1. Handbook
  2. Bachelor of Biomedicine (Degree with Honours)
  3. Informal Specialisation
  4. Human Nutrition
  5. Structure

Human Nutrition // Structure

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Structure

100 credit points

100 credit points, comprising:

  • 75 credit points of research subjects
  • 25 points of coursework subjects

Subject Options

Research Component

Students enrol in a total of 75 points of research project across the duration of the Honours program. This is achieved by enrolling in a combination of the following subjects in appropriate semesters to achieve a total 75 credit points:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
NUTR40001 Human Nutrition Research Project Part 1
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
 25
NUTR40002 Human Nutrition Research Project Part 2
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
 50

Coursework Component

Students must complete the following subject:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
SCIE40001 Critical Thinking in Research
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Selective Option

Students need to enrol into one of the following subjects (as directed by the student's research project supervisor). Students must seek approval from the research project supervisor prior to enrolling in the subject.

Code Name Study period Credit Points
AGRI90075 Research Methods For Life Sciences
Semester 1 (Online)
 12.5
MAST90072 Data and Decision Making
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BIOL90002 Applied Statistics for Biologists
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BIOM40001 Introduction To Biomedical Research
February (On Campus - Parkville)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Last updated: 7 November 2024