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Growing awareness of the importance of dietary needs, vitamins and minerals within the marketplace has resulted in an increased demand for trained practitioners. Nutrition graduates generally enter clinical practice, either alone or as a partner in a healthcare clinic, research and development or become sales representatives and consultants.
Nutritional Medicine
Nutritional medicine practitioners apply knowledge of the therapeutic and preventive potential of food, diet, micronutrients (vitamins, minerals and trace elements) to maintain and promote clients' health. The Nutritionist or Nutritional Medicine Clinician may plan appropriate patient-based diet and prescribe nutritional supplements for general well being, or to treat clients with specific health conditions.
Bachelor of Health Science (Nutritional Medicine)
This three year full time (or equivalent part-time) course provides graduates with specialist nutritional medicine clinical knowledge and skills to become future leaders in the area of nutrition and nutritional practice. The course includes in-depth studies in medical science, research, nutritional biochemistry and clinical nutritional/dietary medicine, clinical case taking, and communication and professional interaction.
This course is available in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne and Perth. Many subjects are available ONLINE.
Semester Two begins 2 August, 2010 ENROL NOW
| Bachelor of Health Science (Nutritional Medicine) 2011 | |||||||
| Year One: Semester One | |||||||
| Code | Subject | Prerequisites | Hours/week | Available Online | |||
| BIOB111 | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Nil | 6 | Y | |||
| SOCF111 | Foundations of Communication and Counselling | Nil | 3 | Y | |||
| BIOH111 | Human Biological Science 1 | Nil | 6 | Y | |||
| SOCH111 | History of Healing | Nil | 6 | Y | |||
| BIOM111 | Microbiology | Nil | 3 | Y | |||
| Year One: Semester Two | |||||||
| BIOQ121 | Foundations of Critical Enquiry | Nil | 3 | Y | |||
| SOCP121 | Psychology and Counselling Theory | SOCF111 | 3 | YN | |||
| BIOH122 | Human Biological Science 2 | BIOH111 | 6 | Y | |||
| NMDF121 | Foundations of Human Nutrition | BIOB111 | 6 | Y | |||
| NMDS121 | Sociology of Food and Nutrition | 1st Semester | 6 | Y | |||
| Year Two: Semester Three | |||||||
| BIOP211 | Pharmacology | 1st Year | 3 | Y | |||
| NMDM121 | Science and Medicine of Food | 1st Year | 6 | Y | |||
| BIOS211 | Pathology and Clinical Science 1 | 1st Year | 6 | N | |||
| NMDF211 | Nutritional Biochemistry | 1st Year | 3 | Y | |||
| NMDC211 | Nutritional Medicine Clinical Skills | 1st Year | 6 | N | |||
| Year Two: Semester Four | |||||||
| BIOS222 | Pathology and Clinical Science 2 and 3 | 1st Year, BIOS222 | 6 | N | |||
| BIOE221 | Clinical Examination | 1st Year | 3 | N | |||
| BIOT221 | Western Diagnostic Techniques | 1st Year | 3 | N | |||
| NMDC221 | Clinical Nutritional Medicine Management and Prescription | 1st Year | 9 | N | |||
| NMDD221 | Dietary Planning across the Lifespan | 1st Year | 3 | N | |||
| Year Three: Semester Five | |||||||
| SOCI221 | Interpersonal Skills of the Helper | 2nd Year, SOCP121 | 3 | N | |||
| NMDD312 | Dietary Planning in Disease and Illness | 2nd Year | 3 | N | |||
| NMDA311 | Advanced Human Nutrition | 2nd Year | 6 | N | |||
| NMDC312 | Nutritional Medicine Clinical Practicum 1 | 2nd Year | 12 | N | |||
| Year Three: Semester Six | |||||||
| NMDC323 | Nutritional Medicine Clinical Practicum 2 | 2nd Year, NMDC312 | 21 | N | |||
| SOCE311 | Establish and Manage a Practice | 2nd Year, BIOS222 | 3 | Y | |||
Course Duration 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Study Mode On campus
Intake Two semester intakes per year (late February and early August on campus).