GraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Master of Dietetics
Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia
About this program
The Master of Dietetics at Charles Darwin University provides the knowledge and skills to embark on a career in nutrition and dietetics, combining theory and practical placements across food systems, community and public health nutrition, research and clinical services. Students are equipped to address inequities in food, nutrition and health and to practise in a culturally safe way. The course includes 100 days of professional placements, including short intensives at the Casuarina campus and a full-time placement in the final semester, with CDU arranging all placements across regional, rural and remote locations in the Northern Territory and beyond.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
Study plan in 2 parts
- Core (11 units): Medical Nutrition Therapy 1
- Medical Nutrition Therapy 2
- Food Systems Management #
- Nutrition and Dietetic Counselling #
- Nutrition Across the Lifecycle
- Food
- Society and the Environment
- Public Health Nutrition
- Research Design
- Dietetic Professional Skills (20cp) #
- Dietetics Professional Placement 1 (unit title change 2026) (20cp) ##
- Dietetics Professional Placement 2 (unit title change 2026) (20cp) ##
- Research Units (1 units): Research unit totalling 20 credit points as listed below: NUT602 Nutrition Research Project
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
DietitianANZSCO 251111
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, via a Dietitians Australia assessment. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Dietitians Australia
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a related field
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