Postgraduate study in Nutrition

Master of Health Sciences in Nutrition and Dietetics enables students to become registered Dietitians under Dietitians Board New Zealand (DBNZ).

This two-year full-time programme of study will provide learning in a broad range of nutrition related areas including medical, applied and sport nutrition; public health nutrition; food systems management and professional skills. Student learning is supported by expertise developed through small group learning and 20 weeks of placement in a range of nutrition settings.

The list below contains the courses compulsory to this programme:

• DIETETIC 703: Clinical nutrition: disease pathophysiology and management
  
• DIETETIC 707: Professional Skills 1
  
• DIETETIC 708: Professional Skills 2
  
• POPLHLTH 701: Research Methods in Health
  
• MAORIHTH 701: Foundations of Māori Health
  
• POPLHLTH 765: Nutrition Interventions in Public Health
  
• DIETETIC 709 A&B: Professional Skills 3
  
• DIETETIC 793 A&B: Thesis
   

Postgraduate Courses which can be taken as part of a Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, or Masters in either Health Sciences, Public Health or Science.
Our postgraduate courses provide:

• Students with an advanced level of understanding of critical thinking in nutrition.
• Opportunities to work with international leaders in their field and conduct research from ranging from basic science, clinical applications, and population health.

And in combination with work experience some of our qualifications could be used for registration as a Nutritionist (see NZ Nutrition Society for regulations).

Our postgraduate courses are as follows:

• MEDSCI 701: Special Studies in Medical Science
  
• MEDSCI 709: Nutrition in Health and Disease
  
• MEDSCI 710: Nutrition Mechanisms
• MEDSCI 711: Clinical Nutrition
  
• MEDSCI 712: Critical Evaluation of Nutritional Therapies
• POPLHLTH 765: Nutrition Interventions in Public Health
  

Our postgraduate teaching is supported by our excellent professional teaching fellows:

• Julia Sekula
• Clare Wallis
  
• Rebecca McCarroll