Human Nutrition

Building on basic sciences, you’ll look at the many different facets of nutrition, from biochemistry and physiology through to food production and nutritional regulation.

You’ll cover topics such as human food history, nutritional guidance approaches, nutrition needs at various life-stages, sports nutrition, the intestinal microbiome, nutrition in disease, and nutritional policy.

Your major structure

You can study this major in the Bachelor of Biomedicine or Bachelor of Science.

BACHELOR OF BIOMEDICINE

You will take 8 core subjects (125 points) across your degree that will build an understanding of the structure and function of the body and consideration of the determinants of health and disease, including genetic and environmental influences (4 in first year, 2 in second year and 2 in third year).

In your third year, you will complete 50 points (four subjects) of deep and specialised study in human nutrition.

Throughout your degree you will also take elective and breadth (non-science) subjects.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

In your first and second years you will complete subjects that are prerequisites for your major, including biology, chemistry and foundational human nutrition subjects.

In your third year, you will complete 50 points (four subjects) of deep and specialised study in human nutrition.

Throughout your degree you will also take science elective subjects and breadth (non-science) subjects, in addition to your major subjects and prerequisites.