Overview

Prepare for a career in Nutrition, a growing profession making an important contribution to the health and wellbeing and disease prevention for individuals, communities and populations locally and globally. You’ll graduate with a formal standalone qualification plus gain credit for first year entry to the Bachelor of Nutrition Science and potentially other health science bachelor’s degree to transition straight into second year with credit.

Undertaking the ACU Diploma in Nutrition Science will help you to develop the academic skills and university experience needed to succeed in more advanced tertiary study. Whether you have just finished Year 12 or finished years ago, our Diploma in Nutrition Science is a Commonwealth supported place (CSP-funded) and will help you achieve your goals.

We are here to support you from start to finish. We ensure smaller class sizes, offer tailored support as you transition to university study, and provide a range of student services to help you succeed.

Potential Career Outcomes

• food and nutrition research
• food and nutrition education
• food and nutrition communication
• food and nutrition advice
• food product design
• food science and technology
• food and nutrition policy

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer63.5572.20
Median rank to receive an offer53.8557.65
Lowest rank to receive an offer43.1051.90

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the Australian Catholic University website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.


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