Bachelor of Nutrition is offered as an online course. However, depending on the extension major, students may be required to attend one or more residential schools at the Rockhampton or Bundaberg campuses to gain the practical skills required.

The Bachelor of Nutrition has thirteen (13) core units (78 credit points). Students must take eleven (11) units (66 credit points) from one of the following extension majors: 

• Dietetics Pathway
• Food Technology
• Pathway to Teaching (Secondary)
• Public Health

Please note that whilst individual units may be available across more than one campus, students enrolled in the Bachelor of Nutrition can only select the Online study option.

Students completing the Bachelor of Nutrition (Dietetics Pathway) may have articulating pathways into the CL88 Master of Nutrition and Dietetics if spaces are available. They may also be eligible to apply for credit for four units: NUTR28002, MEDS21003, NUTR28001 and NURS28005, to articulate into a 1.5-year CL88 Master of Nutrition and Dietetics study plan. The minimum duration for Term 1 entry completion is 3 years, and for Term 2 entry is  3.5 years

The Dietetics Pathway extension major consists of 11 units (66 credit points). Students intending to apply for a Master of Dietetics at CQUniversity or other institutions are advised to select this extension major; however, its selection does not guarantee entry into a Master of Dietetics program. Applicants must still apply through the standard admission processes and meet both academic and non-academic entry requirements.

Completion of the Bachelor of Nutrition (Dietetics Pathway) alone does not meet the eligibility requirements for registration as an accredited dietitian.  

The minimum duration for Term 1 entry completion is 3 years, and for Term 2 entry is  3.5 years

Food Technology extension major contains 11 units (66 credit points). This minor will provide you with the skills and training to transition across industries that link Biotechnology, Nutrition, Food Production, Food Science, Agriculture and Human Health.

Students must complete the eight (8) compulsory units from the Pathway to Teaching (Secondary):

• BMSC13013 Research Project 
• BMSC11012 Foundations of Immunology 
• MBIO12013 Microbiology for Health Care 
• EDSE20017 Learning and Teaching in Junior Secondary
• EDSE20019 Literacy and Numeracy Learning and Teaching
• EDED20493 Diversity and Inclusion
• EDED20494 Indigenous Learners and Learning
• CHEM11042 Fundamentals of Chemistry (for Food and Nutrition, Biology, or Health and Physical Education) OR CHEM11043 Atoms Molecules and Matter (for Chemistry)

Students then choose THREE units from a single optional unit listed above, representing units from teaching disciplines of Food and Nutrition, Biology, Chemistry or Health and Physical Education. These three units must be from a single discipline (e.g. from one of the optional unit lists above).

Pathway to Teaching (Secondary) extension major contains 11units (66 credit points). It is designed to fast-track students to the Master of Teaching (Secondary) after completion of the Bachelor of Nutrition (Pathway to Teaching (Secondary)) for those who wish to pursue a career as a secondary school teacher in State, Catholic and Independent Schools in Australia. Selection of this extension major does not guarantee entry into the Master of Teaching (Secondary) course. You must still apply and be accepted into the Master of Teaching (Secondary) as per normal processes using academic and non-academic entry requirements. Once accepted into the Master of Teaching (Secondary), you can apply for four units of credit from the Pathway to Teaching (Secondary) extension major from within the Bachelor of Nutrition. Your potential teaching strength areas will be Biology, Chemistry, Food and Nutrition (including Year 7-10 Home Economics) or Health and Physical Education. Completion of this course of study alone does not meet the eligibility requirements for teacher registration. This pathway is suited to students who wish to obtain a Bachelor of Nutrition and then go on to study a Master of Teaching (Secondary) qualification as their pathway to an accredited teaching qualification.

If choosing the Pathway to Teaching (Secondary), students will have completed enough units to satisfy teaching area requirements for entry to the Master of Teaching (Secondary) provided all other entry requirements have been met. Students entering the Master of Teaching (Secondary) must have two teaching areas based on previous study - a major (to teach Year 7 – 12) and a minor (to teach Year 7 – 10).

The four units from the Master of Teaching (Secondary) that can be studied in this course which can then be credited towards that qualification include

• EDSE20017 Learning and Teaching in Junior Secondary
• EDSE20019 Literacy and Numeracy Learning and Teaching
• EDED20493 Diversity and Inclusion
• EDED20494 Indigenous Learners and Learning

In addition to these units, students will complete CHEM11042 Fundamentals of Chemistry (for Food and Nutrition, Biology, Chemistry or Health and Physical Education disciplines) or CHEM11043 Atoms Molecules and Matter (for the Chemistry discipline), and will also choose to study units that allow them to meet entry requirements to the Master of Teaching (Secondary) for a major teaching area. Through completing the units in the core, students meet the requirements of a minor in Junior Science.

In order to meet the requirements of a major, students can choose an additional 3 units in Food and Nutrition, Biology, Chemistry or Health and Physical Education from the units listed in the handbook for CC13 Bachelor of Education (Secondary) for one of these teaching areas. These are listed in the Optional Unit lists below.

Food and Nutrition (including Year 7-10 Home Economics)

Students wishing to teach Food and Nutrition (including Year 7-10 Home Economics) must complete and pass THREE units from the list below.

• EDVT11021 Food Technology
• EDVT11022 Textile Technology
• EDSE12023 Individuals, Families & Communities
• EDSE13001 Culinary Science for Teachers
• EDSE14001 Fashion Design

Residential Schools: In addition to the on-line Moodle site requirements, EDVT11021, EDVT11022, EDSE13001 and EDSE14001 also include compulsory Residential Schools delivered face-to-face. Please ensure you check the CQUniversity Handbook Residential School Page for dates and the relevant Unit Profile for more details. Please note that residential schools may be held outside the term in which the unit is run.

Biology

Students wishing to teach Biology must complete and pass THREE units from the list below.

• BIOL11102 Life Science Laboratory
• ENVR11014 Environmental Monitoring 
• BIOL12107 Genomes, Genetics & Evolution 
• ENVR12002 Applied Ecology
• BIOL12112 Animal and Plant Physiology
• ZOOL12009 Invertebrate Zoology
• BOTN19001 Australian Botany
• MBIO19013 Environmental Microbiology 

Chemistry

Students wishing to teach Chemistry must complete and pass THREE units from the list below.

• CHEM11044 Chemical Reactions
• CHEM12079 Inorganic Chemistry
• CHEM12080 Organic Chemistry
• CHEM19085 Environmental Chemistry
• CHEM13080 Analytical Science
• CHEM13082 Nanotechnology: Health and the environment
• CHEM13083 Physical Chemistry
• CHEM13084 Bio-Organic Chemistry 

Residential Schools: In addition to the on-line Moodle site requirements, several units in the Chemistry discipline also include compulsory Residential Schools delivered face-to-face. Please ensure you check the CQUniversity Handbook Residential School Page for dates and the relevant Unit Profile for more details. Please note that residential schools may be held outside the term in which the unit is run.

Health and Physical Education

Students wishing to teach Health and Physical Education must complete and pass THREE units from the list below.

• ESSC11003 Skill Acquisition and Movement
• ESSC11001 Physical Activity, Fitness and Health
• ESSC12001 Exercise and Sport Physiology
• ESSC12004 Exercise and Sport Biomechanics
• ESSC12005 Applied Exercise and Sport Physiology
• ESSC12003 Exercise and Sport Psychology

The Public Health extension major contains 11 units (66 credit points). This minor provides you with the knowledge and skills to develop nutrition policies and guidelines for governmental and non-governmental organisations, food industries, food service providers, and schools to promote a healthy diet and nutrition at the population level and prevent nutrition-related health issues such as obesity and cardiovascular disease.  

Students intending to apply for a Master of Dietetics study at CQUniversity or other institutions would be advised to select the Dietetics Pathway extension major.