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This coursework Masters is a pathway to the profession of dietetics, comprising of both community and clinical practice components. Within the learning activities of the course, students are trained to understand and interpret nutrition science, assess nutritional needs, conduct research, and give dietary advice for general health and specialised requirements, including medical conditions and improved performance.
This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.
Students are required to undertake clinical, community and food service placements in the final semester of the course. Students who have a gap of 18 months or longer between completing relevant course work units and enrolling in placement units will be required to meet with the Unit Coordinator to develop a Learning Contract. Students who do not complete the Learning Contract to the required standard will not be permitted to progress to the Professional Practicum Program.
Before undertaking any clinical placement, students are required to have a Communicable Diseases, Criminal Record, and Working with Children clearance.
These full-time work placements may extend outside the standard university semester calendar. Students may be required to travel to placement sites or to relocate to a rural or regional setting for the period of the placement.
Students who do not demonstrate competency on the completion of a placement unit are awarded a fail for the unit and in accordance with the ECU University Rules, students are permitted to repeat the placement units for a total of three times.
This course has been Accredited by: Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA).
Graduates of this course are eligible to become full members of DAA and join the Professionally-Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) Program.
All applicants are required to have a Bachelor degree in science, bioscience or health, with a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 65 per cent or higher, where half of the units at the first-year and second-year level are be comprised of bioscience, chemistry, physiology and biochemistry, including at least 15 per cent of a full-year load each of biochemistry and physiology. The Bachelor degree must contain at least two second-year or higher level biochemistry units, for which chemistry was a pre-requisite, and two second-year or higher level physiology units.
Students must attain an Academic IELTS with an overall band minimum score of 7.0 (no individual band less than 6.5).
For equivalent language test requirements refer to ECU English Standards Policy.
The full time course commences mid-year, and some of the practice components occur outside of the normal university semesters.
Semester 1 (July - November)
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| NUT5112 | Nutrients and Metabolism | 15 |
| NUT5113 | Nutritional Assessment and Anthropometry | 15 |
| NUT5114 * | Public Health Nutrition | 15 |
| NUT5115 | Nutritional Biochemistry | 15 |
| Semester 2 (February - June) | ||
| NUT5116 | Applied Food Science and Systems | 15 |
| NUT6100 | Nutrition Research Skills | 15 |
| NUT6101 | Medical Nutrition Therapy 1 | 15 |
| NUT6102 | Dietetics Professional Skills | 15 |
Note: Students are required to enrol in NUT6101 Medical Nutrition Therapy 1 and NUT6102 Dietetics Professional Skills in the same semester.
Semester 3 (July - November)
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| NUT6103 | Nutrition Research Project | 15 |
| NUT6104 | Food Service and Dietetics Management | 15 |
| NUT6105 | Medical Nutrition Therapy 2 | 15 |
| NUT6106 | Advanced Concepts in Nutrition | 15 |
| Semester 4 (February - June) | ||
| NUT6107 | Community Placement and Evaluation | 15 |
| NUT6108 | Food Service Placement and Evaluation | 15 |
| NUT6109 | Individual Case Management Placement and Evaluation | 30 |
* Students will be assessed to see if they have achieved the ECU minimum standard of English language proficiency in this unit. Students who don't meet the minimum standard will be provided with appropriate English language support and development.
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
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