
Bachelor of Health Science
Majoring in Nutrition
60.0
Choose your major
Biomedical Science
Use cutting-edge, interactive tech to understand the human body in a range of health and disease states in our Biomedical Science major.
Clinical Technologies
Learn about anatomy and physiology using cutting-edge med-tech in our Clinical Technologies major, which is endorsed by the Australian Neurophysiological Scientists of Australia (ANSA).
Neuroscience
Learn how to interpret the data generated by MRI and MEG machines to identify healthy brains, brain disorders, and diseases of the central nervous system in our Neuroscience major.
Nutrition
If you've put dietitian or nutritionist on your career menu, learn how food affects our world in our hands-on lab-based nutrition major.
Psychology and Forensic Science
Our Psychology and Forensic Science major prepares you for a rewarding career applying specialist knowledge in psychology to aspects of the law, the justice system and forensic science.
Psychology and Psychophysiology
Our Psychology and Psychophysiology major explores the role of physiological processes in psychology to prepare you for an engaging career on the frontiers of science and technology.
Public Health and Health Promotion
Empower people to live their healthiest lives by harnessing the power of digital technology through our Public Health and Health Promotion major.
Overview
Our Bachelor of Health Science leads to a range of rewarding jobs in the fast-growing health industry.
You’ll prepare for a real career with cutting-edge, industry-relevant tech in our campus labs, or lay the foundation for specialised postgraduate study.
Select a major that aligns with your interests and aspirations and study for a career that champions good health for all.
Course prerequisites have changed
The English and EAL study scores have been updated for Semester 1, 2025 entry. Please see the Entry requirements tab for updated information.
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Your major
If you've put dietitian or nutritionist on your career menu, major in nutrition and graduate as a nutritionist or continue to a Master of Dietetics.
In this hands-on, lab-based major you’ll learn how food affects the world today, exploring areas such as contemporary lifestyle-diseases; food security and sustainability; metabolic and biochemical functions; biological, psychological and cultural factors impacting our food choices; nutrition across lifespans; and digital health.
Your industry experience
Build up your CV with real industry experience while you study through our Work Integrated Learning program, a guaranteed part of all our bachelor degrees. In this degree, depending on your major, the Health Science Project (HEA30001) or the Psychology Project (PSY30003) gives you the opportunity to explore a student-led project with potential links into the industry.
Skills you’ll learn
- Dietary assessment of food
- Lab-based skills in nutrition
- Translating nutritional scientific evidence
- Communicating scientific information
- Advocacy of nutrition issues
Your career opportunities
- Nutritionist
- Nutrition analyst
- Nutrition teacher
- Nutrition researcher
- Public health worker
- Health program developer
- Digital content developer
Key codes
International student visa
International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.
Why Swinburne?
Ranked Top 500 in Public Health
ARWU Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2022
The only uni in Australia to have both MRI and MEG at a single site
86% of graduates found employment within 4 months of completing their course
#1 in Melbourne for graduate salary 5 years out - $85.3K (national average $66.3K)
Study Health Science at Swinburne
At Swinburne you'll have access to cutting-edge technology, virtual reality and digital dissection tables. Combining this with real-world experience, you'll leave more than a graduate, you'll leave a workforce ready practitioner.