As a graduate you will focus on nutrition issues that affect the whole population. With scientific knowledge about how food and nutrition can impact diet and prevent chronic disease, graduates are employed in a number of industries to analyse food supply, eating behaviours, and government policy, and to promote healthy lifestyle choices. Professional placements provide an understanding of how nutrition can be applied in diverse environments.
You can choose elective units in social media, exercise and sport, business and biosciences.
QUT Offer Guarantee:If you achieve an ATAR/QUT selection rank of 93.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfied all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
For more course information, visit Bachelor of Nutrition Science at QUT.
There are additional course requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. These requirements may have associated costs. Information is available from qut.edu.au/study.
A Suitability Card is required; refer to institution
For additional information about the admissions criteria for QUT and for this course, refer to QUT’s website.
Applicant must be 16; Completion of Year 12 or attained age 18 years
English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C); Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C); Chemistry (Units 3 & 4, C)
For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.
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Highest Rank to receive an offer
Median Rank to receive an offer
Lowest Rank to receive an offer
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
94.85
77.00
62.95
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
94.85
78.20
70.80
Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.
For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.
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Higher education study
Vocational Education and Training (VET) study
Work and life experience
Recent secondary education
Recent secondary education admitted solely on the basis of ATAR/Rank
Admitted where both ATAR/Rank and additional criteria were considered
Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR/Rank was not a factor
International students
All students
Number of students
24
7
<5*
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30
0
<5*
5
72
Percentage of all students
33.3%
9.7%
<5*
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41.7%
0.0%
<5*
6.9%
100%
* “<5" – the number of students is less than 5
Community health centres and public health areas, government agencies, educational institutions, food industry, corporate environments.
Public Health Association of Australia; Nutrition Society of Australia.
3 years Full time