Overview

Through the Bachelor of Nutrition Science - Bachelor of Commerce program from Deakin University you will graduate with highly transferable skills that allow you to work in either field, or where nutrition and business connect.

Hands-on experience in our state-of-the-art food sensory labs will ensure you graduate with practical skills that prepare you for employment in the thriving health and food industries, with the advanced knowledge to provide evidence-based nutrition advice throughout community settings. Your commerce degree equips you with versatile skills that ensure you are ready for the commercial roles of the future. You will work with real commercial clients on industry projects and learn from today's business leaders.

Career opportunities:

This combined course will give you a competitive edge when it comes to employment. You will not only have the understanding of how nutrition affects our population, but the business skills to critically analyse its relationship to commerce. Find yourself in roles including:

brand/product management
consumer education
consumer research
food composition
food policy
food regulation
management

Accreditation

Deakin’s Bachelor of Commerce is internationally recognised and EQUIS and EPAS accredited by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) and AACSB accredited. We are also the only Australian university with all three accreditations, meaning you are graduating with a degree that is of a global standard.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Academic Integrity Module
Laboratory and Fieldwork Safety Induction Program
Chemistry in Our World
Accounting for Decision Making
The Science of Food
Physiology of Human Growth and Development
Business Analytics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-21 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-03-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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Credits

32 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Geelong, Australia
Melbourne, Australia

Disciplines

Nutrition & Dietetics Commerce View 67 other Bachelors in Nutrition & Dietetics in Australia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

This course uses your entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.

Senior secondary prerequisite subjects

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English EAL (English as an additional language) or at least 25 in English other than EAL or equivalent.

All applicants must meet the minimum English language requirements. Please read about other ways of satisfying the English language proficiency requirement.

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Tuition Fees

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45800 AUD / year

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13614 AUD / year

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Additional Details

Domestic students: Commonwealth supported place (CSP)

Living costs

Geelong

Australia

1000 - 2000 AUD / month

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