BNutrSc(Hons)

Credit points

80

Minimum duration

1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Melbourne
  • North Sydney
  • Strathfield

EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, a student must have completed a relevant bachelor degree and attained a grade point average (GPA) of at least 5.50 on the ACU 7 point scale, in that degree.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the Bachelor of Nutrition Science (Honours) degree, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 30 cp from Coursework Units (Part A)
  2. 50 cp from Thesis Units (Part B)

Progression requirements

In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator and bound by decisions of the School Committee.

Part A : Coursework Units

Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
HLSC401Fundamental Research Skills in Biomedical and Health Sciences10
HLSC402Preparing for Research in Biomedical and Health Sciences10
HLSC404Qualititative Research Methods in Health Sciences10OR
HLSC405Quantitative Data Management in Biomedical and Health Sciences Research10

Part B : Thesis Units

PART B.1 AND (PART B.2 OR PART B.3)

Part B.1 : Thesis Units

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
NUTR400Honours Thesis Part A10

Part B.2 : Thesis Units (Full-Time)

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
NUTR401Honours Thesis Part B40

Part B.3 : Thesis Units (Part-Time)

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
NUTR402Honours Thesis P/T (Part C)20
NUTR403Honours Thesis P/T (Part D)20

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