Degree Snapshot - Nutrition and Dietetics Degrees
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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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)
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| 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.