Deakin’s program is allowing you to start your career sooner. This three semester course builds on your undergraduate knowledge in physiology, biochemistry and nutrition and gets you professionally accredited in just 18 months. Deakin was one of the first universities to offer a course in dietetics in Australia and has been proudly offering Dietitians Association of Australia accredited courses for over 40 years.

Applicants must hold a three year Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant cognate area (for example: science, health sciences, nutrition, food science, exercise science, biomedical science, allied health or nursing) within the last 10 years from an approved university or other educational institution. Students who have completed an undergraduate degree in a relevant cognate area must demonstrate learning in Human Biosciences and Food and Nutrition Science as described below: Biochemistry content with Chemistry (0.25 EFTSL) followed by Biochemistry (0.25 EFTSL); Human Physiology content with Human Biology (0.25 EFTSL) followed by Human Physiology (0.25 EFTSL) (0.25 EFTSL is equivalent to 2 Deakin credit points) Applicants are also required to have completed at least 4 units (equivalent to 4 Deakin credit points) of nutrition and food science study covering content relating to principles of nutrition, lifespan nutrition diet and disease and food science. IELTS: minimum score of 7.0, with no subscore less than 7.0 or TOEFL: a minimum score of 600 (Writing 5) or Internet-based (IBT) TOEFL: a score of 94 (Writing 27) or Pearson Test of English (Academic): an overall score of 65 with no score less than 65