Nutritionists and dietitians play a vital role in allied health; focussing on the impact food has on development, performance and general health and wellness at every stage of life. Specialist qualifications in this field offers a range of rewarding career opportunities such as working with people living with medical conditions, athletes, children and working in aged care facilities, media, and more!
Bond’s Graduate Diploma in Nutrition is designed to build on your undergraduate knowledge in the health and related sciences to enhance knowledge, skills and attitudes relating to human nutrition and health. You will benefit from the extensive professional experience of academics who work in a range of relevant fields including clinical dietetics, sports nutrition, the food industry, private practice, and public health nutrition.
If you are already in the health sector, this program is designed to upskill and broaden your career opportunities in the nutrition and dietetics fields.
If you are aiming to enrol in postgraduate medical study, the Graduate Diploma in Nutrition is a beneficial pre-medical program. The program is also suitable for updating your international dietitian qualifications to gain professional recognition in Australia.
If your career ambition is to become an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD, you can complete this program in eight months and gain full credit to progress onto Bond’s Master of Nutrition and Dietetic Practice).
This Graduate Diploma program is designed to build on undergraduate studies in the health and related sciences to develop specialist knowledge, skills and attitudes relating to human nutrition and health. Successful graduates from this Graduate Diploma program are well-placed to progress to further studies via the Master of Nutrition and Dietetic Practice to become qualified as a dietitian and receive full credit for subjects studied in this program. This program is a useful pre-medical program for graduates with ambitions to enter post-graduate medical programs, as a pathway into postgraduate specialisation in nutrition or for internationally-educated dietitians requiring professional updates before applying for Australian qualification recognition.
Where will your degree take you?
The Australian Government’s Job Outlook rates the future growth in demand for dietitians as strong.
More than 85% of nutritionists and dietitians work in the broad area of health care and social assistance, including:
Hospitals and outpatient facilities
Aged care facilities
Private nutrition / dietetic practice
Community and public health nutrition
Nutrition and dietetic research
This versatile field can also lead to career opportunities in public administration and safety, education, and training (childcare and schools), corporate health and wellness, food service management, sports nutrition, nutrition communications and media, and the food industry.
The Graduate Diploma in Nutrition has been designed to upskill graduates and health professionals to prepare them for a range of career opportunities in both traditional and non-traditional roles.
Program learning outcomes
Program Learning Outcomes provide a broad and measurable set of standards that incorporate a range of knowledge, skills and abilities that will be achieved on completion of the program. These outcomes will help you determine whether this program aligns with your professional pathway, career and learning goals.
Further study options
The Graduate Diploma in Nutrition is a useful pre-medical program for graduates with ambitions to enter postgraduate medical programs, as a pathway into postgraduate specialisation in nutrition, or for internationally educated dietitians requiring professional updates for recognition of their qualifications in Australia.
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19 May 2025
Bond University
14 University Drive (Off Cottesloe Drive),
ROBINA,
Queensland,
4226, GOLD COAST, Australia
Successful completion of a recognised Bachelor Degree or qualification equivalent to AQF Level 7.
English language proficiency requirements:
International English Language Testing System (IELTS): Academic Overall score 7.0 with no sub score less than 7.0
Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT): Overall score 94, no scores below 27 Writing, 23 Speaking, 24 for Reading and Listening
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: Overall score 65 with no Communicative Scores below 65
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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