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Master of Dietetics

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Course code: SIA-200295UniversityStudy area: HealthCourse data availableData JSON

Course overview

If you're passionate about healthy eating and well-being, and want to promote better understanding of the benefits of nutrition in diverse communities and settings, La Trobe's Master of Dietetics has been established to reflect the emerging needs of this changing profession. La Trobe has a long history of nutrition education, and our new contemporary Master of Dietetics both builds on that history and embraces newfound developments and changing ideologies. Our person-centred, socially conscious approach to nutrition science favours the teaching of flexible concepts over dogmatic facts, and aids you in establishing a strong professional approach and individual identity. Applying your research skills in diverse practice settings, utilise La Trobe's long-term industry partnerships to gain on-the-ground experience in clinical and community spaces.

Entry requirements

Postgraduate and higher courses usually use academic prerequisites, degree equivalence and English-language requirements.

Postgraduate entry

Postgraduate: Prerequisites - Course specific requirements - The successfully completed cognate undergraduate Bachelor (AQF7) degree program in nutrition, or in a science or health-related discipline must have been completed within the last eight years.

Subsequent postgraduate study and/or work experience in a relevant area may also be considered.

  • Postgraduate: Prerequisites - Course specific requirements - The successfully completed cognate undergraduate Bachelor (AQF7) degree program in nutrition, or in a science or health-related discipline must meet the following conditions:
  • Each subject must be equivalent to at least 0.125 Effective Full-time Study Unit (EFTSU).
  • The required units of human physiology and biochemistry must be completed at a second-year tertiary level or higher (Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Level 6 or higher).
  • The required general research and epidemiology must be completed at a second year tertiary level or higher (AQF level 6 or higher)
  • Specialisation - compulsory: Physiology studies must have included systemic physiology and/or pathophysiology, including homeostatic mechanisms and at least six of the following eight systems: body defences (immune system), gastrointestinal, renal, endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, muscular and nervous systems.
  • Specialisation - compulsory: Nutrition science must have included macronutrients and micronutrients (food sources, metabolism, storage and function), principles of energy balance and nutrient analysis of foods.
  • Postgraduate: Prerequisites - Course specific requirements - WAM - Weighted Average Mark (WAM) 70% Additional Information regarding WAM and Early Conditional Offers
  • Postgraduate: Prerequisites - Course specific requirements - Successful completion of a cognate undergraduate Bachelor (AQF7) degree program in nutrition, or a science or health-related discipline with a nutrition minor or equivalent subjects.

Subjects completed must include two units each of: human biology, human physiology, chemistry, and biochemistry, as well as units covering nutrition science, nutrition and disease, food science and food skills, general research and epidemiology.

  • Postgraduate: Prerequisites - Course specific requirements - Successful completion of La Trobe Bachelor of Nutrition Science/Bachelor of Human Nutrition

OR

Successful completion of La Trobe Bachelor of Food and Nutrition, including completion of HBS301 as an elective

  • International: IELTS - 7.0 < 7.0 - 7.0 IELTS (Academic) with no individual band less than 7.0.

Note: This course may be subject to alternative or extra entry requirements depending on your life circumstances and/or work experience.

For the complete entry requirements, please search for your course on the La Trobe website: latrobe.edu.au/courses

English requirement
IELTS Academic 7

If your current English result is below direct entry, consider the university-recognised English language pathway or ELICOS package; successful completion at the required level can usually satisfy English entry without another English test.

Course curriculum

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