The Bachelor of Applied Science is a three year course which offers majors (8 units) in: Applied Human Nutrition Public Health Nutrition Food Service Food Science In addition, students are offered opportunities to take several different minors (4 units) to broaden and enrich their learning and diversify employment opportunities. You will gain experience across a range of educational settings and curricula and be equipped for entry into a constantly changing local and global workforce requiring intellectual, analytical, organisational, personal and interpersonal skills.

Prepare yourself for a career within the public health sector, community nutrition and food service and food science areas and/or pursue post-graduate study options. Graduates completing the Applied Human Nutrition major units will be equipped to work in a range of community settings where knowledge of nutrition is required. Complete the Food Science major and you will be equipped to work in a range of occupations where knowledge of the food industry, food composition, food safety, food quality assurance, and processing are required. You could find employment in: food processing industries education and research institutes government food laboratories food wholesale and retail industries food safety and regulation bodies product marketing food quality assurance.