditions. In addition, students will learn how to develop community nutrition program plans to help improve the nutrition of communities.

Careers

Possible career paths for graduates of the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics include:

• Clinical Dietitian
• Food Industry Dietitian
• Food Policy and Regulations Officer
• Food Quality and Safety Officer
• Food Service Dietitian
• Food Trends Analyst
• Health Coach
• Health Communications and Media
• Health Policy Development Officer
• Health Promotions Officer
• Private Practice Dietitian
• Product Developer
• Public Health or Community Nutritionist
• Recipe Developer
• Registered Nutritionist
• Research Dietitian
• Sports Dietitian
• Wellness Advisor

Accreditation & Professional Recognition

The Master of Nutrition and Dietetics has full accreditation with Dietitians Australia, making all graduates eligible for the credential of Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD).

Admissions Information

A range of admission options are available for future students. The procedures governing admission are defined in UOW's Admissions Procedures, and the UOW College Admissions Policy.

Entry Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree of at least three years’ duration from a recognized tertiary institution, including content in human biosciences, food, and nutrition, taught within an evidence-based paradigm.
• Human Biosciences and Food and Nutrition Science must include:
  1. Chemistry (0.25 EFTSL) followed by Biochemistry (0.25 EFTSL – typically two subjects at second-year level or higher, including metabolic biochemistry and laboratory practicals);
  2. Human Biology (0.25 EFTSL) followed by Human Physiology (0.25 EFTSL – typically two subjects at second-year level or higher, including systems physiology with laboratory practicals);
  3. Nutrition Science scaffolded across years of study (0.5 EFTSL – typically four subjects at different year levels across the degree); and
  4. Statistics, preferably biostatistics.

English Language Requirements

The following level of English is required to gain admission to this program:

• IELTS Academic: 7.0 overall, with 7.0 in Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking.
• TOEFL (Internet-based): 94 overall, with 24 in Reading, 27 in Writing, 24 in Listening, and 23 in Speaking.
• UOW College: English for Tertiary Studies: Distinction (weighted average mark of 75 overall and minimum 75 in Academic Reading and Writing (ARW) and 75 in Academic Listening and Speaking (ALS)).

Workload

As a full-time student, you can expect to commit around 48 hours of study per week. This includes class time and independent study. You may need to factor more time for examination study and practical work & placements.

Credit for Prior Learning

Students who have completed the Bachelor of Science (Nutrition) at the University of Wollongong can apply for specified academic credit of up to a maximum of 24 credit points. Students who hold other qualifications may also be eligible for specified credit. This will be assessed on a case-by-case basis by the Course Coordinator and recommended for approval by the Head of School.

More Detail

Fees

International Course fees table:

• Campus: Wollongong
• Delivery method: On Campus
• Session fee: $19,152 (2025)
• Course fee: $76,608 (2025)

Tuition fees are reviewed annually: fees payable are dependent on the year of commencement and are subject to increase during the period of study.

Key Dates

• Application Deadline: 30 September 2025 (International and Domestic)
• Session Details:
  • Orientation: Check your campus details
  • Session start: 2 March 2026
  • Census date: 31 March 2026
  • Mid-session recess: 20-24 April 2026
  • Session end: 25 June 2026

Compulsory Work-Based Placement

Your study program requires you to attend workplace experience or clinical placements within a range of health-related settings, completed over 20 weeks (totaling 800 hours, at 40 hours per week). Before you can commence a placement within a NSW Health facility, you must meet NSW Health’s mandatory requirements for a police check, code of conduct, and immunization/vaccination. Details of these and other pre-placement requirements can be found on the UOW Health Placements site.