This is the perfect program for anyone who wants to improve people’s lives through food.

In this program you will:

• Learn in a specialised teaching kitchen
• Role play clinical consultations
• Work with a real client to give them a nutrition assessment
• Gain experience in medical nutrition therapy, public health nutrition, and food service systems

After you complete two years of full-time study, choose to take an embedded honours stream to focus on a research area of interest.

Post-admission requirements

Before undertaking Work Integrated Learning placement students must obtain a Blue card, complete a National Criminal History check and a QLD Health orientation package and may be required to complete first aid and CPR training. Students must also provide evidence of Hepatitis B immunisation, and evidence of vaccination for the diseases measles, mumps, rubella, varicella and pertussis — refer to Program Requirements.

Students will be required to undertake some placements outside the Sunshine Coast region in metropolitan and regional/rural centres. Expenses for these and other placement requirements are to be incurred by the student. Placements in fourth year are undertaken on a full-time basis.

Refer to the Dietetics - Placement page for further information.

Career opportunities

• Clinical dietitian
• Sports nutrition
• Private practice
• Community nutrition
• Public health nutrition
• Food service management
• Nutrition consultancy
• Research and education

Graduates are eligible to become members of:

• Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) program upon graduation