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NUTR71-703: Professional Placement Internship - Community and Public Health Nutrition

Description

The Master of Nutrition and Dietetic Practice program professional placement internships are distributed across five subjects that collectively meet the professional placement accreditation requirements of Dietitians Australia. The internship program provides a minimum of 24 weeks of professional practice in the fields of individual case management (1 x 5 weeks and 1 x 6 weeks), food service management (5 weeks), and community and public health nutrition (6 weeks).  Students also complete an internship in an international setting (2 weeks) and 20 weeks of research internship in the final two semesters of the program. In this internship subject, students perform community and public health nutrition activities, including a project, in settings such as schools, workplaces, and community organisations for a minimum 5-week, full-time internship. This is performed under the supervision of an Accredited Practising Dietitian who is affiliated with and supported by Bond University. On completion of this internship, students’ attainment of the relevant competency standards is assessed by a practice supervisor in conjunction with the subject coordinator at Bond University. Activities from this subject will be used to inform the final assessment of each student against all Dietitians Australia competency standards in order to determine their eligibility to graduate from the Master of Nutrition and Dietetic Practice program. This final assessment occurs in the final semester of the program.  

Subject details

Type: Postgraduate Subject
Code: NUTR71-703
EFTSL: 0.125
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine
Semesters offered:
  • May 2024 [Non-Standard Offering - Sitting 1]
  • May 2024 [Non-Standard Offering - Sitting 2]
  • January 2025 [Non-Standard Offering]
Credit: 10
Study areas:
  • Health, Biomedical, and Sport Sciences
Subject fees:
  • Commencing in 2023: $4,310.00
  • Commencing in 2024: $4,400.00
  • Commencing in 2025: $4,490.00
  • Commencing in 2023: $4,570.00
  • Commencing in 2024: $4,850.00
  • Commencing in 2025: $5,070.00

Learning outcomes

  1. Apply evidence and relevant data to assess the nutritional needs of a community or population.
  2. Use a socio-ecological approach to develop strategies to improve nutrition and health in a community or population
  3. Develop an implementation plan for a nutrition program to meet the needs of a community or population.
  4. Evaluate the effectiveness of a nutrition program in a community or population.
  5. Identify strategies to improve the sustainability of a nutrition program in terms of human, economic and environmental resources.
  6. Propose recommendations on food and nutrition policies and programs for a community or population.
  7. Communicate effectively and provide information, advice, education and professional opinion effectively to diverse stakeholders, groups and communities to improve nutritional health.
  8. Conduct a project effectively using appropriate planning tools, research methods, ethical procedures and data analysis.
  9. Apply principles of quality assurance, safety, security and sanitation to all areas of practice.
  10. Adapt one’s own behaviour to different contexts, reflect on own practice, and display a professional, ethical and proactive approach that supports excellence in nutrition and dietetics practice.

Enrolment requirements

Requisites:

Pre-requisites:

Co-requisites:

There are no co-requisites

Assumed knowledge:

Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.

Restrictions: This subject is not available to
  • Study Abroad Students

This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure.

Subject outlines

Subject dates

  • Non-Standard Offering - Sitting 1
    Enrolment opens: 17/03/2024
    Semester start: 13/05/2024
    Subject start: 13/05/2024
    Cancellation 1: 20/05/2024
    Cancellation 2: 21/05/2024
    Last enrolment: 18/05/2024
    Withdraw - Financial: 26/05/2024
    Withdraw - Academic: 02/06/2024
    Teaching census: 25/05/2024
  • Non-Standard Offering - Sitting 2
    Enrolment opens: 17/03/2024
    Semester start: 24/06/2024
    Subject start: 24/06/2024
    Cancellation 1: 01/07/2024
    Cancellation 2: 02/07/2024
    Last enrolment: 29/06/2024
    Withdraw - Financial: 07/07/2024
    Withdraw - Academic: 14/07/2024
    Teaching census: 06/07/2024
  • Non-Standard Offering
    Enrolment opens: 12/11/2024
    Semester start: 10/03/2025
    Subject start: 10/03/2025
    Cancellation 1: 17/03/2025
    Cancellation 2: 18/03/2025
    Last enrolment: 15/03/2025
    Withdraw - Financial: 23/03/2025
    Withdraw - Academic: 30/03/2025
    Teaching census: 22/03/2025
Non-Standard Offering - Sitting 1
Enrolment opens: 17/03/2024
Semester start: 13/05/2024
Subject start: 13/05/2024
Cancellation 1: 20/05/2024
Cancellation 2: 21/05/2024
Last enrolment: 18/05/2024
Withdraw - Financial: 26/05/2024
Withdraw - Academic: 02/06/2024
Teaching census: 25/05/2024