Bachelor of Nutrition is offered as an online course. However, depending on the major, students may be required to attend one or more residential schools at Rockhampton or Bundaberg campus to gain the practical skills required.

The Bachelor of Nutrition has sixteen (16) core units (96 credit points). Students must take eight (8) units (48 credit points) from one of the following majors: 

• Clinical Nutrition
• Food Technology
• Pathway to Teaching (Secondary)
• Public Health

Please note that whilst individual units may be available across more than one campus, students enrolled in the Bachelor of Nutrition can only select the Online study option.

Clinical Nutrition major contains 8 units (48 credit points). Students intending to apply for a Master of Dietetics study at CQUniversity or other institutions would be advised to select the Clinical Nutrition major. Selection of this major does not guarantee entry into a Master of Dietetics course. You must still apply and be accepted into a Master of Dietetics course as per normal processes using academic and non-academic entry requirements. Completion of Bachelor of Nutrition (Clinical Nutrition) alone does not meet the eligibility requirements for registration as an accredited dietitian.  

Food Technology major contains 8 units (48 credit points). This major will provide you with the skills and training to transition across industries that link Biotechnology, Nutrition, Food Production, Food Science, Agriculture and Human Health.

Students must complete the five compulsory units from the Pathway to Teaching (Secondary):

• EDSE20017 Learning and Teaching in Junior Secondary
• EDSE20019 Literacy and Numeracy Learning and Teaching
• EDED20493 Diversity and Inclusion
• EDED20494 Indigenous Learners and Learning
• CHEM11042 Fundamentals of Chemistry (for Food and Nutrition, Biology, or Health and Physical Education) OR CHEM11043 Atoms Molecules and Matter (for Chemistry)

Students then choose THREE units from a single optional unit lists above, representing units from teaching disciplines of Food and Nutrition, Biology, Chemistry or Health and Physical Education. These three units must be from a single discipline (e.g. from one of the optional unit lists above).

Pathway to Teaching (Secondary) major contains 8 units (48 credit points). It is designed to fast-track students to the Master of Teaching (Secondary) after completion of the Bachelor Nutrition (Pathway to Teaching (Secondary)) for those who wish to pursue a career as a secondary school teacher in State, Catholic and Independent Schools in Australia. Selection of this major does not guarantee entry into the Master of Teaching (Secondary) course. You must still apply and be accepted into the Master of Teaching (Secondary) as per normal processes using academic and non-academic entry requirements. Once accepted into the Master of Teaching (Secondary), you can apply for four units of credit from the Pathway to Teaching (Secondary) Major from within the Bachelor of Nutrition. Your potential teaching strength areas will be Biology, Chemistry, Food and Nutrition (including Year 7-10 Home Economics) or Health and Physical Education. Completion of this course of study alone does not meet the eligibility requirements for teacher registration. This pathway is suited to students who wish to obtain a Bachelor of Nutrition and then go on to study a Master of Teaching (Secondary) qualification as their pathway to an accredited teaching qualification.

If choosing the Pathway to Teaching (Secondary), students will have completed enough units to satisfy teaching area requirements for entry to the Master of Teaching (Secondary) provided all other entry requirements have been met. Students entering the Master of Teaching (Secondary) must have two teaching areas based on previous study - a major (to teach Year 7 – 12) and a minor (to teach Year 7 – 10).

The four units from the Master of Teaching (Secondary) that can be studied in this course which can then be credited towards that qualification include

• EDSE20017 Learning and Teaching in Junior Secondary
• EDSE20019 Literacy and Numeracy Learning and Teaching
• EDED20493 Diversity and Inclusion
• EDED20494 Indigenous Learners and Learning

In addition to these units, students will complete CHEM11042 Fundamentals of Chemistry (for Food and Nutrition, Biology, Chemistry or Health and Physical Education disciplines) or CHEM11043 Atoms Molecules and Matter (for the Chemistry discipline), and will also choose to study units that allow them to meet entry requirements to the Master of Teaching (Secondary) for a major teaching area. Through completing the units in the core, students meet the requirements of a minor in Junior Science.

In order to meet the requirements of a major, students can choose an additional 3 units in Food and Nutrition, Biology, Chemistry or Health and Physical Education from the units listed in the handbook for CC13 Bachelor of Education (Secondary) for one of these teaching areas. These are listed in the Optional Unit lists below.

Food and Nutrition (including Year 7-10 Home Economics)

Students wishing to teach Food and Nutrition (including Year 7-10 Home Economics) must complete and pass THREE units from the list below.

• EDVT11021 Food Technology
• EDVT11022 Textile Technology
• EDSE12023 Individuals, Families & Communities
• EDSE13001 Culinary Science for Teachers
• EDSE14001 Fashion Design

Residential Schools: In addition to the on-line Moodle site requirements, EDVT11021, EDVT11022, EDSE13001 and EDSE14001 also include compulsory Residential Schools delivered face-to-face. Please ensure you check the CQUniversity Handbook Residential School Page for dates and the relevant Unit Profile for more details. Please note that residential schools may be held outside the term in which the unit is run.

Biology

Students wishing to teach Biology must complete and pass THREE units from the list below.

• BIOL11102 Life Science Laboratory
• ENVR11014 Environmental Monitoring 
• BIOL12107 Genomes, Genetics & Evolution 
• ENVR12002 Applied Ecology
• BIOL12112 Animal and Plant Physiology
• ZOOL12009 Invertebrate Zoology
• BOTN19001 Australian Botany
• MBIO19013 Environmental Microbiology 

Chemistry

Students wishing to teach Chemistry must complete and pass THREE units from the list below.

• CHEM11044 Chemical Reactions
• CHEM12079 Inorganic Chemistry
• CHEM12080 Organic Chemistry
• CHEM19085 Environmental Chemistry
• CHEM13080 Analytical Science
• CHEM13082 Nanotechnology: Health and the environment
• CHEM13083 Physical Chemistry
• CHEM13084 Bio-Organic Chemistry 

Residential Schools: In addition to the on-line Moodle site requirements, several units in the Chemistry discipline also include compulsory Residential Schools delivered face-to-face. Please ensure you check the CQUniversity Handbook Residential School Page for dates and the relevant Unit Profile for more details. Please note that residential schools may be held outside the term in which the unit is run.

Health and Physical Education

Students wishing to teach Health and Physical Education must complete and pass THREE units from the list below.

• ESSC11003 Skill Acquisition and Movement
• ESSC11001 Physical Activity, Fitness and Health
• ESSC12001 Exercise and Sport Physiology
• ESSC12004 Exercise and Sport Biomechanics
• ESSC12005 Applied Exercise and Sport Physiology
• ESSC12003 Exercise and Sport Psychology

The Public Health major contains 8 units (48 credit points). This major provides you with the knowledge and skills to develop nutrition policies and guidelines for governmental and non-governmental organisations, food industries, food service providers, and schools to promote healthy diet and nutrition at the population level and prevent nutrition-related health issues such as obesity and cardiovascular disease.  

Students intending to apply for a Master of Dietetics study at CQUniversity or other institutions would be advised to select the Clinical Nutrition major.