Gain the skills to make a difference in people's lives through food and nutrition. La Trobe's Bachelor of Food and Nutrition will equip you with the skills and knowledge to work with people, communities and organisations to prevent many chronic diseases.
Designed by leading nutrition experts and in collaboration with industry, you'll get a practical hands-on experience while exploring a range of topics such as environmental sustainability of our food system, sustainable diets, food product development, culture and food, and nutrition and disease. You'll have the opportunity to study in modern science labs and commercial kitchens.
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Delivery mode
This course is available in the following study modes:
Locations
Plenty Road, Bundoora, Melbourne 3086
Entry Requirements
You must meet ONE of the following requirements:
Completed Year 12 (ATAR optional) with ATAR score 60.00 or equivalent.
RECENT SCHOOL LEAVERS
VCE: Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.
APPLICANTS WITH HIGHER EDUCATION STUDY
Subject proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency equivalent to stated Year 12 prerequisites.
Successful completion of at least the equivalent of one semester of higher education full-time, study within the last 10 years; OR
Successful completion of HBS101 Introduction to Human Physiology, and one of the following three Open Access Pathway subjects:
- DTN101 Introduction to Nutrition;
- CHM101 Essentials of Chemistry; or
- PHE1UHW Understanding Health and Wellbeing.
OR Successful completion of Undergraduate Certificate of Food and Nutrition (HCFN)
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (VET) STUDY
VET studies at Certificate IV level or above within the last five years.
Subject proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency equivalent to stated Year 12 prerequisites.
Course fees
Course fee
$28,047
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About La Trobe University
La Trobe is a university known for making a positive difference in the lives of our students, partners and communities. We will become an even more valued and relevant university because of the way we respond to their needs in this time of great local and national crisis.
Our aim is to emerge as a more resilient, future-focused and necessarily more efficient institution that will thrive in a post-COVID world by being more sharply focused on the needs of our community, and by playing to our strengths in teaching and research.
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