Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics (Honours)

This program is offered over four years full-time OR four years part-time plus two years full-time at the Gold Coast campus. Students will need to be available full-time to attend professional practice education placement activities in Years 3 and 4.

Students commencing in this program in Trimester 2 are required to complete core courses in Trimester 3.

Student Income Support

To be classed as a full-time student, you are required to enrol in a minimum number of credit points each standard study period. The minimum credit points for full-time enrolment in this program is 30 credit points.

Trimester 1 and Trimester 2 are deemed standard study periods. As Trimester 3 is a non-standard study period, continuing students moving from one year to the next will not be required to study during this trimester to be eligible for student income support.

Domestic students who commence in Trimester 3 may be eligible for student income support from the onset of study provided they are enrolled full-time in this study period.

Please refer to the Australian Government website for more details.

Work-integrated learning activities integrate theoretical learning with its application in the workplace. The inclusion of work-integrated learning activities in the degree program demonstrates Griffith's commitment to preparing its graduates for success in their working life. While there is work integrated learning throughout the degree, the major component occurs in the final year.

In this program, students will spend time in the work/professional environment undertaking placements at various locations. Placements may be outside of the Brisbane metropolitan/Gold Coast area and (by negotiation) interstate or overseas.

Students undertake 100 days (800 hours) of professional placement; 10 days (80 hours) in the third year of the program, with the remainder in the fourth year of the Program. All professional placements are under the supervision of a qualified dietitian with Accredited Practicing Dietitian (APD) credentials in a range of sectors including hospitals, residential aged care facilities, the community (government or non-government organisations) or private businesses.

You will be well positioned to work as a dietitian/nutritionist in private and public hospitals, community health services, health promotion and public health units and/or in private practice, health service management and the food and pharmaceutical industries.

The Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics is accredited by the Dietitians Australia.

Graduates are eligible to become members of the Dietitians Australia and can apply to join the Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) program.

There are placements associated with this program and before undertaking professional experience placements, all students in this program are required to have completed the following by the end of their first trimester of study:

• Vaccinations and Health Tests
• Licenses and Certificates
• Online Training
• Health Placement Requirements

Students should refer to the checklist of professional practice requirements for their Health discipline on the Health Placement Support Hub for full details of the requirements regarding professional placement to ensure that they meet eligibility for placement.