Why Bachelor of Food and Nutrition Science (Honours)?
Food and health are two of the biggest challenges of our time.
How do we feed people in a changing world? Reduce waste? Improve sustainability? Make healthier options more accessible?
This degree explores the science behind what we eat: how nutrients work, how food is processed and how diet impacts health, performance and wellbeing. You’ll investigate the links between food, disease, sustainability and public health, and build the skills to make a real difference.
The Honours year will set you apart to future employers as someone with deep knowledge, focus and experience.
Overview
Our Bachelor of Food and Nutrition Science (Honours) prepares you to educate and innovate in food.
You’ll study digestion, metabolism, gut health and chronic disease. Learn how to assess diets, analyse food products and make evidence-based decisions in the field. Investigate how food is made, tested and regulated. Explore different approaches to food packaging and marketing.
You’ll also analyse the social and cultural sides of nutrition – understanding why people eat the way they do, and how to communicate health advice that makes sense.
Along the way, you’ll develop your research, communication and critical thinking skills. You’ll learn how to use data, work in food science facilities and conduct experiments.
In your Honours year, you’ll deepen your knowledge with a major research project. This will show future employees you can work independently and apply scientific methods to real problems.
Key features
Get hands-on experience in food science labs and kitchen facilities. - Explore food systems and production from ‘farm-gate to fork’.
- Complete 120 hours of placement in a food, nutrition or health organisation.
- Learn alongside leading researchers.
- Experiment with flavours and chemical composition in the lab.
- Signal your expertise and ambition by completing a research-focused Honours year.
What you'll learn
In the first three years of the Bachelor of Food and Nutrition Science (Honours), you’ll build a strong foundation in food and health.
You’ll investigate global issues like food security and population health, exploring different ways to feed the world into the future. You’ll learn all about food systems and production, understanding the entire food journey from ‘farm-gate to fork’.
You’ll complete 120 hours of hands-on placement in a food, nutrition or health organisation. Study how to design, formulate, produce, package and market foods. Develop the skills to use and alter food to combat diet-related health issues.
In the lab, you’ll experiment with chemical composition and flavour combinations and explore ways to develop food supplies that are sustainable, nutritious, safe and healthy.
In your Honours year, you’ll take on a major research project to deepen your knowledge and skills, preparing you for higher-level study or specialised work in the field.
What courses you'll study
Complete 192 units comprising:
- 126 units for all Core courses, and
- 66 units for Electives
Complete 126 units for ALL of the following:
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Biology 1A: Molecules, Genes and Cells
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Course code
BIOL1003
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6
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Biology 1C: Molecular Biology and Biomedical Science
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Course code
BIOL1031
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6
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Biochemistry 2: Metabolism
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Course code
BIOL2015
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6
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Foundations in Chemistry
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Course code
CHEM1000
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6
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Course name
Food Chemistry
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Course code
CHEMX200
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6
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Course name
Food Processing and Safety
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Course code
ENGPX415
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6
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Course name
Introduction to Food and Science Technology
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Course code
FOOD1000
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6
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Food Processing and Manufacturing
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Course code
FOOD3003
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6
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Food Product Development 3
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Course code
FOOD3004
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6
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Future Foods
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Course code
FOOD3005
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Units
6
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Course name
Advanced Food Microbiology
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Course code
FOOD3015
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6
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Course name
Advanced Food and Nutrition Science (Hons) Pt 1
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Course code
FOOD4000
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6
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Advanced Food and Nutrition Science (Hons) Pt 2
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FOOD4001
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6
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Sensory Evaluations of Food
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Course code
FOODX200
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6
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Food Microbiology
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FOODX500
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6
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Food Quality and Regulation
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FOODX501
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6
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Introduction to Nutrition
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Course code
NUTR1000
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6
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Lifespan Nutrition Physiology
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Course code
NUTR2001
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6
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Science of People, Society and the Future Planet
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SCIE1001
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6
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Science Professional Placement
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Course code
SCIE3900
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Units
6
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Data Skills for Scientists
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Course code
STAT1000
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Units
6
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6
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6
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6
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6
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6
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6
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6
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6
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6
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6
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6
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6
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6
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12
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36
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Complete 66 units comprising:
- 36 units from Program electives, and
- 30 units from University-wide electives
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Honours Food and Nutrition Science Project Pt 1
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Course code
FOOD4002
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Units
18
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Honours Food and Nutrition Science Project Pt 2
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Course code
FOOD4003
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18
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Honours Food & Nutrition Science Project (T/Y)Cont
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Course code
FOOD4007
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Units
9
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Honours Food & Nutrition Science Project (T/Y)Final
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Course code
FOOD4008
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Units
9
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6
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6
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6
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6
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6
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6
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6
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