Bachelor of Nutrition (Honours)

For the award of Bachelor of Nutrition (Honours) [BNutr(Hons)], you must successfully complete 320 credit points, made up of the core courses AND

• 40 credit points for the dissertation;
• 40 credit points for advanced listed electives.

Other program requirements

You must successfully complete:

• no more than 120 credit points of Level 1 courses (the first digit of a course code denotes the level);
• at least 60 credit points of Level 3 courses or higher.

Classification of Honours

This degree with Honours may be awarded in the following classes:

• Class I Honours
• Class IIA Honours
• Class IIB Honours

The class of Honours to be awarded to each student in this degree will be determined on the basis of the GPA achieved for the 80 credit points of nominated courses and a minimum percentage for the Dissertation as outlined in the Dissertation Management Procedure.

The 80 credit points of nominated courses are as follows:

• 2214MED Public Health Research Methods (10CP)
• 3101AHS Medical Nutrition Therapy 1 (10CP)
• 3103AHS Community and Public Health Nutrition (10CP)
• 3144AHS Food Service Management (10CP)
• 6001AHS_P1 Honours Dissertation (20CP)
• 6001AHS_P2 Honours Dissertation (20CP)

If you do not achieve the standard necessary to be awarded Class IIB Honours, you will be required to transfer to the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics (1355) or Bachelor of Nutrition (1553) to be awarded the degree without Honours.