Anyone do Nutrition at UWS Hawkesbury? or Sydney? ... (1 Viewer)

[littlej123]

Hi, I'm thinking of becoming a dietitian when I leave school (probably paediatric) and I was wondering what subjects people did at school and the sort of marks they had to get?
Any tips or hints?

Thanks

 

[MJOLNIR]

I'm no expert on this, but my sister just started Food science at UNSW this year, so I've researched a little in an attempt to calm her down a bit about various things over the summer.

For subjects, definitely Chemistry, probably Biology, and I imagine Food Tech or whatever the HSC food course is called. Personally, I've found having 2U+ maths knowledge to be really handy at uni, even if it's not directly related, and PD/H/PE is probably not a bad choice considering you're interested in a health-related field.

Food falls under engineering at UNSW, which means you're eligible to apply for FEAS. If you anticipate being below the cut-off, you apply and can get in through an interview.

 

[littlej123]

Oh okay, thankyou...and I'm doing all those subjects at school now so thats good

thanks again.:uhhuh:

 

[littlej123]

do you know what sort of marks i have to get to get in to a course for dietetics?

 

[MJOLNIR]

Something like:

USYD - ~96

UNSW - 89 with bonus points for performance in maths and physics, FEAS interview

UWS - ~65 with bonus points for Chem and food tech

 

[Monstar]

dude aim for unsw..atleast..

 

[fmchelloauntie]

Doing "Food Tech" at UNSW won't make you a dietitian.
You have to do nutrition/dietetic @ USYD, UNewcastle or UWollongong...
They are all around 94, and Newcastle around 91.

 

[Bananaberry]

Exactly. One of my friend's is a dietician. She did B of Applied Science in Nutrition and Food, followed by a Masters in Nutrition and Dietetics. You also have to be accredited by the DAA. Not sure if this is done through your degree/masters