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Nutrition and Dietetics
According to the Dietitian Association of Australia (DAA) - DAA - FAQs, 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 considered to be nutritionists; however, nutritionists without a dietetics qualification cannot take on the specialised role of a dietitian.
Victorian universities offering undergraduate courses in nutrition, food science and/or dietetics include:
| UNIVERSITY | COURSE | VCE PREREQUISITE SUBJECTS | ATAR 2016 |
| Deakin(M) - Melbourne | Food & Nutrition Sciences | Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL. | 70.50+ (M) |
Federation
(Mt. H) – Mt. Helen(G) - Gippsland | Food & Nutritional Sciences | Units 1 and 2: satisfactory completion in two units (any study combination) of any Mathematics or Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in any Mathematics; and a study score of at least 20 in any English. | n/a (Mt, H) n/a (G) |
La Trobe
(M) - Melbourne | Applied Science/Dietetic Practice | Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL. | n/a (M) |
| Human Nutrition | Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL; and a study score of at least 25 in two of Biology, Chemistry, any Mathematics, Physical Education or Physics. | 66.75 (M) | |
Monash
(C) - Clayton | Nutrition Science | Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 35 in English (EAL) or at least 30 in English other than EAL; and a study score of at least 25 in Chemistry. | 75.50 (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; and a study score of at least 20 in any Mathematics. | 62.15 (C/B) |
Victoria (F) - Footscray (St. A) – St. Albans | Nutrition & Food Science | Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL. | n/a (F) n/a (St. A) |
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