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Bachelor of Human Nutrition

Course code/s: Melbourne (HBHN)

Those students completing their year of study in the Bachelor of Human Nutrition, with the Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering, should refer to that Faculty's course entry at www.latrobe.edu.au/handbook/2013/undergraduate/science-tech/single-degrees/sbns.htm. All other current and prospective students, please see this entry.

The Bachelor of Human Nutrition will prepare graduates for careers in nutrition and public health, health promotion, government policy areas, food industry and other areas of nutrition and biosciences. It provides the foundations in food chemistry and nutritional biosciences and prerequisites for many graduate entry courses in dietetics and other allied health areas. It is an interdisciplinary program which combines core subjects in human nutrition and food science with basic science, biochemistry, physiology and public health disciplines.

Course structure

Students will take classes alongside students from other health science courses, as well as taking nutrition-specific subjects. In first year, students will undertake an interdisciplinary common year as well as completing introductory nutrition subjects. During this year, students focus on learning basic human biosciences and exploring the factors influencing health, develop an understanding of food composition and the role of food in health, as well as developing an understanding of the roles of health professionals in the health and community service sectors.

In the second and third years, students can choose from a range of elective subjects that provide the opportunity to co-major in another area, as well as in nutrition. Co-majors are available in subjects such as human physiology and anatomy, biochemistry, genetics and other bioscience areas. An elective stream in public health is also available to students who have a keen interest in public health and community nutrition. Students may also explore opportunities to study abroad internationally on student exchange during the degree.

First year

Teaching period	Subject Code	Subject title	Credit points
TE-SEM-1	HBS1HBA	Human Biosciences A	15
TE-SEM-1	CHE1GEN	General Principles of Chemistry	15
TE-SEM-1	HLT1IPA	Interprofessional Practice A	15
TE-SEM-1	PHE1IDH	Individual Determinants of Health	15
TE-SEM-2	HBS1HBB	Human Biosciences B	15
TE-SEM-2	PHE1SDH	Social Determinants of Health	15
TE-SEM-2	DTN1FFU	Food Fundamentals	15
TE-SEM-2	BIO1GEN	Genetics, Human Biology and Evolution
or			15
TE-SEM-2	elective

Second year

Teaching period	Subject code	Subject title	Credit points
TE-SEM-1	BCH2IBM	Introduction to Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	15
TE-SEM-1	HBS2PTA	Human Physiology Theory A	15
TE-SEM-1	DTN2PNU	Principles of Nutrition	15
TE-SEM-1	HLT2IEP	Integrating Evidence into Practice
or			15
TE-SEM-1	elective
plus
TE-SEM-2	BCH2MBC	Metabolic Biochemistry and Cell Biology	15
TE-SEM-2	HBS2PTB	Human Physiology Theory B	15
TE-SEM-2	DTN3NDS	Nutrition and Disease	15
TE-SEM-2	DTN3FSC	Food and Society
or			15
TE-SEM-2	elective

Third year

Teaching period	Subject code	Subject title	Credit points
TE-SEM-1	DTN4LPN	Lifespan Nutrition	15
TE-SEM-1	DTN4FSI	Food Science	15
TE-SEM-1	elective		15
TE-SEM-1	elective		15
TE-SEM-2	DTN4EPI	Nutritional Epidemiology and Research Skills	15
TE-SEM-2	DTN3NPO	Nutrition Project	15
TE-SEM-2	elective		15
TE-SEM-2	elective		15