Bachelor of Nutrition and Exercise

Study Nutrition and Exercise at Flinders

Support healthy communities.

Champion nutrition and exercise to promote community health and wellbeing. This fully online degree allows you to study a variety of topics across health, nutrition, exercise, business, and psychology, equipping you with the knowledge and skills to support the development and growth of healthy communities.

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Prerequisites

None

Assumed knowledge

None

2024 selection rank

60.00

Guaranteed selection rank

65.00

TAFElink

Certificate IV or above

Adjustment factors available

Yes

SATAC code

244921

Delivery mode

Online only.

Duration

3 years full-time
(or part-time equivalent)
Deferrable: Yes

Annual indicative fee

2024: $11,714

How are these fees calculated?

Start dates

– March
– July

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244921 (Bedford Park)

Why study Nutrition and Exercise at Flinders?

Flexible learning modes allow you to full-time or part-time, 100% online
Multi-disciplinary learning allows you to study topics across health, nutrition, exercise, business, education and psychology, giving you diverse knowledge and skills to promote healthy communities
Additional focus on communication skills enables you to promote nutrition and exercise using a variety of communication media, while topics on counselling gives you basic skills on influencing healthy behaviour change
Evidence-based learning will allow you to translate health policy into strategy to support and improve healthy communities
Learn from exceptional lecturers who are experienced health, business and education experts and researchers.

Your career

This degree gives you the knowledge and skills to support and promote the development of healthy communities by encouraging good nutrition habits, safe physical activity, and overall wellbeing.

Potential occupations include:

health promotion or project officer
health educator
health policy advisor
health and wellness coordinator.

Potential employers include:

public health organisations
health educators
community health units
gymnasiums
sporting clubs and associations
local and state government
not-for-profit or community organisations.

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A career in Exercise and Nutrition

"I wanted to develop a holistic understanding of health and wellbeing so I can inspire other people to live a healthy life."

Personal trainer and Pilates instructor Harley Crawley shares what it's like to pursue a career in exercise and nutrition.

What you will study

First year

A typical first year may include:

health topics including health promotion for health professionals; the fundamentals of molecular biology; human bioscience; and nutrition, physical activity and health
business topics including management, people and organisations; interpersonal and interprofessional communication; and digital and social media
fundamental research and study skills.

Second year

A typical second year may include:

health and community topics including critical social analysis of health; health equity and disability: health and wellbeing
nutrition topics including individual, social and environmental perspectives on food consumption and nutrition across the lifecycle
exercise topics including human functional anatomy in sport and exercise; skill acquisition in sports and exercise and strength and conditioning practices in sport.

Third year

A typical third year may include:

health topics including technology in health-care and settings for health and wellbeing
nutrition and exercise topics including nutrition for health and wellness; nutrition health promotion; nutrition for sports performance; and physical activity and health
psychology topics including introduction to counselling skills and health: a psychological perspective.

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ATAR and Student Profile Information

ATAR and Selection Rank profile

The ATAR and Selection Rank profile shows data for students offered a place wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR who commenced the course in the previous admission year. As this course is new there is currently no ATAR and Selection Rank data available.

Student Profile

The Student Profile gives an indication of the likely peer cohort for new students in a particular course. It provides data on students who commenced the course in the previous admission year. As this course is new there is currently no Student Profile data available

How to apply

Choose your preferred course.

Check the entry requirements and admission pathways available to you.

Choose other courses to include in your preferences.

Visit SATAC and submit your application online.

Apply via SATAC

244921 (Bedford Park)

Apply to transfer internally

Flinders students can apply to transfer to this course internally. Visit: www.flinders.edu.au/internaltransfer for more information.

Admission pathways

Applicants can apply for this course using Year 12 qualifications, previous higher education study, TAFE/VET qualifications, or through adult entry (STAT/Foundation Studies/tertiary preparation course).

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Rural and remote sub-quotas

An annual subquota is available for applicants from rural and remote areas. To be considered for the rural and remote subquota applicants must apply to SATAC in the normal way.

Applicants must also, within 10 working days after submitting the SATAC application, submit a Statutory Declaration to SATAC which confirms that they have lived in non-metropolitan areas of Australia (Remoteness Classifications RA2 to RA5) for at least 5 consecutive years, or 10 years cumulatively, from birth (i.e. during any period of their life). A Statutory Declaration form can be downloaded here (PDF 95KB).

Applicants can check their eligibility in accordance with the definition above using the search tool at the Remoteness Area (RA) Locator site. Filter your search using the ASGS Remoteness Areas (2016) layer.

Am I eligible?

Choosing your preferences

When choosing your preferences through SATAC, you may want to include courses from our Nutrition and Exercise Science programs.

How to apply

Select your course.

Check entry requirements.

Check your eligibility for credit.

Apply online

Obtain certified documents.

Submit your application and documents.

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English language pathways

If you don’t meet our English language entry requirements and need to improve your English language proficiency, you can do so through Flinders University Academy – or our approved English Language Instruction Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS) providers.

This means that you can attend the required English language tuition at approved ELICOS providers and gain direct entry into university without an IELTS or TOEFL test.

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Academic program pathways

If you don’t meet our academic entry requirements, you can still gain entry to Flinders University through Flinders University Academy. With a range of diplomas, foundation and English language courses, students can find a direct pathway into the destination degree of their choice.

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Course enquiries

Want more information about studying at Flinders University? Contact us to find out more – we’d love to help you decide if Flinders University is the right choice for you.

Course enquiries

For all course enquiries phone or email us or complete the course enquiry form.

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