Dietetics Studies

Overview

This 1.5 year full-time Master of Dietetics Studies offered at the University of Queensland will prepare you for eligibility as an Accredited Practising Dietitian with Dietitians Australia (DA).

You'll gain extensive knowledge of the art and science of nutrition and dietetics and its role in the treatment of conditions including diabetes, heart disease, obesity, malnutrition, gut disorders and allergies and intolerances. You'll also develop the practical skills required to help people understand food and health relationships – enabling them to make better food choices to support healthier living.

If research is your passion, you can pursue this in your final semester and complete an innovative project alongside leading Australian dietetic researchers with national and international impact. You'll also have the potential to contribute to published scientific literature.

Program highlights

• Be confident and job-ready with 850 hours of fully-supervised industry placement and practical experience in our on-campus dietetics clinics.

• Learn theory at the same time as gaining hands-on, practical experience from your first semester.

• Choose to complete a research project and build the foundations of your professional reputation.

• Be in high demand with employers in the rapidly growing nutrition sector through your in-depth knowledge and practical skills.

Career possibilities

• Dietitian
• Clinical dietitian
• Community dietitian
• Food industry dietitian
• Food service dietitian