Master of Nutrition and Population Health

at Deakin University

Course structure

To complete the Master of Nutrition and Population Health students must attain 16 credit points. All units are equal to 1 credit point completed over five trimesters of full-time study and/or part-time equivalent undertaken in campus mode of study. All units are core units (these are compulsory). There are no elective units.

Trimester 3 is a compulsory study period for all H748 international students in order to enable students to complete units in the required sequence and complete the course within the specified course duration of their Confirmation of Enrolment.

All commencing Faculty of Health Undergraduate and Postgraduate course work students are required to complete HAI010 Academic Integrity in their first trimester of study (0 credit point compulsory unit).

Core units

Year 1 - Trimester 1
 

• Academic Integrity (0 credit points)
• Principles of Nutrition
• Food, Nutrition and Behaviour
• Biochemistry and Physiology for Human Nutrition

Year 1 - Trimester 2
 

• Lifespan Nutrition
• Understanding Human Nutrition Research Studies
• Essentials of Food Science

Year 1 - Trimester 3
 

• Assessment Methods for Nutrition and Physical Activity Research
• International Nutrition
• Research Practice in Human Nutrition

Year 2 - Trimester 1
 

• Diet and Lifestyle Diseases
• Public Health Nutrition
• Nutrition Promotion

Year 2 - Trimester 2
 

• Policy and Practice for Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems
• Systems Thinking in Public Health Nutrition
• Obesity Prevention
• Nutritional Issues from Early Childhood to Adolescence

You may receive preclusions (*) based on previous studies. If you do, you can choose to undertake the following units:
 

• Sports Nutrition
• Postgraduate Nutrition Practicum
• International Nutrition
• Nutrition for Healthy Ageing
• International Perspectives in Food and Nutrition

Admission is based on:
 

• Bachelor degree or higher in any discipline, or
• Evidence of academic capability judged to be equivalent

Deakin University offers admission to postgraduate courses through a number of Admission categories.

Please note that meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee selection, which is based on merit, likelihood of success and availability of places in the course.

Estimated tuition fee - full-fee paying place
$38,000 for 1 yr full-time AUD

The 'Estimated tuition fee' is provided as a guide only based on a typical enrolment of students completing the first year of this course. The cost will vary depending on the units you choose, your study load, the length of your course and any approved Recognition of Prior Learning.

As a graduate of this course, you will find opportunities in a wide range of nutrition positions in government departments, non-government organisations, community sector agencies, food industry and consulting.