Nutrition And Dietetics Degrees in Victoria in 2025

According to the Dietitian Association of Australia (DAA) - Dietitian or nutritionist

Dietitians Australia, there is a distinction made between dietitians and other occupations in the nutrition and food science field, including that of nutritionist. The key difference between a dietitian and a nutritionist is that, in addition to or as part of their qualification in human nutrition, a dietitian has undertaken a course of study that included substantial theory and supervised and assessed professional practice in clinical nutrition, medical nutrition therapy and food service management.

So, in Australia, all dietitians are nutritionists however nutritionists without a dietetics qualification cannot take on the expert role of a dietitian.

Victorian universities offering undergraduate courses in nutrition, food science and/or dietetics include:

UNIVERSITY	COURSE	VCE PREREQ’ SUBJECTS	ATAR 2025
ACU (M) – Melbourne	Nutrition Science	Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL.	60.95 (M)
Deakin (M) - Melbourne	Nutrition Science	Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL.	65.50 (M)
Deakin (M) - Melbourne	Nutrition Science (Dietetics Pathway)	Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL.	90.00 (M)
Federation Online only	Food and Nutrition	Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in any English; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in one of any Mathematics or any Science.	N/PMin 50.00
La Trobe (M) – Melbourne	Food and Nutrition	Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.	60.00 (M)
La Trobe (M) – Melbourne	Food and Nutrition/Master Dietetic Practice	Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.	86.05 (M)
Monash (C) – Clayton Master of Nutrition and Dietetics	Nutrition Science	Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL.	71.45 (C)
Monash (C) – Clayton Master of Nutrition and Dietetics	Nutrition Science - Scholars Program (Dietetics Pathway)	Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL.	90.05 (C)
RMIT (C/B) – City/Bundoora	Food Technology & Nutrition	Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English other than EAL or at least 27 in English as an Additional Language (EAL); Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in one of Maths: General Mathematics, Maths: Mathematical Methods or Maths: Specialist Mathematics.	70.35 (C/B)
SWINBURNE (H) – Hawthorn	Nutrition	Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in English other than EAL or at least 25 in English as an Additional Language.	61.65 (H)
SWINBURNE (H) – Hawthorn	Health Science (Nutrition Major) and a Master of Dietetics	Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in English other than EAL or at least 25 in English as an Additional Language.	57.80 (H)
Victoria (F) - Footscray **Not Foundation Maths	Human Nutrition	Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in one of Biology, Chemistry, Health and Human Development, any Mathematics** or Physical Education.	N/P (F)
Victoria (F) - Footscray **Not Foundation Maths	Nutritional Science/Master of Dietetics	Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in one of Biology, Chemistry, Health and Human Development, any Mathematics**, Physical Education or Physics.	84.40 (F)

Note: Food Science and Nutrition are often offered as majors/minors in courses in biomedicine, exercise science, health, and science degrees, etc. Students are encouraged to browse VTAC for a comprehensive list, including double degrees.

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