Master of Nutrition and Dietetics

Admission to the degree requires a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Sydney, or equivalent qualification, with at least an average result of Credit. The applicant must also have successfully completed the following prerequisite units of study within the last 10 years: - a) 12 credit points of junior chemistry, or equivalent; and - b) 12 credit points of junior human biology, or equivalent; and - c) 12 credit points of intermediate or senior Biochemistry and/or Molecular Biology, or equivalent; and - d) 12 credit points of intermediate or senior Human Physiology, or equivalent; and - e) 6 credit points of intermediate or senior Nutrition Science, or equivalent; and - f) 6 credit points of intermediate or senior Food Science, or equivalent. Junior refers to 1000-level units of study. Intermediate refers to 2000-level units of study. Senior refers to 3000-level units of study. A credit average means a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 65. These are the minimum admission requirements for this course. As entry into this course is very competitive, applicants who meet the minimum admission requirements are then ranked according to academic merit. Course numbers are limited and offers will be made on the basis of rank, subject to a strict enrolment quota. To enable assessment of whether prerequisites are met, any applicant with international qualifications (e.g. bachelor degree completed at an overseas University) must submit unit of study outlines for all prerequisite units of study as listed above. Top-ranked applicants will be made early rolling offers. For all other applicants, the first offer round occurs in late November prior to the year of commencement. The second offer round occurs in mid December prior to the year of commencement. The third round occurs in early to mid January in the year of commencement. Subsequent rounds may occur in February in the year of commencement, again subject to availability of places in the enrolment quota. Unconditional offers of admissions must be accepted within 2 weeks of the date of offer, or may lapse. Applicants are unable to defer an offer of admission to a later semester or year. Applicants who wish to defer will instead need to make a new application for admission to a later year. There is no mid-year intake. A limited number of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) may be available to domestic applicants for this course from year to year, subject to confirmation from the Australian Government. The Handbooks Online and the University of Sydney Calendar are the official legal source of information relating to study at the University of Sydney, and you are referred to those documents. Inherent requirements Inherent requirements are the essential tasks and activities necessary to be able to achieve the core learning outcomes of a course. They are specific to a particular course or discipline. To assist students to make informed choices about their study, we have identified and set out the Inherent Requirements for this course . Admission to the degree requires a Bachelor of Science degree with a credit average. The applicant must also have successfully completed the following prerequisite units of study within the last 10 years: - 12 credit points of junior chemistry, or equivalent; and - 12 credit points of junior human biology, or equivalent; and - 12 credit points of intermediate or senior Biochemistry and/or Molecular Biology, or equivalent; and - 12 credit points of intermediate or senior Human Physiology, or equivalent; and - 6 credit points of intermediate or senior Nutrition Science, or equivalent; and - 6 credit points of intermediate or senior Food Science, or equivalent. Planning reference: missing 2027 requirements use the latest published requirements from 2026; newer explicit 2027 requirements take precedence.