Overview

Dietitians are health professionals who apply the science of food and nutrition to promote health, prevent and treat disease and optimise the health of individuals and communities. The Master of Dietetics and Food Innovation at UNSW is an Australian-first, combining studies in dietetics and food innovation to ensure you develop … For more content click the Read More button below. In addition to learning the scientific and clinical skills you require for practice, you will develop your skills in ethical and empathetic care, collaborative teamwork, cultural safety and cross-cultural communication, creative and critical thinking and innovative problem solving. These skills will enable you to influence, promote change, and solve critical contemporary and future issues in food, nutrition and equity. The skills acquired in the program allows you to seek employment in a wide range of sectors, including in patient care, health promotion, food policy, food businesses and other food-related organisations, agriculture and technology, in industry, government and not for profit organisations.  The first year of the program includes training in clinical dietetics, medical nutrition therapy and counselling, alongside training in food science. This will prepare you for the second and final year of study which includes a minimum of 100 days of workplace-based training in a variety of settings and a research project which develops investigative skills.  This program is only available as part of the integrated Bachelor of Nutrition/ Master of Dietetics and Food Innovation double-degree (3894) and is not offered as a separate standalone program for direct entry. 

Program Structure

This program is only offered as part of the combined Bachelor of Nutrition/Master of Dietetics and Food Innovation double degree and is not available for direct entry.

Level 3 Core Courses
Level 4 Core Courses48 Units of Credit:
Level 5 Core Courses48 Units of Credit:

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You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.

Program Requirements

Participation and Enrolment Requirements

Criminal records check
Working with Children Check
Other

Internship, Placement and Exchange Opportunities

Placement Opportunities

Students will complete 800 hours of placement during the final year of the program. The placement consists of 10 weeks of clinical/individual case management in a health facility, 5 weeks of food service placement and 5 weeks of community nutrition placement. Students have the option of completing an additional 1-2 week professional interest placement. 

Compulsory Training Component

Clinical and other workplace observations and simulation training will be undertaken regularly throughout this program to prepare you for your advanced WIL experiences. 

You will also complete nearly 800 hours of placement during the final years of the program. The placement consists of 10 weeks of clinical/individual case management in a health facility, 5 weeks of food service placement and 5 weeks of community nutrition placement. You will have the option of completing an additional 1-2 week professional interest placement.

Placement sites will be allocated by UNSW and may include metropolitan, regional and rural areas.

Progression Requirements

Students who do not meet progression requirements will be expected to meet with the Program Authority to develop an individual exit plan. Students who have met the requirements for the Bachelor of Nutrition (3891) may transfer to this program to exit.

Students are permitted to attempt the same course a maximum of three times. A student who fails the same course for the third time will not be permitted to re-enrol.

For more information on university policy on progression requirements please visit Academic Progression

Associated Programs

Related Double Degree

Bachelor of Nutrition - BNutr
Master of Dietetics and Food Innovation - MDietFoodInnov3894 - Nutrition / Dietetics and Food Innovation

Professional Outcomes

Accreditations

Dietitians Association of Australia

Additional Information

This program is offered as a 5-year Bachelor of Nutrition/ Master of Dietetics and Food Innovation double-degree. A qualification will be awarded on completion of the 5-year program.

Program Fees

At UNSW fees are generally charged at course level and therefore dependent upon individual enrolment and other factors such as student's residency status. For generic information on fees and additional expenses of UNSW programs, click on one of the following:

Domestic Students
Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)
International Students

Additional Expenses and Resources

Students will be required to purchase the following items as part of the program: laboratory coat, laboratory safety glasses, hospitality tool kit, garden kit, uniform/t-shirt, textbooks, laptop, closed shoes. Students will also be expected to pay for the following costs associated with the program: regional/placement costs (travel and accommodation) and travel in Sydney to complete learning activities at off-site venues.

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