Honours degree of Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics for 2013

At a glance

2013 Handbook entry 

Career opportunities

Honours graduates often have an advantage over graduates with similar degrees. After you graduate from our honours program, you may pursue a career in industries such as:

  • food services management
  • government
  • health-care services
  • marketing and promotion
  • nutrition care
  • product development
  • research
  • teaching
  • work-place health promotion.

Why study Honours degree of Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics?

Our honours degree builds on the knowledge and experience gained in the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics. If you are a top-ranking graduate of a nutrition or dietetic course, this program will give you a deeper understanding of a chosen area of human nutrition.

The research skills and coursework components will help you critically analyse scientific literature and understand the research process. We also give you the freedom to develop your own research project proposal and investigate your interests within the field.

You will also benefit from Monash University's affiliation with two of Victoria's leading researchers in the field, the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute and Prince Henry's Institute.

Your honours year will involve a major research project, as well as compulsory coursework and research skills components. The research project will be the major component of your degree, and will focus on either the clinical or community/population nutrition area. You are able to you choose your project and supervisor in consultation with academics and the honours year adviser - meaning you have great flexibility in the type of project you can do.

Entry requirements

View entry requirements and applications for domestic students

Duration

1 year full-time

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
Average annual student contribution
$ 8,363 AUD
Note: see information on how average fee is calculated.

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Intakes

First Semester (March)

Attendances

  • On-campus at Clayton: full-time

Faculty

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Course code: 3865

CRICOS code: 056483B

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements   Southern Clinical School: telephone + 61 3 9902 4270; email nutrition.dietetics@monash.edu or visit http://www.med.monash.edu.au/nutrition-dietetics/bnd-honours.html

Entry requirements

View entry requirements and applications for international students

Duration

1 year full-time

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

International fee per 48 credit points
48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year
$ 37,640 AUD

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Intakes

First Semester (March)

Attendances

  • On-campus at Clayton: full-time

Faculty

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Course code: 3865

CRICOS code: 056483B

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements  

International Student Enquiries

Telephone: +61 3 9903 4788
Email: study@monash.edu

Admissions information for domestic students

Entry requirements

Minimum entrance requirements

Completed the pass degree of Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics at Monash University, or a comparable graduate qualification in Dietetics from another tertiary institution.

A combined average of 70% or higher for semesters 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics degree, or equivalent performance in the final 2 years of a Dietetic degree from another tertiary institution.

Special application requirements

To be eligible for entry to the Honours Degree of the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics students are required to have:

  • completed course 3404 Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics at Monash University, or a comparable graduate qualification in dietetics from another approved tertiary institution or completed a science-based degree with substantial nutrition content at Monash University, or another approved tertiary institution.
  • a combined average of 70 per cent or higher in the final two years of their degree.

The head of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetic may make a case for a student who has demonstrated research potential but does not have a grade average that meets the requirements above.,

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Applications

Semester one (March)

Applications for this course are made directly to the department.

Admissions information for international students

Entry requirements

International entry requirements

2013 international qualification entry requirements and scores for this course are available from the Undergraduate Qualifications Database.

Students entering this degree will be required to have a 70% average in the 3rd and 4th years of their undergraduate degree.

English requirements for international students

Gaining the required result in one of the following tests of English language:

IELTS score of 7.0 with no individual band score less than 6.5.

a TOEFL minimum test score of either;

in the written TOEFL, 600 with a Test of Written English (TWE) score of at least 5.0; or

in the internet-based TOEFL, an overall score of at least 100 with at least 24 in the written section and no less than 20 in any other section.

Special application requirements

To be eligible for entry to the Honours Degree of the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics students are required to have:

  • completed course 3404 Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics at Monash University, or a comparable graduate qualification in dietetics from another approved tertiary institution or completed a science-based degree with substantial nutrition content at Monash University, or another approved tertiary institution.
  • a combined average of 70 per cent or higher in the final two years of their degree.

The head of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetic may make a case for a student who has demonstrated research potential but does not have a grade average that meets the requirements above.,

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Applications

Semester one (March)

Applications for this course are made directly to the department.

Enrolment obligation

International students enrolling in a CRICOS-registered course can study no more than 25% of their course by distance and/or online learning. Students cannot enrol exclusively in distance and/or online learning study in any compulsory study period. See standard 9.4 of The National Code 2007.