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Overview
The Dietetic Practice course from Australian Catholic University combines theory and practice placement across dietetic practice areas including food and nutrition counselling with individuals, food and nutrition education and capacity building with groups, public health nutrition, food production and provision to individuals, communities and populations, entrepreneurial dietetic practice and management, and research.
Students will undertake more than 130 days of placement. Students who successfully complete the course will be eligible to become Accredited Practising Dietitians with Dietitians Australia.
Professional experience
Students will complete a minimum of 132 days of practice placement, which includes 15 days ‘engaging with communities’ placement.
All professional experience placements require pre-verification (e.g. police checks, immunisation).
Community engagement
Students undertake a unit ‘Engaging with communities’ where principles of community engagement is integrated within the context of solving food and nutrition problems.
Supervision arrangements
Suitability of supervisors across placements will be assessed by the ACU Master of Dietetic Practice Placement Coordinator. Supervision of competence to practice on placement will be arranged between university academics and placement organisations. Where assessment of competence is conducted during placement, the supervisor needs to be a Full Accredited Practising Dietitian (not provisional).
Careers
Graduates of this program will be eligible to become an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD), therefore will be able to apply for positions requiring APDs as well as those requiring nutrition science qualification. Employment for graduates will be across a range of sectors and depend in part on the interests of the graduate.
Examples of the work and settings the course prepares graduates for includes:
- Acute health services e.g. hospitals
- Community health services
- Aged care facilities
- Private practice/consulting
- Food and nutrition communication/media
- Food production and provision
- National and international health agencies
- State and federal government health departments
- Public health nutrition
- Food industry
- Food science and technology
- Food safety and regulation
- Food research and product development
- Education sector
Accreditation
The Master of Dietetic Practice is designed to meet the requirements for accreditation by Dietitians Australia.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Advanced Culinary Nutrition Science in Practice
- Contemporary Dietetic Practice Theory and Application
- Dietetic Practice with Individuals
- Dietetic Practice with Groups
- Foods for Special Diets in Practice
- Entrepreneurial Dietetic Practice
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
IELTS 7
TOEFL® IBT 94
Credits
140 alternative credits
140-160
Delivered
On Campus, Blended
Disciplines
Nutrition & Dietetics Health Sciences View 23 other Masters in Nutrition & Dietetics in AustraliaAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
IELTS 7
TOEFL® IBT 94
Other requirements
General requirements
- ACU’s Bachelor of Nutrition Science which includes completion of the ACU units NUTR404 Advanced Culinary Nutrition Science and NUTR405 Foods for Special Diets, AND one of the following:
- a grade point average (GPA) of at least 4.6 on the ACU 7 point scale; or
- evidence of relevant industry experience for at least one year post-Bachelor graduation OR
- A Bachelor degree in Nutrition (or equivalent) which includes the equivalent of one full-time half year of study (4 study units or equivalent) in:
- Chemistry followed by Biochemistry; and
- Human Biology and Human Physiology; and
- Food and Human Nutrition Science, which must include foundation nutrition, nutrition through the lifespan, food science, and the role of diet in the development and management of chronic disease;
- AND one of the following:
- a grade point average (GPA) of at least 4.6 on the ACU 7 point scale; or
- evidence of relevant industry experience for at least one year post-Bachelor graduation.
Tuition Fee
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International
35320 AUD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 35320 AUD per year during 24 months. -
National
29704 AUD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 29704 AUD per year during 24 months.
Living costs for Melbourne
1501 - 2659 AUD /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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