Course overview
Help improve nutrition and health by working with communities and organisations.
In this Nutrition and Health Promotion double degree, you’ll learn to identify the conditions that affect people's health; uncover the nutritional health needs of individuals and groups; create evidence-informed promotional activities; and advocate for better health policies.
You’ll explore how social, economic, environmental and cultural factors influence health, diet and human development across the life cycle. You’ll also learn to design, deliver and evaluate evidence-informed health promotion programs that make a meaningful impact.
Working with community and industry partners, you’ll put your learning into practice and build skills in nutrition education, health promotion and community-based health initiatives.
With specialist expertise in nutrition and health promotion, you could build a career improving wellbeing at a community and population level.
This can be a physically and mentally challenging course. Please familiarise yourself with the inherent requirements before applying.
Career outcomes
You’ll graduate with practical skills in nutrition, health promotion, community engagement and evidence-informed practice.
Careers
- Nutritionist or public health nutritionist
- Health promotion practitioner
- Community health consultant
- Health and nutrition educator
- Workplace health advisor
- Program coordinator
- Researcher
- Nutrition policy or project officer
With further study
- Dietitian
Industries
- Community health
- Public health
- Health research and development
- Government
- Non-government organisations
- Education
- Food and nutrition
- International aid and development
Professional accreditation and recognition
The Bachelor of Health Sciences (Health Promotion) is accredited by the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE). Graduates can apply to become IUHPE Registered Health Promotion Practitioners and join the Australian Health Promotion Association.
Graduates can also apply for membership of the Nutrition Society of Australia and are eligible for recognition as an Associate Nutritionist.
Why study at Curtin?
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Rated #1 in WA for full-time employment and median salary in undergraduate Health Services and Support. (Good Universities Guide 2026).
Practical experience
Build your practical skills in dedicated nutrition laboratories and through professional placements with our industry partners.
Professional recognition
Graduates can apply to become an IUHPE Registered Health Promotion Practitioner and for recognition as an Associate Nutritionist.
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Course structure
What you’ll learn
You’ll start by building a foundation in health promotion and nutrition, studying core units alongside students from other health disciplines.
Hands-on learning begins in your first year. Working with community and industry partners, you’ll see what it means to shape health and nutrition outcomes in practice.
In your second, third and fourth years, you will develop advanced knowledge and skills. You’ll build your confidence and career readiness through practical projects, including developing an evidence-based response to a health challenge and delivering a school-based nutrition education session.
This course also includes 100 hours of professional placement in a health promotion setting, giving you hands-on experience and a direct pathway into the workforce.
Visit the Bachelor of Science (Nutrition) and Bachelor of Health Sciences (Health Promotion) pages to explore each part of this double degree in more detail.
Detailed course structure and unit information
For detailed information and course structure, visit our Handbook.
Entry requirements
To study this course, you must meet the entry criteria:
- any course-specific requirements
- course ATAR, or equivalent, demonstrated via an accepted entry pathway
- English language requirement.
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Minimum ATAR entry required
This course requires you to achieve a minimum ATAR/selection rank to be considered for entry, but does not guarantee selection.
Course-specific requirements
You’ll also need to meet any specific requirements to be eligible to apply for this course.
Entry pathways
There are different ways to meet our academic entry requirements. Choose the option that best suits the highest level of education that you’ve achieved.
Curious how students entered this course? See the entry pathways other students have taken.
Study credit and support
You may be able to receive study credit or support based on your previous experience or personal circumstances.
Get credit towards your degree
You may be able to receive credit for recognised learning (CRL) from past study or professional experience, which could reduce the time it takes to finish your course.
Find specific details about CRL for this course on the Handbook.
Special consideration
If your studies were affected by circumstances beyond your control, you may be eligible for special consideration when applying to Curtin. This process is available to new applicants only and allows your application to be assessed in light of those circumstances.
Additional information
Notes about this course
Make sure you check the course notes for any other important information.
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Choose your application pathway
I’m in year 12 or applying for Medicine
If you’re in year 12 or recently finished high school, you’ll need to apply through TISC.
You’ll apply through TISC no matter what you studied in high school, whether that was:
- ATAR
- General subjects
- Certificate IV
- or completing UniReady in Schools program.
TISC has different application dates to Curtin. Visit the TISC website for all important dates, including application deadlines.
I have finished high school
If you’re not a current year 12 student or recent graduate, you’re considered a non school leaver and you’ll apply directly to Curtin.
The only exception is Medicine, which must be applied for through TISC.
You’ll apply directly to Curtin if you are:
- a high school graduate who finished school last year or earlier
- transferring from another university
- returning to study or using your professional experience to qualify
- progressing from a VET or TAFE qualification or bridging program
- a current Curtin student changing courses or campuses.
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