If you have an interest in health, a passion to understand and educate how the science of how food affects our lives, and good communication skills, an exciting career in nutrition and dietetics is for you. You’ll develop knowledge and skills to work as a dietitian and learn how to help improve the health of individuals and the community. You’ll learn through extensive practical experience in state-of-the-art facilities, including a purpose-built teaching kitchen and a nutrition clinic in the Griffith Health Centre. You’ll develop an understanding of chemistry, anatomy, physiology and biochemistry before taking advanced study in human nutrition and dietetics. In the final phase of your degree, you’ll complete a minimum of 20 consecutive weeks of full-time professional placement in a variety of sites across Queensland and interstate. For more course information, visit Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics at GU.
A Trimester 2 intake will be offered in 2024.
Refer to entry under Griffith College for: D Health Sciences/B Nutrition and Dietetics.
This an indicative only amount for first year fees. For further information refer to http://www.griffith.edu.au/students/enrolment-timetables-fees/paying-your-fees.
Important offer advice: Should you receive an offer into this program you will be required to enrol into classes* within a short timeframe. This information will be included in your Starting@Griffith email and expressed in the number of days from the day of issue of your email and is in line with the offer response date in your QTAC offer email. Please note that the number of days can vary depending on when the offer was made. This requirement applies irrespective of whether you accepted conditionally or unconditionally. If you do not enrol* into at least one class for your program by 5pm on the response day your offer will lapse. Lapsed offers are not automatically reinstated and reinstatement is subject to available places.
*Enrolling into classes means that you are advising when you are attending class/es. Enrolment must be submitted. Students must meet all professional practice requirements. For more information, visit the Griffith University website.
For minimum age requirements please visit Institution minimum age requirements
Applicants must meet the minimum age requirements for admission, see the QTAC website for details.
Griffith ATAR Guarantee applies to this program. For more information visit griffith.edu.au/guaranteed-admission.
Any General or Applied English subject (Units 3 and 4, C); One of Mathematical Methods (Units 3 and 4, C); Biology (Units 3 and 4, C); Chemistry (Units 3 and 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
96.75
85.35
77.00
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
99.95
90.85
85.00
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
25
<5*
<5*
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11
0
6
<5*
48
Percentage of all students
52.1%
<5*
<5*
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22.9%
0.0%
12.5%
<5*
100%
* “<5" – the number of students is less than 5
As a nutrition and dietetics professional, you’ll be qualified to work in traditional roles in the health industry as a dietitian/ nutritionist in private and public hospitals, community health services, health promotion and public health units, and in the emerging areas of private practice, and the food and pharmaceutical industries.
Dietetics Australia and Accredited Practicing Dietitian program.
4 years Full time or 4 years Part time & 2 years Full time