Our course is offered by Public Health and Preventive Medicine, primarily co-located with fellow This postgraduate course aims to prepare graduates with the professional and personal qualities required for future dietetic practice in a variety of workplace settings. The course integrates academic teaching and learning with clinical, population health, food service, research and management experience and is undertaken in both academic and professional practice placement settings (e.g., clinical, food service, community nutrition and public health nutrition). Professional practice placements may be in an urban or rural setting.

The objectives of the Master of Dietetics have been classified according to the four themes of the course:

• Personal development and professional practice
• Determinants and influences of public health and nutrition
• Nutrition fundamentals of health and disease
• Food: From science to systems.

Applied and practical learning experiences will traverse all themes to support the integrated approach to the teaching and learning of this course. The development of skills and knowledge in research relevant and/or applied to nutrition and dietetic practice will underpin each of the four core themes of the program.

Applicants are required to submit a Supplementary Information Form

Entry level 1 - 2 years

An Australian undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a relevant area of study* with a credit (60%) average. The undergraduate degree must have been completed in the past 10 years unless you have been assessed as having work experience that the Faculty considers equivalent. A second food /nutrition subject at any level is desirable (e.g. food science, nutrition science, lifespan nutrition).

* Relevant areas of study include: biomedical science, science, health sciences, nutrition, food science and exercise science.

The undergraduate degree must include:

Chemistry/Biochemistry 4 units - Biochemistry content with Chemistry (equivalent to 25% of a year study load – 2 units) followed by Biochemistry (equivalent to a 25% year load – 2 units). This content must include fundamentals of molecular biology, macronutrient structure, function and metabolism, cellular metabolism and regulation.

Human Biology & Human Physiology 4 units - Human Physiology content with Human Biology (equivalent to a 25% year study load – 2 units) followed by Human Physiology (25% of a year study load – 2 units) This content must include systemic human physiology including the eight body systems (immune, gastrointestinal, renal, endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, muscular and nervous systems)

Human Nutrition 1 unit - (equivalent to 12.5% of a year study load) This must include general principles of nutrition, essential nutrients (food sources, storage and function of macronutrients and micronutrients), principles of energy balance and nutrient analysis of foods.

Research Methods 1 unit - (equivalent to 12.5% of a year study load). This should include fundamentals of study design, data collection methods, data analysis including basic statistics and epidemiology.

Entry level 2 –   1.5 years 

An Australian undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in Nutrition Science with minimum credit average (60%) . The undergraduate degree must have been completed in the past 10 years unless you have been assessed as having work experience that the Faculty considers equivalent.

The undergraduate degree must include:

Chemistry/Biochemistry 4 units - Biochemistry content with Chemistry (equivalent to 25% of a year study load – 2 units) followed by Biochemistry (equivalent to a 25% year load – 2 units). This content must include fundamentals of molecular biology, macronutrient structure, function and metabolism, cellular metabolism and regulation.

Human Biology & Human Physiology 4 units - Human Physiology content with Human Biology (equivalent to a 25% year study load – 2 units) followed by Human Physiology (25% of a year study load – 2 units) This content must include systemic human physiology including the eight body systems (immune, gastrointestinal, renal, endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, muscular and nervous systems)

uman Nutrition 1 unit - (equivalent to 12.5% of a year study load) This must include general principles of nutrition, essential nutrients (food sources, storage and function of macronutrients and micronutrients), principles of energy balance and nutrient analysis of foods.

Research Methods 1 unit - (equivalent to 12.5% of a year study load). This should include fundamentals of study design, data collection methods, data analysis including basic statistics and epidemiology.

In addition, your undergraduate Nutrition Science degree will need to be assessed as providing equivalent content and assessment as the Masters Semester 1 units which include nutrition and chronic disease, current public health nutrition practice, health education and promotion, nutrition across the lifespan, food regulation in Australia, cultural competency and professional development as a dietitian. See unit outlines in the Handbook for further detail.