Nutrition Major
Why ECU?
Unit set overview
Code
MABUSJ
Availability & Campus
JO | ML | BU | OL |
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Membership
Students can apply for membership with Nutrition Society of Australia (NSA).
Graduates, who complete this nutrition major within a science degree, are eligible to apply to the Nutrition Society of Australia's Register of Nutritionists.
Details
Structure
Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
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NUT1121 | Human Nutrition | 15 |
NUT1111 | Food and Nutrients | 15 |
NUT1112 | Nutrition and Public Health | 15 |
NUT2210 | Nutrition in the Life Cycle | 15 |
NUT2220 | Nutritional Assessment | 15 |
Plus 3 units from: | ||
NUT3215 ^ | Exercise Nutrition | 15 |
NUT3231 ^ | Food Habits and Trends | 15 |
NUT3221 ^ | Community Nutrition | 15 |
^ Core Option
For more detailed unit information for this Major take a look at our Handbook. To organise your life for next semester visit the Semester timetable.
Student handbookNotes
Learning Outcomes
- Apply broad human nutrition knowledge to a range of theoretical and practical health and nutrition science situations.
- Think critically to analyse, interpret and conceptualise complex health and nutrition problems.
- Think creatively to anticipate challenges and generate health and nutrition science solutions.
- Use digital technologies, numeracy and food literacies to access, evaluate and synthesise relevant information from multiple sources.
- Communicate health and nutrition science knowledge and uphold values in a range of community and professional contexts.
- Demonstrate global perspectives and diverse cultural competence.
- Work collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to implement social, sustainable and ethical nutritional and health science values.
- Demonstrate autonomy and accountability for own learning and self-reflective professional practice.
Career Opportunities
Possible future job titles
Community Nutritionist, Corporate Nutritionist, Research Nutritionist, Sports Nutritionist, Child Health Nutritionist, Health Promotion Nutritionist, Health Lifestyle Nutritionist, Aged Care Nutritionist
This Major can be studied in the following courses
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Reearna Morgan
Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition and Health Promotion majors) graduate