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- Choose elective units in complementary areas such as business, digital media, sport and exercise, or biosciences.
- Complete professional placement in a real-world setting with opportunities to travel to regional areas or overseas
- Prepare yourself for a career in education, health promotion, Indigenous health, marketing and communication, policy development or research.
Highlights
- Choose elective units in complementary areas such as business, digital media, sport and exercise, or biosciences.
- Complete professional placement in a real-world setting with opportunities to travel to regional areas or overseas
- Prepare yourself for a career in education, health promotion, Indigenous health, marketing and communication, policy development or research.
Why choose this course?
This course is flexible, allowing you to explore career opportunities and develop a unique skill set by choosing electives in complementary areas such as business, digital media, sport and exercise, or biosciences.
You will be taught by staff with extensive industry experience in areas that include sports nutrition, health promotion, childhood obesity, Indigenous health and research. Their experience, combined with case studies offered by guest lecturers, will give you the knowledge to meet the needs and expectations of your clients. Close links with industry ensure our curriculum is relevant and our graduates can meet the demands of the changing healthcare environment.
Real-world learning
During this course, professional placement offers more than just an experience in nutrition. You can contribute to a real project or initiative that is making immediate changes to improve health outcomes. It is an excellent opportunity to work alongside other professionals. You can also travel and engage with communities in rural and remote Australia, and overseas.
Nutritionists focus on issues that affect the whole population. They are employed in a number of industries to analyse food supply, government policy and eating behaviours, and to develop new ways to promote healthy lifestyle choices and prevent diet-related disease within communities. Nutritionists can apply their expert knowledge to a number of nutrition services but are not qualified to provide medical nutrition therapy to individuals or groups in hospitals or other clinical environments.
Work Integrated Learning
During this course you will be required to complete 200 hours of professional work experience.
Double degrees
The previously offered Bachelor of Communication/Bachelor of Nutrition Science has been discontinued.
You may consider the Bachelor of Communication/Bachelor of Public Health or explore other options for QUT double degrees.
Careers and outcomes
Graduates often work as professionals in government, not for profit organisations, educational facilities, the food industry, health agencies, media and communication, corporate environments and community groups. They are skilled to work in roles that include health promotion, Indigenous health, international relief work, marketing, public relations, journalism, consulting to industry, product and policy development, plus many more.
This course can lead to further study or research in nutrition and related areas including dietetics, public health education and food entrepreneurship.
Professional recognition
Graduates are eligible to apply for membership of the Public Health Association of Australia and the Nutrition Society.
Possible careers
- Community nutritionist
- Corporate health officer
- Health educator
- Nutritionist
- Wellness consultant
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2025 fees
2025: CSP $9,400 per year full-time (96 credit points)
Additional Costs
There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. Some of these requirements have associated costs. Information is available from the Additional course requirements and costs website.
2025 fees
2025: $46,200 per year full-time (96 credit points)
Additional Costs
There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. Some of these requirements have associated costs. Information is available from the Additional course requirements and costs website.
2024 fees
2024: CSP $9,100 per year full-time (96 credit points)
Additional Costs
There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. Some of these requirements have associated costs. Information is available from the Additional course requirements and costs website.
2024 fees
2024: $42,700 per year full-time (96 credit points)
Additional Costs
There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. Some of these requirements have associated costs. Information is available from the Additional course requirements and costs website.
Student services and amenities fees
You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.
HECS-HELP: loans to help you pay for your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a HECS-HELP loan.
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
QUT Excellence Scholarship (Academic)
QUT's premier offering for students with outstanding academic achievement.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance
Equity scholarships scheme
A scholarship for low-income students studying in any faculty.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Struggling financially
QUT Elite Sport Scholarship
QUT's premier offering for students with outstanding sporting achievement.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Sporting excellence
International Merit Scholarship
A high achievement scholarship for future international undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance