Graduate Certificate in Human Nutrition

What is this course about?

CSU's Graduate Certificate in Human Nutrition aims to develop in graduates a level of knowledge, understanding and skills in appropriate aspects of food and nutrition and its scientific basis to enable them to work in multidisciplinary teams in a range of health and industrial settings.

CSU's Graduate Certificate in Human Nutrition aims to develop in students an understanding of food and nutrition within a range of health, education, industrial and research settings. This course also acts as a pathway to Master degrees.

Graduates should be able to: 

• demonstrate an in-depth scientific knowledge of the underlying physiological and biochemical processes relevant to human nutrition
• apply this knowledge to assist in assessing the nutritional value of natural and manufactured foods
• demonstrate a scientific understanding of the food processing industry, food manufacture, food microbiology and food laws and regulation 
• apply this knowledge to develop plans to provide safe and nutritious food supply and develop a basic risk management plan for a safe and nutritious food supply
• appreciate the social, cultural psychological, environmental, economic and political factors of food and food use
• demonstrate an understanding of food systems, food use and food and nutrition policy
• apply the use and appropriately identify dietary methodology to collect retrospective, current and prospective food and nutrient and food intake patterns
• estimate nutrient intake of individuals using food composition tables and or / nutrient data bases and compare with Nutrient Reference Values (NFV) or estimated requirements
• apply such background knowledge and attitudes to assist in competently assessing the nutritional status of individuals and communities;
• estimate opportunities to improve nutrition and food supply in a community or population group
• demonstrate an ability to identify and develop nutritional education resource material.

Academic expectations

For each 8 point subject at CSU, students should normally expect to spend between 140-160 hours engaged in the specified learning and assessment activities (such as attending lectures or residential schools, assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, assignments or examinations). The student workload for some subjects may vary from these norms as a result of approved course design.

Students will be assessed on the basis of completed assignments, examinations, workplace learning, or other methods as outlined in specific subject outlines.

Where applicable, students are responsible for travel and accommodation costs involved in workplace learning experiences, or attending residential schools (distance education students).

Expectations relating to academic, workplace learning, time and cost requirements for specific subjects are provided in the subject abstracts and in course materials.