Understand nutrition inside and out

Human nutrition is the branch of science devoted to the study of food and nutrients. It examines the effect that food and nutrients have on our physical, social, mental and environmental wellbeing. At the University of Canberra our emphasis is on the role of nutrition in the maintenance of health and wellbeing in different societies. You will gain specialist knowledge of the physiological, social, biochemical and epidemiological factors influencing diet-related diseases prevalent in societies today.

  Study a Bachelor of Human Nutrition at UC and you will:

• complete a range of foundation subjects to develop a sound scientific background in human nutrition including biochemistry, physiology and food science
• learn to describe all the factors that influence eating behaviour and responses to food today such as the psychological, social and cultural aspects of people’s relationship to food and their maintenance of health and well-being
• be prepared for entry into graduate courses in allied health areas, including dietetics and nutrition, sports dietetics, physiotherapy and pharmacy.

Work-integrated learning

Work-integrated learning (WIL) is learning first-hand through real work or work-like experiences. WIL is a key element to enhancing employability in the workplace and is integral to many of our courses. This reinforces our commitment to preparing professional and highly employable graduates with the right mix of skills and knowledge.

Standard Full time, Semester 1 commencing:

Year 1:

Semester 1:

• Chemical Foundations (11768)
• Introductory Nutrition (9280)
• Professional Orientation (Health) (11400)
• One Open Elective Unit

Semester 2:

• One Open Elective Unit
• Chemical Concepts (11724)
• Nutritional Science (8257)
• Systemic Anatomy and Physiology (6529)

 

Year 2:

Semester 1:

• Health Program Planning and Evaluation (10454) OR Professional Practice (Health) (11401)
• Fundamentals of Biochemistry (11733)
• Introduction to Food Science (9279)
• Regional Anatomy and Physiology (9808)

Semester 2:

• Biochemistry and Metabolism (11734)
• Nutrition and Disease (8255)
• Two Open Elective Units

Year 3:

Semester 1:

• Industry and Community Engagement (10120) OR Cross-Cultural Professional Practice (9855)
• Two Open Elective Units
• Integrated Physiology (11726)

Semester 2:

• Excitable Tissue Physiology (11729)
• Professional Evidence (Health) (11402)
• Two Open Elective Units

 

 

Standard Full time, Semester 1 commencing, SM0043 specialist major in nutrition practice:

Year 1:

Semester 1:

• Chemical Foundations (11768)
• Health Promotion Principles and Practice (10455)
• Introductory Nutrition (9280)
• Professional Orientation (Health) (11400)

Semester 2:

• Chemical Concepts (11724)
• Introduction to Research in the Health Sciences (11398)
• Nutritional Science (8257)
• Systemic Anatomy and Physiology (6529)

Year 2:

Semester 1:

• Fundamentals of Biochemistry (11733)
• Introduction to Food Science (9279)
• Health Program Planning and Evaluation (10454) OR Professional Practice (Health) (11401)
• Regional Anatomy and Physiology (9808)

Semester 2:

• Biochemistry and Metabolism (11734)
• Food Science (8251)
• Nutrition and Disease (8255)
• Nutrition, Society and Health (8259)

Year 3:

Semester 1:

• Nutrition Across the Lifecycle (8253)
• Sports Nutrition (8721)
• Industry and Community Engagement (10120) OR Cross-Cultural Professional Practice (9855)
• Integrated Physiology (11726)

Semester 2:

• Epidemiology and Principles of Research (8580)
• Excitable Tissue Physiology (11729)
• Global Nutrition (11577)
• Professional Evidence (Health) (11402)

 

Standard Full time, Semester 2 commencing:

Year 1:

Semester 2:

• Professional Orientation (Health) (11400)
• Systemic Anatomy and Physiology (6529)
• One Open Elective Unit
• Introductory Nutrition (9280)

Year 2:

Semester 1:

• Chemical Foundations (11768)
• Introduction to Food Science (9279)
• Regional Anatomy and Physiology (9808)
• One Open Elective Unit

Semester 2:

• Nutritional Science (8257)
• One Open Elective Unit
• Chemical Concepts (11724)
• Nutrition and Disease (8255)

Year 3:

Semester 1:

• Fundamentals of Biochemistry (11733)
• Integrated Physiology (11726)
• Health Program Planning and Evaluation (10454) OR Professional Practice (Health) (11401)
• One Open Elective Unit

Semester 2:

• Professional Evidence (Health) (11402)
• One Open Elective Unit
• Biochemistry and Metabolism (11734)
• Excitable Tissue Physiology (11729)

Year 4:

Semester 1:

• Industry and Community Engagement (10120) OR Cross-Cultural Professional Practice (9855)
• Three Open Elective Units

 

 

Standard Full time, Semester 2 commencing, SM0043 specialist major in nutrition practice:

Year 1:

Semester 2:

• Introduction to Research in the Health Sciences (11398)
• Introductory Nutrition (9280)
• Professional Orientation (Health) (11400)
• Systemic Anatomy and Physiology (6529)

Year 2:

Semester 1:

• Chemical Foundations (11768)
• Health Promotion Principles and Practice (10455)
• Introduction to Food Science (9279)
• Regional Anatomy and Physiology (9808)

Semester 2:

• Chemical Concepts (11724)
• Food Science (8251)
• Nutrition and Disease (8255)
• Nutritional Science (8257)
• Winter Term
• Nutrition, Society and Health (8259)

Year 3:

Semester 1:

• Fundamentals of Biochemistry (11733)
• Integrated Physiology (11726)
• Nutrition Across the Lifecycle (8253)
• Health Program Planning and Evaluation (10454) OR Professional Practice (Health) (11401)

Semester 2:

• Biochemistry and Metabolism (11734)
• Excitable Tissue Physiology (11729)
• Global Nutrition (11577)
• Professional Evidence (Health) (11402)

Year 4:

Semester 1:

• Sports Nutrition (8721)
• Industry and Community Engagement (10120) OR Cross-Cultural Professional Practice (9855)
• Epidemiology and Principles of Research (8580)

• Nutrition and community education environments
• Health promotion
• Food industry and food regulation
• Careers in the biological sciences
• Government policy
• Research in nutrition

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Pearson Test of Academic English: 50 with no skill score below 50

Cambridge English Scale: 169 with no sub-score below 169

Occupational English Test: No grade lower than 'C' in any of the sub-tests.