Graduate Certificate of Public Health Nutrition
2023 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2023 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Graduate Certificate of Public Health Nutrition |
| Course Map | Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central. |
| Campus | This course is only offered Online |
| Online | No |
| Duration | Students commencing in Trimester 1: 1 year part time Students commencing in Trimester 2: 1.5 years part time |
| Deakin course code | H517 |
| Approval status | This course is approved by the University under the Higher Education Standards Framework. |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 8. |
From 2021, this course is offered to continuing students only. Students should contact a Student Adviser in Student Central for course and enrolment information. Further course structure information can be found in the Handbook archive. | |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Indicative student workload
- Professional recognition
- Career opportunities
- Mandatory student checks
- Pathways
- Fees and charges
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Work experience
- Other learning experiences
Course overview
Learn about a population approach to promoting health and preventing diet related disease.
You will develop an understanding of a systems approach to dealing with diet-related disease, including over and under nutrition; the social and political elements of food policy; and food security and environmental sustainability.
By studying disciplines such as politics and policy as well as public health and nutrition promotion, this practically-oriented course will give you the core skills to tackle important public health and nutrition issues.
Indicative student workload
As a student in an 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
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 Public Health 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.
Career opportunities
A career in public health nutrition addresses factors affecting the protection and promotion of public health and nutritional health today, and into the future. As a graduate you may deal with the epidemic of diet-related disease, including obesity; socio-economic considerations such as rising food prices and food security; and environmental sustainability in relation to the food system.
You can find additional careers information about this course here
Mandatory student checks
There are no mandatory student checks required for this course.
Pathways
This course can be a pathway to:
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on your course, the type of fee place you hold, your commencement year, the units you choose and your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
Use the Fee estimator to see course and unit fees applicable to your course and type of place. Further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods is available on our Current students fees website.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
| Discipline Specific knowledge and capabilities | Apply key principles, concepts, evidence-based knowledge and skills in public health nutrition to complex public health nutrition problems. |
| Communication | Select and use appropriate modes of communication to obtain and share evidence based public health nutrition knowledge. |
| Digital Literacy | Select and use appropriate technologies to locate and evaluate public health nutrition information, and to interpret and share knowledge, skills and ideas. |
| Critical thinking | Critically analyse, reflect on and synthesise information and problems in public health nutrition, to inform high level independent judgements. |
| Problem Solving | Apply best practice and evidence to identify problems and generate and evaluate practical solutions to a range of public health nutrition issues. |
| Self-management | Employ reflective practice and high level personal responsibility and autonomy to demonstrate reasonable judgement, adaptability to new situations, effective work practices, and accountability as a public health nutritionist. |
| Teamwork | Establish, contribute and maintain a key role in relationships with a range of stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes to advance public health nutrition. |
| Global Citizenship | Engage in professional and ethical practice within diverse contexts relevant to public health nutrition. |
Course rules
To complete the Graduate Certificate of Public Health Nutrition students must attain 4 credit points. All four 1 credit point units are core units (these are compulsory).
For students completing both a postgraduate human nutrition course (H511 or H714) and the Graduate Certificate of Public Health Nutrition (H517), a maximum of 2 credit points of Recognition of Prior Learning can be shared between both awards.
All commencing Faculty of Health Undergraduate and Postgraduate course work students are required to complete HAI010 Academic Integrity in their first trimester of study (0 credit point compulsory unit).
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements.
Course structure
Core units
Course structure applies to students commencing from 2016 onwards. Students who commenced before 2016 should refer to previous online Handbooks or contact a Student Adviser in Student Central.
Trimester 1
| HAI010 | Academic Integrity (0 credit points) |
| HSN705 | Public Health Nutrition |
| HSN708 | Nutrition Promotion |
Trimester 2
| HSN706 | Policy and Practice for Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems |
| HSN714 | Systems Thinking in Public Health Nutrition |
Work experience
Work Integrated Learning principles are embedded within all units. A Post Graduate Student Practicum unit is also available for students to elect to undertake. Specifically designed Careers modules are available on the course specific CloudDeakin site and the “Map my Career” module will also be available in 2018.
Other course information
Course duration - additional information
Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as accessing or completing work placements.
Further information
Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.
- Contact Student Central
Other learning experiences
There are no optional learning experiences within the core units of the course.