This course is designed to equip you with the theoretical and practical skills required for a career in public health nutrition. You will learn how to identify the health and nutritional needs of individuals, groups and communities, develop people’s skills and knowledge in health and nutrition, advocate for policies and laws that support healthy choices and plan, implement and evaluate health promotion and public health nutrition activities. In your first year, you will learn the foundations of health promotion and nutrition, and study interprofessional core units with students from other health disciplines. In your second, third and fourth years you will specialise in health promotion and nutrition. You will also undertake an on-campus health promotion campaign, provide a school-based nutrition education session and a 100-hour professional public health nutrition placement in a public health/health promotion organisation. Why study Bachelor of Science (Nutrition), Bachelor of Science (Health Promotion) This is the only course of its kind in Western Australia. There are work-integrated learning opportunities. The course has a practical emphasis. You can develop your knowledge and skills in planning and evaluating health promotion programs. The combined health promotion and nutrition content will develop your knowledge in the core studies of human biology, behavioural sciences, research methods and epidemiology. Professional recognition On graduation, you are eligible for professional-level membership for the Australian Health Promotion Association, the Public Health Association of Australia, and the Nutrition Society of Australia. Career information Nutritionist Environmental Health Officer Health Promotion Officer Public Health Nutritionist Health/Nutrition Project Officer Health/Nutrition Policy Officer Health Research Officer Community Development Officer Employers may include government, non-government and community-based organisations such as: Department of Health Heart Foundation Cancer Council of WA Diabetes WA Local government Divisions of general practice Welfare agencies such as Food bank and the Australian Red Cross.