Nutrition and Dietetics Degrees in Victoria in 2023

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 2023
ACU (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.	60.70 (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.	65.25 (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.	89.10 (M)
La Trobe (M) – Melbourne	Nutrition Science	Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.	70.10 (M)
La Trobe (M) – Melbourne	Nutrition Science/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.	90.00 (M)
Monash (C) - Clayton	Nutrition Science	Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 27 in English (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 or Chemistry.	70.35 (C)
Monash (C) - Clayton	Nutrition Science - Scholars Program (Dietetics Pathway)	Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 27 in English (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 or Chemistry.	90.10 (C)
RMIT (C/B) – City/Bundoora	Food Technology & Nutrition	Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in any Mathematics.	66.65 (C/B)
SWINBURNE (H) – Hawthorn	Health Science (Nutrition major) and a Master of Dietetics	Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English other than EAL or at least 30 in English (EAL).	57.55 (H)
Victoria (F) - Footscray **Not Foundation Maths	Human Nutrition	Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (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 (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in two of Biology, Chemistry, Health And Human Development, any Mathematics**, Physical Education or Physics.	88.45 (F)

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

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