Bachelor of Science specialisation in Food Science and Nutrition - Nutrition Pathway

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Food Science and Nutrition includes courses from Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Medical Science and Population Health, to answer questions like, what constitutes a healthy diet? Is there a way to engineer food to improve its nutritional value? How does the human body break down food to provide us with the energy we need?

While food science focuses on manufacturing, processing and production of food, nutrition focuses on the maintenance of good health and the wellbeing of populations. A qualification in Food Science and Nutrition could see you designing new food products that are both convenient and healthy, protecting consumer health through managing compliance, or developing better ways to preserve food.

You will learn the basics of biochemistry, biomedical science and chemistry before you branch out to your respective discipline focusing on courses that support either the food science or nutrition pathway.

You can study Food Science and Nutrition as a specialisation in the Bachelor of Science (BSc). This specialisation offers two distinct pathways: the Food Science pathway and the Nutrition pathway.
If you follow the Nutrition pathway, you’ll study areas such as:
- Human nutrition
- Maintenance of good health
- Wellbeing of populations
- Environmental, social, economic and cultural determinants of eating behaviours

Food Science and Nutrition graduates can expect to find employment in the food industry, Crown Research Institutes and government agencies in areas such as food manufacture, food safety, food analysis, brewing, cereals and baking, dairy products, minimally processed fruits and vegetables, food additives, product development, sensory evaluation, winemaking and healthcare.

Nutrition graduates may find work in private practices, the food industry, research institutes, non-governmental organisations and government departments, in areas such as:
- Health policy
- Health programme planning
- Health promotion
- Nutritional consulting
- Nutrition information services
- Research

Not available for conjoint degree programmes

Complete 330 points comprising:

105 points for all Stage I Compulsory Courses, and
15 points from Stage I Elective Courses, and
105 points for all Stage II Compulsory Courses, and
60 points for all Stage III Compulsory Courses, and
15 points from Stage III Elective Courses, and
15 points from Additional Elective Courses, and
15 points for all Capstone Course

Stage I Compulsory Courses

Complete 105 points for ALL of the following:

BIOSCI 101 - Life! Origins and Mechanisms (15 points)

BIOSCI 106 - Molecules of Life (15 points)

BIOSCI 107 - Biology for Biomedical Science: Cellular Processes (15 points)

CHEM 110 - Chemistry of the Living World (15 points)

FOODSCI 100 - Foundations of Food and Nutrition (15 points)

MEDSCI 142 - Biology for Biomedical Science: Organ Systems (15 points)

POPLHLTH 111 - Population Health (15 points)

Stage I Elective Courses

Complete exactly 15 points from the following:

STATS 101 - Introduction to Statistics (15 points)

STATS 108 - Statistics for Commerce (15 points)

Stage II Compulsory Courses

Complete 105 points for ALL of the following:

BIOSCI 202 - Genetics (15 points)

BIOSCI 203 - Biochemistry (15 points)

EXERSCI 206 - Exercise Nutrition (15 points)

FOODSCI 200 - Food Composition and Nutrition (15 points)

MEDSCI 203 - Mechanisms of Disease (15 points)

MEDSCI 205 - The Physiology of Human Organ Systems (15 points)

POPLHLTH 206 - Life Cycle Nutrition (15 points)

Stage III Compulsory Courses

Complete 60 points for ALL of the following:

BIOSCI 358 - Nutritional Science (15 points)

FOODSCI 310 - Theory of Food Product Design (15 points)

MEDSCI 315 - Nutrition, Diet and Gene Interactions (15 points)

POPLHLTH 305 - Community Nutrition (15 points)

Stage III Elective Courses

Complete exactly 15 points from the following:

FOODSCI 301 - Food Quality Attributes (15 points)

MEDSCI 301 - Molecular Basis of Disease (15 points)

MEDSCI 312 - Neuroendocrinology of Growth and Metabolism (15 points)

Additional Elective Courses

Complete exactly 15 points from the following:

BIOSCI 201 - Cellular and Molecular Biology (15 points)

FOODSCI 301 - Food Quality Attributes (15 points)

MEDSCI 301 - Molecular Basis of Disease (15 points)

POPLHLTH 301 - Strengthening Health Systems (15 points)

SCIGEN 201 - Innovating in a Knowledge Society (15 points)

Capstone Course

Complete 15 points for ALL of the following:

FOODSCI 399 - Capstone: Food and Nutrition (15 points)