Master of Nutrition and Dietetics

Monash's Master of Nutrition and Dietetics prepares graduates for professional dietetic practice across clinical, community and industry settings, structured around four themes: personal and professional practice, public health and nutrition, the nutritional science of health and disease, and food from science to systems. The course pairs academic teaching directly with industry-based work experience, so students aren't just learning nutrition theory in a classroom but applying it in placement settings before graduation. Research skills are built into all four themes rather than taught as a separate add-on, and the coursework-only structure still leaves open a pathway into further research degrees for graduates who want to keep studying afterward. It suits science or health graduates who want to become accredited dietitians, and the applied, placement-heavy structure reflects the reality that dietetic practice requires hands-on clinical judgement that can't be taught through lectures alone. Graduates typically move into hospital, community health, sports nutrition or private practice dietetics roles.