Graduate Certificate of Human Nutrition
2017 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2017 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Graduate Certificate of Human Nutrition |
| Campus | This course is only offered Online |
| Cloud Campus | Yes |
| Duration | 1 year, please refer to course structure below |
| Deakin course code | H511 |
| Approval status | This course is approved by the University under the Higher Education Standards Framework. |
| Australian Quality Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 8. |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Indicative student workload
- Professional recognition
- Pathways
- Fees and charges
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
Course overview
Learn about nutrition across many interesting contexts from metabolic studies and food science to social and behavioural nutrition.
This course allows you to explore areas such as nutritional physiology and biochemistry, nutritional requirements, food composition, and the social, cultural and economic aspects of nutrition.
Designed as a postgraduate introduction to nutrition, this fascinating course draws from related disciplines such as food science, biochemistry, physiology, epidemiology, psychology and sociology.
Indicative student workload
As a student in a Cloud (online) course in the Faculty of Health you will be expected to spend 11-13 hours every week studying, interacting via CloudDeakin and completing assessment tasks for each unit in your course.
Professional recognition
Growing public interest in the relationship between diet and health is evident and, as a result, there are increasing demands from the public for reliable and trustworthy information. In response, the Nutrition Society of Australia (NSA) has developed a ‘Register of Nutritionists’ to establish a list of appropriately qualified nutrition professionals.
As a graduate of this course, you may be eligible for registration as an ‘Associate Nutritionist’. Following three years of relevant work experience, Associate Nutritionists are able to apply for ‘Registered Nutritionist’ status. Registration with NSA does not authorise registrants to obtain provider numbers with Medicare or Private Health Insurers. Please refer to the Nutrition Society of Australia website for further information or queries about registration.
You can find additional careers information about this course here
Pathways
This course can be a pathway to:
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on your course, your fee category and the year you started. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit the Current students fees website.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
| Discipline Specific knowledge and capabilities | Apply key principles, concepts and evidence-based knowledge of nutrition and health to nutrition related health problems. |
| Communication | Select and use appropriate modes of communication to obtain and share evidence based nutrition knowledge. |
| Digital Literacy | Select and use appropriate technologies to analyse and interpret nutrition information, and to share knowledge, skills and ideas. |
| Critical thinking | Analyse and synthesise information and problems in nutrition, to inform high level independent judgements. |
| Problem Solving | Apply best practice and evidence to identify problems and generate practical solutions to a range of nutrition issues. |
| Self-management | Employ personal accountability and demonstrate effective work practices, responsible judgement, adaptability to new situations and responsibility as a nutritionist. |
| Teamwork | Establish, contribute and maintain a key role in relationships with a range of stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes to advance nutrition sciences. |
| Global Citizenship | Engage in professional and ethical practice that demonstrates a high level of personal autonomy, within diverse contexts in nutrition sciences. |
Course rules
To complete the Graduate Certificate of Human Nutrition students must attain 4 credit points. All four 1 credit point units are core units (these are compulsory).
Course structure
Course structure
Core units
Course structure applies for students who commenced in 2016 onwards. Students who commenced prior to 2016 should refer to previous online Handbooks or consult your course enrolment officer.
Students must enrol in the Cloud offerings of all units
Trimester 1
| HSN701 | Unit description is currently unavailable (also available in Trimester 3) |
| HSN749 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Trimester 2
| HSN702 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| HSN735 | Unit description is currently unavailable |