Human nutrition is a global term which concerns the way that foods and nutrients are acquired and used. It includes studies in biomedical science, biochemistry, nutrition, behavioural sciences and food sciences. The Nutrition major in the Bachelor of Health Sciences also includes supporting studies in health systems, public health and Indigenous health. This will enable graduates to work as community nutritionists, encouraging the population to achieve healthier eating and reducing the burden of diet-related disease. Other careers are in the area of health promotion, project officer or community health. The major provides the basis for further studies (e.g. public health) or a career in research. The Bachelor of Health Sciences with a major in Nutrition is a recommended pathway to the Master of Dietetics Studies and satisfies all the pre-requisite courses required for that program.

Graduates may work in either the public and private health care sectors, dealing with health issues as varied as anti-smoking campaigns, communicable disease, drug and alcohol use, Indigenous health, chronic disease and women's health. Those students seeking non-clinical careers in health promotion or health services management will be at the front-line in improving health care delivery through their roles as health promotion officers, health managers, nutritionists and health researchers. As with most 3-year University degrees, employment prospects and remuneration will be enhanced by further study. Students seeking a clinical career (treating or testing patients) may complete this program and then, subject to entry requirements, pursue a clinical postgraduate or graduate-entry degree such as the Doctor of Medicine or Master of Dietetics Studies. Completion of an Honours year and a PhD may lead to an academic career in the university sector.