Bachelor of Molecular Sciences - Biochemistry of Nutrition (Extended major) The University of Western Australia

Overview

The Bachelor of Molecular Sciences - Biochemistry of Nutrition (Extended major) at The University of Western Australia focuses on nutrient chemical components and how they function metabolically, physiologically and biochemically, as well as their impact on disease.

Nutritional biochemistry takes a scientific approach to nutrition. It focuses on nutrient chemical components, and how they function metabolically, physiologically, biochemically as well as their impact on disease. Nutritional science is an applied subject that draws information from many biological areas, with much of the science coming from biochemical studies.

Career opportunities:

• A bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry of Nutrition from UWA would be highly recognised amongst employers in the life sciences and healthcare fields. 

• Career options include biotechnology, food technology and quality control, nutritional consultancy and dietetics. Nutritional biochemists find jobs in diagnostics, toxicology and allied health fields. 

• Opportunities beyond the laboratory include education, patent law and policy-making, as well as in sales and marketing for medical, research and pharmaceutical industries. 

• With their specialist knowledge of living systems, nutritional biochemists find work as journalists and science communicators. 

• A degree in the Biochemistry of Nutrition is also an ideal entry point for specialised postgraduate courses in biomedical sciences or human physiology. 

• Finally, many careers in biochemistry and human physiology benefit from expertise gained through a higher degree by research, so that graduates can reach more senior positions in research and development, whether in academia or in industry.