Bachelor of Nutrition and Food Sciences
Degree Level Undergraduate
Year 2025
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You're considered an International student if you are:
Degree Level Undergraduate
Year 2025
Program Code
IBNF
Prerequisites
None
Assumed Knowledge
None
Fees
AUD$ 40,900 per annum (per 1.0 EFTSL) for students enrolled in 2025
Admissions
Student Profile
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CRICOS Code
036238C
Students commencing in July will require additional time to complete the degree due to course scheduling and degree structure. Students may be limited to studying at a maximum of 75% of the required courses per semester in their first two years. SP5 intake is not available for international students.
1ComparED (QILT) Graduate Outcomes Survey 2021-23– Full-time Employment Indicator (Domestic Undergraduate). SA public universities. 22018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA). 3Ranked #43, 2024 THE Young University Rankings.
Start your unstoppable career in the health and food industry, where you can drive innovation and change in sustainable food product development, and community health.
You can become actively involved in promoting and managing diets and lifestyles, conducting research for enhanced wellbeing, developing innovative and sustainable foods, and more. You'll graduate ready to make an immediate impact on healthy eating habits across the greater community.
You can also grow your knowledge and increase your career opportunities by studying for a double degree in the complimentary fields of Human Movement or Exercise and Sport Science.
Nutrition and food science experts require an enthusiasm for food and its effect on health. You should also possess a variety of personal skills such as problem-solving, creative thinking and the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively.
Students who undertake activities where interaction with patients/the public is required for their degree, such as field or clinical placements/visits and in University clinics and gyms, must demonstrate they meet mandatory pre-placement conditional requirements. These include criminal history clearance, child related employment clearance and immunisation requirements.
Please visit the Clinical Placement Unit for information on key requirements, and to access the full student checklists.
This unique degree offers practice-based and theoretical learning to ensure you’re primed for a healthy career.
During the first two years you’ll explore both nutrition and food science topics, gaining a strong understanding of the key elements of each. You’ll complete group work and research on topics, including innovative and environmentally sustainable food practice, in the sensory lab. You’ll get to analyse micro-organisms and explore key topics like food contamination in the microbiology lab.
Your knowledge will be developed in:
In your third year you’ll specialise in either a nutrition or food science stream.
If you choose nutrition, you’ll get to develop:
If you choose food science, you’ll focus on:
The growing awareness of nutrition and food quality and their influence on human wellbeing requires highly competent and skilled graduates. At UniSA, you'll develop your knowledge and skills in the scientific basis of food and nutrition, and will graduate ready to work as part of multidisciplinary teams in a range of health and industry settings.
Throughout your studies, you’ll learn from award-winning academics and industry experts from a curriculum informed by well above world-class research in nutrition and dietetics.1
You’ll also learn in UniSA’s on-campus state-of-the-art facilities. Practice your skills in our dedicated nutrition and food science hub, which is home to a $1 million commercial kitchen, sensory laboratory (one of only a few in Australia) and microbiology laboratory.
The commercial kitchen is where interactive food preparation and cooking activities take place. Get involved in cheese making, plant-based substitutes for meat, adapting recipes to make them nutritionally sound for different life stages, texture modification of foods for the elderly, designing food quality assurance plans (in line with Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) and food and beverage fermentation.
Graduates are eligible to apply for professional membership with the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST), can start their registration pathway towards becoming a Registered Nutritionist (RNutr) with the Nutrition Society of Australia.
12018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA)
Nutrition is high on Australia’s health and wellness agenda. In Australia, the nutrition profession is expected to grow over the next five years.1 Through scientific advancements in food and nutrition, your future career can have a positive impact on the whole community – from children, teens and parents, to adults of all ages and abilities.
Nutrition and food science is an innovative field with local and global applications, as well as a strong focus on sustainable future industry. You'll be able to apply your skills into health, scientific, and advisory roles across government, commercial, and not-for-profit organisations.
Unstoppable career options you may find yourself in include:
1Australian Government National Skills Commission Employment Projections 2021
Graduates of the program are eligible to apply for professional membership of the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST).
Graduates of the program are initially eligible to apply to the Nutrition Society of Australia for registration as an Associate Nutritionist (ANutr), leading to Registered Nutritionist (RNutr), usually after three years of experience.
How to apply for international students will give you helpful information about the application process at the University of South Australia. When you are ready, apply through our International Application System. If you would like to talk to someone near you about studying at the University of South Australia, we have agents all over the world who can assist you. Find an Education Agent in your country.
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There are other pathways you can follow to study this degree, including:
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There are other pathways you can follow to study this degree, including:
As a UniSA student, you will have unique access to work placement opportunities, overseas study tours and exchanges, networking events, internships, guest speakers and more.
Our campuses are equipped with state-of-the-art facilities including modern lecture theatres, libraries, workshops and laboratories, as well as spaces that simulate real work environments. These are all supported by the latest technologies and a 24/7 online learning platform. We have health services on campus, gymnasiums, technology zones and great student lounges. You will also gain access to a range of community clinics, which provide professional and cost effective services in areas of health, business, law and psychology. There are campus sport activities to keep you active, and if you are keen to explore the social side of university life, there are movies, cooking demonstrations, parties and lots more.
Adelaide also has a variety of accommodation options to suit different requirements and budgets. Options include dedicated student accommodation and private rentals. See our long-term accommodation pages, or explore our student accommodation by Scape on Bank Street in Adelaide’s lively cultural precinct, an ideal location for students. It is within easy reach of UniSA’s city and metropolitan campuses, Rundle Mall shopping, the Central Market, Chinatown, and the West End’s vibrant nightlife. It is also across the road from the Adelaide train station, and on bus and tram routes.
You’ll have access to some of UniSA’s state-of-the-art nutrition facilities, such as the:
You’ll also have access to a range of on-campus spaces including modern lecture theatres, collaborative teaching rooms and relaxed student lounges.