-
CQUni Phonebook CQUni Phonebook
-
User Quick links Profile
CQUni Handbook
Viewing Future Course Information
The information below will be relevant from 10/03/2025.Click Here to view current information
CM62 - Bachelor of Nutrition and Bachelor of Science (Psychology)
Overview
Course Overview
The Bachelor of Nutrition and Bachelor of Science (Psychology) course will give you a broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge of both Nutrition and Psychology. The course considers the complex interplay between psychology and nutrition and its application in real-world contexts. You will learn how to conduct research in the nutrition and psychological sciences and learn how to communicate professionally. You will also develop an awareness of ethical, professional and social responsibility in the nutrition and psychology disciplines and gain an understanding of social and cultural diversity in our communities. This course prepares you for a career in nutrition and the psychological sciences. The psychology aspects of the degree are useful for careers which require a sound understanding of human behaviour such as eating disorders and other food-related health conditions. Your psychology studies will give you a comprehensive overview of the scientific discipline of psychology and its applications. The course is delivered in accordance with the foundational (level one) competencies for three-year undergraduate psychology programs as specified by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC). You will acquire an understanding of the underlying principles, theories and concepts within the discipline. In addition, you will develop knowledge of the range of core research areas that make up the discipline, and an understanding of the methodologies and statistical techniques used by researchers for information gathering and analysis. There will be opportunities for you to explore applied and professional uses of psychology. In addition, you will be introduced to psychological theory, research, and applied and professional uses of psychology in an ethical and culturally responsive context. You can undertake further study to qualify as a Psychologist. The Bachelor of Nutrition and Bachelor of Science (Psychology) is offered exclusively online with high-quality and engaging teaching materials.
Career Information
A nutritionist is a health professional who contributes towards the promotion of health, and the prevention and treatment of illness. This is achieved by educating populations, communities and individuals on healthy eating and advocating for nutritional lifestyle changes where necessary. Nutritionists have a defined and recognisable body of knowledge and utilise scientific principles and methods in the study of nutrition, applying these results to influence the wider environment affecting food intake and eating behaviour.
Psychologists are employed in a wide range of fields, such as career counselling, clinical neuropsychology, clinical, child, counselling, educational, forensic, health, organisational and sports psychology, as well as in teaching and research. The majority of psychologists work in the private sector, although significant numbers are also employed by government departments and agencies. However, not all graduates with a psychology degree ultimately choose to practice as psychologists and there are very many openings in any setting where knowledge of human behaviour and interactions is important. For example, graduates will find employment in areas as diverse as human resource management, rehabilitation, business management, teaching, scientific research, public health, defence and special education.
Please note that completion of the Bachelor of Nutrition and Bachelor of Science (Psychology) does not meet the minimum requirement for provisional registration as a practicing Psychologist, for which a 4th year of accredited study is required.
Course Details
| Duration | 3.5 years full-time or 7 years part-time |
|---|---|
| Credit Points that Must be Earned | 168 |
| Number of Units Required | CQUniversity uses the concept of credits to express the amount of study required for a particular course and individual units. The number of units varies between courses. Units in undergraduate courses normally consist of 6 points of credit or multiples thereof (e.g. 12, 18, 24). |
| Expected Hours of Study | One point of credit is equivalent to an expectation of approximately two hours of student work per week in a term. |
| Course Type | Undergraduate Dual Degree |
| Qualification (post nominal) | BNutr and BSc |
| AQF Level | Level 7: Bachelor Degree |
| Course Fees |
Indicative Year - 2025
|
Admission Codes
|
Domestic Students Tertiary Admission Centre Codes (TAC) Codes |
|
|---|---|
|
International Students CRICOS Codes |
Not Applicable |
Where and when can I start?
Units offered internally at the below campuses may be delivered using a combination of face-to-face and video conferencing style teaching.
Units offered via MIX mode are delivered online and require compulsory attendance of site-specific learning activities such as on-campus residential schools, placements and/or work integrated learning. See Course Features tab for further information. Online units are delivered using online resources only.
Please Click Here for more information.
Units offered via MIX mode are delivered online and require compulsory attendance of site-specific learning activities such as on-campus residential schools, placements and/or work integrated learning. See Course Features tab for further information. Online units are delivered using online resources only.
Please Click Here for more information.
The following tables list the courses availabilities by location and term. Directing your pointer over your preferred location will provide further information if this course is not available for the full duration. Please be sure to also check individual unit availability by location and term prior to enrolling.
Domestic Availability
Term 2 - 2026
Online
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2026
Online
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2025
Online
Term 1 - 2025
Online
Show All
International Availability
Term 2 - 2026
Sorry, no international availabilities found.
Term 1 - 2026
Sorry, no international availabilities found.
Term 2 - 2025
Sorry, no international availabilities found.
Term 1 - 2025
Sorry, no international availabilities found.
Show All
For any problems regarding admissions availability for the selected course please contact
13 CQUni (13 27 86) or send us an email at
http://contactus.cqu.edu.au/
Entry Requirements - What do I need to start?
Entry Scores
| Rank Threshold | SR 69 | ATAR 69 |
Academic Requirements
English Language Proficiency Requirements
If you were not born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa or United States of America, you are required to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements set by the University.
Applicants are required to provide documentation confirming completion of:
- A secondary qualification (Year 11 and 12, or equivalent), or
- An Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Certificate IV qualification, or
- An AQF Diploma level qualification, or
- Bachelor level qualification study for a period of at least 2 years fulltime with a minimum overall GPA 4.0
completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland, or United States of America, which will meet the English proficiency.
If you do not satisfy any of the above, you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores:
- An International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of at least 6.0 with a minimum 5.5 in each subset; or
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT - Requires 75 or better overall and no score less than 17; or
- Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Requires an overall score of 54 with no sub-score less than 46; or
- An Occupational English Test with Grades A or B only in each of the four components.
English test results remain valid for no more than two years between final examination date and the date of commencement of study, and must appear on a single result certificate.
Each student will be assessed individually.
Assumed Knowledge
English (Unit 3 &4 C)
Security Requirements
No information available at this time
Health Requirements
No information available at this time
Fees and Charges
Course Features
Awards and Accreditation
| Interim Awards | Not applicable |
|---|---|
| Exit Awards | Not applicable |
| Accreditation |
|
Residential School Requirements
No Residential School for this course.
Practicum/Work Placement
| BMSC13012 - 6 weeks placement at a nutrition-related industry or practice. |
Previous and Current Enrolments
| Year | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 |
Inherent Requirements
There are Inherent Requirements (IRs) that you need to be aware of, and fulfil, to achieve the core learning outcomes of the units and course. IRs are the essential capabilities, knowledge, behaviours and skills that are needed to complete a unit or course.
Please note that in some instances there may be similarities between course, entry and inherent requirements.
If you experience difficulties meeting these requirements, reasonable adjustments may be made upon contacting accessibility@cqu.edu.au. Adjustment must not compromise the academic integrity of the degree or course chosen at CQUniversity or the legal requirements of field education.
- Complying with academic and non-academic policies and procedures such as CQUniversity’s StudentCharter, Student Misconduct Policy and Student Behavioural Misconduct Procedures, and Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
- Treating personal information obtained as private and confidential.
- Treating all individuals including staff, students, and others with respect.
- Respecting the diversity of individuals and groups by demonstrating sensitivity to religious, cultural and individual differences.
- Demonstrating an ability to reflect on ethical dilemmas and issues and use an ethical decision-making model to take responsibility to ethically resolve dilemmas.
- If undertaking research, preparing an application for the university ethics committee to conduct a research study if required.
- Being reflective with personal behaviours appropriate for professional performance and being positive and receptive to processing constructive supervisor/lecturer feedback or criticism.
- Interacting with people from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures in a calm, respectful, and composed manner in all situations.
- Successfully processing your own emotions and behaviour when dealing with potentially emotionally labile people in a wide range of professional environments.
- Maintaining behavioural stability through successfully distinguishing your own personal behaviours, experiences and emotions from those of others (e.g., colleagues, clients, research participants).
- Complying with relevant child protection and safety legislation, mandatory reporting requirements and any other notifiable concern to your field placement supervisor.
- Complying with the requirements for registration with AHPRA, including their fitness to practice requirements.
- Complying with the policies and practices of organisations in which you may be placed or find employment.
- Complying with health-related policies of of organisations in which you may be placed or find employment, which may include vaccination requirements.
- Complying with university and workplace policy around the use of social media, online discussion forums, email and other electronic forms of communication.
- When undertaking research, complying with the legal stipulations contained within an approved ethics application when conducting research with humans or animals.
- Verbally communicating your professional psychology practice knowledge and skills with accuracy, appropriateness and effectiveness in a wide variety of contexts.
- Using language that is appropriate to the context of the individual, group or workplace.
- Framing and leading discussion with clients and/or research participants to collect information and provide instruction.
- Appropriately discussing a client’s progress with other professionals.
- Using appropriate facial expressions and eye contact, being mindful of personal space boundaries, and a range of body movements and gestures.
- Recognising and interpreting non-verbal cues that indicate a change in the emotional state of a client.
- Competently and appropriately producing written assessment work in a logical, coherent manner, and with correct grammar, punctuation and correct referencing to the required academic standards.
- Expressing complex and detailed information and knowledge into a logical and legible report, in a timely manner that meets professional standards and clearly communicates the intended message.
- Accurately conveying and documenting information in a written form that meets legal and professional requirements.
- Where part of your course, preparing a document based on a body of research conducted under the supervision of an academic staff member.
- Conceptualising and using appropriate knowledge in response to academic assessment tasks.
- Completing academic learning activities and assessment tasks, and performing professional skills within reasonable set time frames.
- Where part of your course, successfully conducting an independent research project that incorporates the cognitive knowledge and skills gained from the course and is appropriate for a psychology graduate.
- Paraphrasing, summarising and referencing in accordance with appropriate academic conventions associated with the referencing format used by the School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences (e.g., American Psychological Association [APA]).
- Producing contextually appropriate text which meets professional and legal requirements.
- Reading and accurately interpreting information related to clients and/or research participants, as well as convey a spoken message accurately and effectively in a professional setting.
- Demonstrating competency in applying accurate mathematical knowledge and skills to score and interpret psychological test data.
- Applying research methodologies in a variety of research contexts.
- Conducting and interpreting statistical analysis using software such as SPSS, Nvivo, or R.
- Rapidly building rapport with people from diverse backgrounds, including colleagues, research participants and clients in the professional context.
- Maintaining positive working relationships when under stressful circumstances.
- Building and maintaining positive relationships with teaching staff, administrative staff and supervisors.
- Maintaining confidentiality in all contexts.
- Reflecting critically on topics taught during the course.
- Identifying when your practice may be negatively affected by personal experience and/or reactions, or is outside one's scope or expertise, and be able to reflect and learn from this experience.
- Reflecting on situations that may be difficult and sensitive.
- Identifying, reflecting and learning from successful situations as well as opportunities for improvement.
- Maintaining the appropriate level of commitment to coursework tasks, and actively participating in activities related to the course, including group work.
- Undertaking tests and online quizzes with adequate, sustained levels of physical energy and concentration.
- Remaining focused and performing consistently during tasks.
- Being aware of and managing your own workloads and personal commitments outside of university to ensure sustainable performance of course requirements.
- Being aware of and managing your own stress and/or anxieties so that sustainable performance can be ensured within course requirements.
- Competently using a desktop operating system (e.g., Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X).
- Accessing a computer and having sufficient computer skills to engage in online learning, reading and responding as required to emails, and completing relevant assessments for the course.
- Regularly accessing the Internet for research, and email for communication with peers and teaching staff.
- Using a variety of computer programs to analyse, manipulate and display scientific information applicable to your course of study including systems required by practicum placement sites.
Core Learning Outcomes
- 1. Bachelor of Nutrition graduates will be able to apply knowledge of nutrition to practice in the context of their own professional role
- 2. Bachelor of Nutrition graduates will be able to interact professionally and ethically with clients, health professionals and other scientists
- 3. Bachelor of Nutrition graduates will be able to evaluate recommendations and standards for best practice in assessment, monitoring, education and communication within the context of the nutrition discipline
- 4. Bachelor of Nutrition graduates will be able to apply professional knowledge to provide advice and interpretation of nutrition-specific standards of practice
- 5. Bachelor of Nutrition graduates will be able to demonstrate skills in research design, application and interpretation
- 6. Bachelor of Nutrition graduates will be able to evaluate existing and new nutrition promotion strategies and proposals for application in nutrition-related professional practice
- 7. Bachelor of Science (Psychology) graduates will be able to utilise a scientific approach to apply knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, and principles across the core topics of psychology
- 8. Bachelor of Science (Psychology) graduates will be able to analyse and critique theory and research within the discipline of psychology
- 9. Bachelor of Science (Psychology) graduates will be able to apply knowledge of psychology in a manner that is reflexive and culturally responsive to the diversity of individuals, groups, organisations, and communities
- 10. Bachelor of Science (Psychology) graduates will be able to communicate effectively through a variety of approaches, individually and in collaboration with others
- 11. Bachelor of Science (Psychology) graduates will be able to identify and apply research methods and statistical analyses to a range of research problems and contexts
- 12. Bachelor of Science (Psychology) graduates will be able to articulate an understanding of appropriate values and ethics
- 13. Bachelor of Science (Psychology) graduates will be able to demonstrate responsibility and accountability for their own learning and practice that will sustain personal and professional development.
| Course Learning Outcomes | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 1. KNOWLEDGE Have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning | |||||||||||||
| 2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge | |||||||||||||
| 3. SKILLS Have cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas | |||||||||||||
| 4. SKILLS Have cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence | |||||||||||||
| 5. SKILLS Have communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas | |||||||||||||
| 6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship | |||||||||||||
| 7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts | |||||||||||||
| 8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters | |||||||||||||
| KNOWLEDGE Develop an understanding and appreciation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and culture in contemporary and historical context using the respectful and appropriate protocols and terminology | |||||||||||||
| APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Engage in reflective self-evaluation of own cultural values and perspectives to proactively create an inclusive workplace that affirms and celebrates cultural diversity | |||||||||||||
| APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Display leadership by creating inclusive work environments and work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in a culturally respectful manner | |||||||||||||
Course Structure
In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
Core Structure
| Number of units: 28 | Total credit points: 168 |
|---|
Students are required to complete the course with a GPA of 5.5 or above in level 2 and level 3 Psychology units to be eligible for a place in the Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) course.
Both Bachelor of Nutrition and Bachelor of Science (Psychology) have core components. The double degree will have 16 compulsory Nutrition units (96 credit points) and 12 (72 credit points) compulsory Psychology units. Students must undertake all units to meet the requirements of the double degree. This includes 6 Nutrition and 2 Psychology Level 1 units, 5 Nutrition and 5 Psychology Level 2 Units, and 5 Nutrition and 5 Psychology level 3 units.
More Details
Credit Applications
Credit applications for psychology units will only be granted where the units that form the basis of the credit application have been taken as part of a course of study in psychology offered by an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited academic organisational unit.
Refer to the Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit information on the CQUniversity website for further on the guidelines and application process.
Computing Requirements
Students will need to have access to a computer or equivalent device in order to complete their coursework. It is important that students have dependable access to the internet and a computer (or equivalent device) with hardware capable of video conferencing for online classes.
Students enrolled in this course will be engaged in many activities involving technology and the online environment, including video conferencing into online classes, completing assessments in word processing or presentation software, recording oral presentations, submitting written or video-recorded assessments online, completing online tests or quizzes, posting to online forums and responding to emails.
Students should review their unit profiles to learn about any specific technology requirements for their coursework.
Group and Teamwork
One of the learning outcomes for this course is for students to be able to communicate effectively through a variety of approaches, individually and in collaboration with others. This learning outcomes aligns with the foundational competencies we are required to develop in students as an APAC-accredited 3-year program in psychology. As such, students in this course will be required to demonstrate interpersonal skills and teamwork through assessment tasks that involve working in pairs or small groups with other students.
Students should review their unit profiles to learn about the specific assessment requirements in each unit.