This degree is for high achieving students who have completed the three-year Bachelor of Public Health Nutrition. This Honours program is an additional fourth year of study and is designed to provide students with the skills needed to demonstrate a clear understanding of research questions, an ability to investigate them and excellence in research practice.

This degree

The Bachelor of Public Health Nutrition (Honours) is a one-year program completed after the initial three-year Bachelor of Public Health Nutrition, for high-achieving students. This Honours degree will allow you to further develop your knowledge and skills in the field of Public Health Nutrition, and make you more competitive in the workforce. It is a research training degree that provides training in in-depth enquiry, specialised development of research skills, project management and communicating findings.

What you will study

In this program you will:

• Design, plan and implement a substantial piece of research
• Develop a research proposal, including a hypothesis, and submit an ethics application when and if needed
• Critically evaluate the relevant literature and exercise creative intellectual enquiry
• Contribute professionally in a research environment and, when necessary, work as part of a team to collaborate and exchange ideas with colleagues and peers.
• Present the research as verbal and written thesis/journal articles in an appropriate format.

Students must have attained at least a credit average in subjects undertaken in a recognised relevant undergraduate degree. The Postgraduate coordinator and prospective supervisor will determine whether a student’s 300-level subjects are appropriate for entry into the Honours program.

In addition, admission will be dependent upon the availability of an appropriate supervisor, who must be identified by the applicant prior to applying for entry. Students should contact the Department's Postgraduate Coordinator prior to applying for an Honours program.