Career outcomes
Overview
After completing the Human Nutrition major, you’ll be well placed to move into the workforce, further study, or graduate research.
After completing this major you can apply for registration as an Associate Nutritionist with the Nutrition Society of Australia.
Further study
QUALIFYING AS A DIETITIAN
Follow this major with a Master of Dietetics degree (at another institution) for professional accreditation as a dietitian.
Note that different Master of Dietetics degrees have different prerequisites, some of which will be additional to the subjects in this major. If your goal is to move onto one of these courses, be sure to do your research and plan your undergraduate course accordingly.
GRADUATE DEGREES
You can complete an honours year as part of your bachelors degree, or you can immediately move into graduate studies.
If you wish to continue your studies at graduate level, this major is a great lead-in to many specialist science and health degrees. Graduate degrees you could consider include:
- Doctor of Medicine
- Master of Biomedical Science
- Master of Food and Packaging Innovation
- Master of Food Science
- Master of Public Health
- Master of Science (BioSciences)
- Master of Teaching (Secondary).
Depending on the subjects you take in your undergraduate degree, a range of other graduate degrees may be possible – in fields as diverse as science and technology, health sciences, teaching, law, business, humanities and more.
GRADUATE RESEARCH
If you complete an honours year or a masters course with a significant research component, you can go on to study a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy), or another graduate research program.
This will set you up for a rewarding career in research with a university, research institute, hospital or company.
Career outcomes
This major opens up career opportunities in the food industry, public health, and food policy and regulation. With further study, you could consider a career as a dietitian or secondary teacher of science or human health and development.
In the food industry, a broad range of roles may be suitable, including product development, consumer affairs, and food law compliance, all of which require extensive knowledge of the science of human nutrition, as well as policy and practice at the population level.