NUT5003 Advanced nutrition and dietetics practice
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
NUT5003 Advanced nutrition and dietetics practice is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It needs NUT5001 and NUT5004 and unlocks 1 unit.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- Exam 40%
- and 2 other tasks
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before NUT5003
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After NUT5003
1 unit list NUT5003 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite: Must be enrolled in course M6002.
Overview
This unit will provide you with the foundational skills needed for effective clinical case management, with respect to a range of clinical conditions and diseases. The emphasis and focus of the learning opportunity will be on providing person centred care through dietetic education and patient case management. You will be provided with opportunities to learn through simulation and case-based learning platforms. Further to this, the key focus of this unit is to ensure that you are able to demonstrate professional competencies as outlined by the Dietitians Association of Australia.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | Blended |
Assessment
- Case studies (4,000 words)Written30%
- Evidence based social media campaign (1,800 words)Artefact30%
- Exam (2.5 hours)ExaminationCompetency hurdle40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Evaluate the role of diet in the aetiology, prevention, and management of a range of clinical conditions and diseases.
- 2
Integrate knowledge of science and disease into nutrition assessment and management of individual cases including consideration of broader issues regarding healthcare systems and provision, management, ethics and quality improvement.
- 3
Formulate effective individual case management plans (including prioritising care and discharge planning), drawing on core skills in the dietetic process.
- 4
Integrate personal, social, clinical, cultural, physiological, ethical, environmental and economic factors into clinical reasoning and decision making in individual patient case management.
- 5
Critically analyse and apply evidence-based approaches to individual patient case management
- 6
Integrate theories into counselling and education, including behaviour change, to support effective person-centred individual patient case management.
- 7
Apply a range of methods and strategies to communicate effectively, clearly and concisely to diverse audiences, adapting or co-creating communication messages for specific audiences across areas of practice
Workload and teaching
- Lectures54 hours
- Tutorials2 hours
- Workshops54 hours
This unit will run predominantly over Weeks 1-8 of semester with an average of 24 hours per week allocated including contact and private study hours.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Lisa Barker
- Katie Obrien
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Lisa Barker
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for NUT5003?
You need NUT5001 and NUT5004 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.
What can I take after NUT5003?
NUT5003 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including NUT5005.
When is NUT5003 offered?
In 2025, NUT5003 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
Does NUT5003 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 40% of the final mark, alongside 2 other tasks.