Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics

• General information
• Student outcomes
• Admission and selection
  • VCE prerequisites
  • Application procedures
  • Selection
  • Admission to first year with equivalent qualifications
  • Applications for non-school leavers
  • International students
  • Health requirements
  • Police checks
• Course structure
  • Core subjects and electives
    • First year
    • FIRST SEMESTER
    • SECOND SEMESTER
    • Second year
    • FIRST SEMESTER
    • SECOND SEMESTER
    • Third year
    • FIRST SEMESTER
    • SECOND SEMESTER
    • Fourth year
    • FIRST SEMESTER
    • SECOND SEMESTER
• Inquiries

General information

Course abbreviation: BND

Student outcomes

On successful completion of the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics, the student will have gained knowledge, understanding and practical experience in the following areas:

• human nutrition science and dietetics; food use in society; food science; nutrition education and behavioural science; nutritional assessment; community health; population health; organisation and management, including food services systems; nutrition research and evaluation
• interpretation of current nutrition science as practical information
• the conduct of timely and appropriate clinical nutrition assessments and interventions
• the management of nutrition care in clinical and community settings
• the management of nutrition programs at the population level and in the community
• the requirements for a safe secure and nutritious food supply
• the conduct of research and evaluation
• the maintenance of professional and ethical conduct as outlined in the code of Professional Conduct of the Dieticians Association of Australia
• continuing education self development using skills acquired in communication as a team member, priority setting, record maintenance, self evaluation and peer and mentor review.

On successful completion of the course, graduates may apply to the Dieticians Association of Australia for registration.

Admission and selection

VCE prerequisites

VCE units 3 and 4 with a study score of at least 25 in each of English and Chemistry (or equivalent Year 12 subjects).

Application procedures

Application for entry to the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics is through:
Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC)
40 Park Street
South Melbourne, Victoria 3205
Telephone 1300 364 133
Internet: http://www.vtac.edu.au
All applicants are also required to complete a Monash Nutrition and Dietetics application form, which is available from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences office after 1 June, and must be returned to the faculty by 17 November.

Selection

Selection will be made on the basis of ENTER. Applicants should consult the latest VTAC guide for further details. Additionally, interviews may be required in December and January.

Admission to first year with equivalent qualifications

Students who have not achieved their entrance qualifications in Victoria must hold qualifications which, in the faculty's opinion, are equivalent to those held by local candidates. The qualifications must include the same prerequisite subjects as those for local candidates outlined above. Such applicants must demonstrate at least the same level of academic merit as that which is required for local applicants.

Applications for non-school leavers

Applicants presenting with either partially complete or completed tertiary qualifications will be considered for entry to the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics course. In considering such applications, the selection committee will take account of an applicant's entire academic record. Applicants for later-year entry must clearly demonstrate to the selection committee that the content of their previous studies is at least equivalent to the Monash Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics course components for which they are seeking exemption.
Application for entry to the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics is through:
Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC)
40 Park Street
South Melbourne, Victoria 3205
Telephone: 1300 364 133
Internet: http://www.vtac.edu.au
All applicants are also required to complete a Monash Nutrition and Dietetics application form, which is available from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences office after 1 June 2000, and must be returned to the faculty by 17 November 2000.
Current Monash University students applying solely for a transfer to the Monash Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics course must complete a Monash Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics application form. A VTAC application is not necessary.

International students

Places are available in the first year of the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics course for international students. These students come from overseas to study in Australia under student visas and return overseas upon completion of their degree.
Selection of international students is determined on the basis of each applicant's academic qualifications.
Prospective applicants should be aware that the fee charged for the course will be set annually, taking into account inflation and other factors.

Health requirements

In order to meet health requirements for working in the wards of teaching hospitals and for protection of other students and themselves, students in the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics need to comply with certain precautionary procedures. These consist of confidential tests for immune status (including blood tests and skin tests), receiving vaccines and having X-rays where the evidence indicates these are appropriate and there are not specific contraindications in individual cases.
This policy is in accordance with the National Health and Medical Research Council advice that educational institutions training students in health sciences should ensure that such students are protected as far as possible by vaccination against risks of infection.
The faculty recommends that all students accept responsibility for having up-to-date immunisations before commencing the course. Recommended immunisations include diphtheria, tetanus, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, tuberculosis and hepatitis B.
Prospective students should note that on enrolment, students are provided with detailed written information and, as appropriate, counselling about the effect that HIV or hepatitis B infection may have on the ability of health care workers to practise their profession. In addition, arrangements will be made by the faculty for every student to have a personal consultation with an infectious diseases physician. At this time, a check for each student's immunity to diseases such as tuberculosis will be conducted and students will be offered advice and counselling about infectious diseases and their personal health.

Police checks

Organisations that host clinical placements may require students to have obtained a police check regarding their suitability to undertake such placements. All enrolled and prospective students are advised that they may be required to obtain and pay for a police check prior to undertaking the clinical placements in their course.

Course structure

The course is only offered as a four-year full-time degree, delivered at the Clayton campus. Students will study four subjects in each semester over the four years. The subjects are directly related to nutrition and dietetics, and include core subjects from the Bachelor of Biomedical Science (BBiomedSc). Intensive clinical hands-on experience in a range of clinical and community environments is a feature of the final two years.

Core subjects and electives

First year

FIRST SEMESTER

• BMS1011 Biomedical chemistry
• BMS1021 Cells, tissues and organisms
• BND1011 Social nutrition
• Elective subject

SECOND SEMESTER

• BMS1042 Biomedical science and society
• BMS1062 Molecular biology
• BND1022 Food chemistry
• BME1130 Human being in health and illness

Second year

FIRST SEMESTER

• BND2011 Nutritional physiology
• BND2021 Nutritional biochemistry
• BND2031 Nutrition and health psychology
• BMS2011 Structure of the human body

SECOND SEMESTER

• BND2042 Nutrition and immunology
• BND2052 Applied food science
• BND2062 Microbiology of food
• BND2072 Introduction to health care systems

Third year

FIRST SEMESTER

• BND3011 Public health nutrition
• BND3021 Clinical dietetics I
• BND3031 Diet related chronic disease and preventative nutrition
• BND3041 Nutrition across the life span

SECOND SEMESTER

• BND3052 Food science and skills
• BND3062 Health education
• BND3072 Clinical dietetics II
• BND3082 Therapeutic dietetics

Fourth year

FIRST SEMESTER

• BND4011 Clinical dietetics III
• BND4021 Clinical dietetics IV
• BND4031 Food service management
• BND4041 Introduction to health service management

SECOND SEMESTER

• BND4052 Program planning and supervised field work (equivalent to three subjects)
• BND4062 Clinical dietetics V

Inquiries

For further information, contact the Centre for Population Health and Nutrition, building E, level 5, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria 3168. Telephone 9594 5510 or 9905 4301 (Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences); email nutrition.dietetics@med.monash.edu.au
For further information online, see the Nutrition and Dietetics website at http://www.med.monash.edu.au/nutrition-dietetics

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