FOR NSW STUDENTS - Please note: Nutrition Science units will be undertaken at the Blacktown campus / Psychology units will be undertaken at the Strathfield campus

BPsychSc/BNutrSc

Credit points

320

Minimum duration

4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Blacktown
  • Melbourne
  • Strathfield

Note:

FOR NSW STUDENTS:

Nutrition Science units will be undertaken at the Blacktown campus

Psychology units will be undertaken at the Strathfield campus


EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a credit point (cp) value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12, or equivalent:

StatePrerequisites
New South Wales

English (Standard) (Band 2) or EAL (Band 3)

Victoria

Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English

International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2024 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 140 cp from Specified Bachelor of Psychological Science Units (Part A);
  2. 150 cp from Specified Bachelor of Nutrition Science Units (Part B);
  3. 10cp from Specified Community Engagement Unit (Part C);
  4. 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part D).

Progression requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 140 credit points from the following:

  • PSYC100Foundations of Psychology10 CP
  • PSYC101Applications of Psychology10 CP
  • PSYC108Psychological Practice: Theory and Techniques10 CP
  • PSYC110Research Design and Data Analysis 110 CP
  • PSYC200Life Span Development10 CP
  • PSYC212Abnormal Psychology10 CP
  • PSYC220Personality and Individual Differences10 CP
  • PSYC226Research Design and Data Analysis 210 CP
  • PSYC227Social Psychology10 CP
  • PSYC307Cognitive Psychology10 CP
  • PSYC314Psychological Assessment10 CP
  • PSYC315Brain and Behaviour10 CP
  • PSYC323Research Design and Data Analysis 310 CP
  • PSYC324Learning and Behaviour10 CP

Complete exactly 150 credit points from the following:

  • BIOL125Human Biology 110 CP
  • BIOL126Human Biology 210 CP
  • BIOL234Nutritional Physiology10 CP
  • BMSC209Pathophysiology10 CP
  • CHEM105Foundations of Chemistry10 CP
  • CHEM112Organic and Food Chemistry10 CP
  • CHEM204Biochemistry10 CP
  • CHEM206Advanced Metabolic Biochemistry10 CP
  • NUTR101Introduction to Nutrition10 CP
  • NUTR102Culinary Nutrition Science10 CP
  • NUTR202Lifespan Nutrition10 CP
  • NUTR302Diet, Health and Disease10 CP
  • NUTR303Food Science in Practice10 CP
  • NUTR304Food Product Design and Development10 CP
  • PUBH102Foundations of Health Promotion10 CP

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

  • NUTR305Community and Public Health Nutrition10 CP

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • UNCC100Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society10 CP
  • PHCC102Being Human10 CP
  • PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
  • UNCC300Justice and Change in a Global World10 CP
  • PHCC320The Just Society10 CP

Course map

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Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Course maps are subject to change.


Commencing Semester 1

Note for NSW Students:

Nutrition Science units (BLUE) will be undertaken at the Blacktown campus.

Psychology units (PINK) will be undertaken at the Strathfield campus.

  • Specified Bachelor of Psychological Science UnitsPSYC100Foundations of Psychology10 cp
  • Specified Bachelor of Psychological Science UnitsPSYC108Psychological Practice: Theory and Techniques10 cp
  • Specified Bachelor of Nutrition Science UnitsNUTR101Introduction to Nutrition10 cp
  • Specified Bachelor of Nutrition Science UnitsBIOL125Human Biology 110 cp
  • Specified Bachelor of Psychological Science UnitsPSYC101Applications of Psychology10 cp
  • Specified Bachelor of Psychological Science UnitsPSYC110Research Design and Data Analysis 110 cp
  • Specified Bachelor of Nutrition Science UnitsNUTR102Culinary Nutrition Science10 cp
  • Specified Bachelor of Nutrition Science UnitsBIOL126Human Biology 2

    (Pre: BIOL125 or BIOD125)

    10 cp

All units are delivered in campus attendance mode unless otherwise indicated in the map.

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in the unit.

Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit. 

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