Master of Nutrition and Dietetics

For science graduates, the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics will launch you straight into a career as a dietitian.

With practical training in human nutrition plus access to eminent dietitians, this highly regarded postgraduate course will bring you to the forefront of dietetic and nutrition research and practice.This program is currently accredited by the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA).

A graduate of this program is eligible to become a full member of DAA and to join the Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) Program.

The University is required to maintain a current accreditation status as outlined in the DAA accreditation process available on the DAA website.The two-year course builds on major concepts from the study of human biochemistry and physiology to discuss the roles of nutrients, nutritional contents of food and diet in health and disease.

The program covers all the content and skills needed for you to become a career-ready professional across public health, medical nutrition therapy, food service management, communication, management, and research and evaluation.The Master of Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Sydney draws on the expertise of researchers and clinicians in nutrition science, public health, medicine and dietetics.

Being in central Sydney gives us the advantage of calling on external guest lecturers.

We have access to members of the Science and Medicine faculties and utilise leading University teaching hospitals (Sydney and rural if preferred) for placement experiences.

Our master’s program includes a full semester of supervised research training which meets requirements for entry to a PhD.Our academics teach from a research-driven base but understand the importance of the translation of the research into evidence-based dietetic practice.

The course will equip you with the skills for life-long professional development as a dietitian/nutritionist whether you want to work in the clinical or public health fields, in a hospital or primary care private practice, in a community health facility or a research organisation.Please note that places in this course are limited and subject to strict enrolment quotas.To assist students to make informed choices about their study, we have identified the Inherent Requirements for the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics.

For more information about the requirements, please read the inherent requirements for this course.Commonwealth Supported PlacesCommonwealth Supported Places (CSP) are available for this course for eligible domestic students.

This means that your course fees are subsidised by the Australian Government and you pay a student contribution amount (SCA).

CSP places are limited in number and are allocated based on academic merit.

Admission requirement

Current entry requirements: Admission to the degree requires a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Sydney, or equivalent qualification, with at least an average result of Credit. The applicant must also have successfully completed the following prerequisite units of study within the last 10 years:

• a) 12 credit points of junior chemistry, or equivalent; and
• b) 12 credit points of junior biology, or equivalent; and
• c) 12 credit points of intermediate or senior Biochemistry and/or Molecular Biology, or equivalent; and
• d) 12 credit points of intermediate or senior Human Physiology, or equivalent; and
• e) 6 credit points of intermediate or senior Nutrition Science, or equivalent; and
• f) 6 credit points of intermediate or senior Food Science, or equivalent.

Entry from 2021 requirements: Admission to the degree requires a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Sydney, or equivalent qualification, with at least an average result of Credit. The applicant must also have successfully completed the following prerequisite units of study within the last 10 years:

• a) 12 credit points of junior chemistry, or equivalent; and
• b) 12 credit points of junior human biology, or equivalent; and
• c) 12 credit points of intermediate or senior Biochemistry and/or Molecular Biology, or equivalent; and
• d) 12 credit points of intermediate or senior Human Physiology, or equivalent; and
• e) 6 credit points of intermediate or senior Nutrition Science, or equivalent; and
• f) 6 credit points of intermediate or senior Food Science, or equivalent.

Junior refers to 1000-level units of study. Intermediate refers to 2000-level units of study. Senior refers to 3000-level units of study. A credit average means a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 65. These are the minimum admission requirements for this course. As entry into this course is very competitive, applicants who meet the minimum admission requirements are then ranked according to academic merit. Course numbers are limited and offers will be made on the basis of rank, subject to a strict enrolment quota. To enable assessment of whether prerequisites are met, any applicant with international qualifications (e.g. bachelor degree completed at an overseas University) must submit unit of study outlines for all prerequisite units of study as listed above. Top-ranked applicants will be made early rolling offers. For all other applicants, the first offer round occurs in late November prior to the year of commencement. The second offer round occurs in mid December prior to the year of commencement. The third round occurs in early to mid January in the year of commencement. Subsequent rounds may occur in February in the year of commencement, again subject to availability of places in the enrolment quota. Unconditional offers of admissions must be accepted within 2 weeks of the date of offer, or may lapse. Applicants are unable to defer an offer of admission to a later semester or year. Applicants who wish to defer will instead need to make a new application for admission to a later year. There is no mid-year intake. A limited number of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) may be available to domestic applicants for this course from year to year, subject to confirmation from the Australian Government.

The Handbooks Online and the University of Sydney Calendar are the official legal source of information relating to study at the University of Sydney, and you are referred to those documents.

Inherent requirements

Inherent requirements are the essential tasks and activities necessary to be able to achieve the core learning outcomes of a course. They are specific to a particular course or discipline. To assist students to make informed choices about their study, we have identified and set out the Inherent Requirements for this course.

What you'll study

Units of Study