A nutritionist has the expertise to provide a range of evidence-based nutrition services related to nutrition, public health nutrition, policy and research, and community health. The Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition) will provide innovative and entrepreneurial ideas on how to develop a career in nutrition and how to create your own opportunities within your community from local, national and global perspectives. Learn to create, plan and communicate high quality healthcare and health research and learn about the psychology behind health and lifestyle choices of communities that impact their connection to food. You will also learn about the security and access to food, and the social responsibility of a nutritionist. This course also provides clear career pathways for graduates seeking employment or postgraduate study in the area of Nutrition and Dietetics to deliver a high quality health service in a variety of settings. Learning Outcomes 1. Exhibit depth and breadth of health science knowledge and skills by: - Demonstrating knowledge and skills across the range of foundational disciplinary and cross-disciplinary curriculum areas; - Demonstrating well-developed knowledge and skills through a specialised elective stream in health and lifestyle or bioscience. 2. Demonstrate a critical understanding of health science by: - Analysing aspects of health and explaining why these current aspects of health are contestable and open to research and further enquiry; - Creating, planning, and justifying high quality healthcare and health research supported by well-developed reasoning. 3. Communicate effectively by: - Demonstrating literacy across a broad range of communication modes and technologies in order to convey complex ideas to a range of audiences. - Working responsibly to apply their knowledge and skills in individual and collaborative contexts. 4. Exhibit the ethical and professional practice which is central to health science discipline by: - Demonstrating social responsibility including equity, social justice, inclusion, and acknowledgement of social and ethical implications of actions; - Demonstrating that they know health science theory and practice from a local, national and global perspective, and the importance of inter-cultural competence in their professional lives. Career outcomes Graduates of the Bachelor of Health (Nutrition) will be well prepared for careers requiring knowledge of nutrition and health, and will be well suited to careers in areas including Health educator or counsellor Health promotion and communication officer Case manager Health service planning Community engagement Community development Food policy Food regulation Quality assurance and control Food laboratories and research institutes Consumer education and awareness campaigns Private practice Nutrition counselling Community nutrition Graduates may also gain employment in the food industry where their knowledge of nutrition and food composition will facilitate the creation and marketing of food products that help to improve health.