Course Fees

The registration and tuition fee for each course is $2010 and fees are payable at the commencement of each semester:

• Graduate Certificate in Nutrition Medicine - total 4 courses:
  • OHTH2088, OHTH2089, OHTH2090, OHTH2091
• Graduate Diploma in Nutrition Medicine - total 8 courses:
  • OHTH2088, OHTH2089, OHTH2090, OHTH2091,
  • OHTH2092, OHTH2093, OHTH2094, OHTH2095
• Master of Nutrition Medicine - total 13 courses:
  • All Graduate Diploma courses (OHTH2088 to OHTH2095) -plus- 
  • REHA2044, RREHA2046, MEDS2043A, MEDS2043B, PUBH1342

All postgraduate students are also required to pay an additional Compulsory Non-Academic (CNA) fee, which may range between $157 and $337 per year.

The tuition fee includes the cost of program materials.

Students will be responsible for the purchase cost of:

• textbooks,
• postage and
• residential school costs for travel and accommodation

Fees may be paid:

• on an annual or semester basis or
• as a lump sum payment at commencement of the program or
• may be deferred through the FEE-HELP scheme. 

Financial Assistance for Australian Students:

All Australian students enrolled in full-fee paying coursework programs are eligible for Australian Commonwealth Government financial assistance.
The Australian Commonwealth Government scheme called FEE-HELP (FEE-Higher Education Loan Program), enables eligible full-fee paying students to obtain an interest-free loan up to a maximum value of $50,000 from the Commonwealth Government to pay all or part of their tuition fees incurred from 2005 onwards. 
 
For further information click this link.

Course Textbooks

The required textbooks for the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma programs are:

Courses 1 & 2 (OHTH2088, OHTH2089)
M. A. Shils, J. A. Olson, M. Shike, A. C. Ross. Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease, Tenth Edition.  Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. 2005- Cost $128.00.

Groff, J.L.; Gropper S.S. & Hunt, S.M. Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism, Forth Edition. 
West Publishing Company, Minneapolis, USA 2005 - Cost $96.00

Pizzorno, J.E (Jr) and Murray M.T. (Editors), Textbook of Natural Medicine, Third Edition, 
Churchill Livingstone, 2005 - Cost $347.00

Courses 3 to 8 (OHTH2091, OHTH2092, OHTH2093, OHTH2094, OHTH2095)
M. A. Shils, J. A. Olson, M. Shike, A. C. Ross. Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease, Tenth Edition.  Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. 2005 - Cost $128.00.

Groff, J.L.; Gropper S.S. & Hunt, S.M. Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism, Forth Edition. 
West Publishing Company, Minneapolis , USA 2000 - Cost $96.00

Pizzorno, J.E (Jr) and Murray M.T. (Editors), Textbook of Natural Medicine, Second Edition, 
Churchill Livingstone, 1999 - Cost $347.00

M. R. Werbach and J. Moss, Textbook of Nutritional Medicine, First Edition.
Third Line Press, Tarzana, California, 1999 - Cost $180

These textbooks are available from the Herston Medical Bookshop, where they are priced below the RRP and attract a further 5% discount for enrolled students.

Contact: Sue Norman
Phone: (07) 33655275, Fax: 07 32529332
Email address: medicalbookshop@uq.net.au
URL: www.uqunion.uq.edu.au/medicalbookshop/bookshop/bookshop_main

Recommended Reference Books

The books listed below are highly recommended as student reference materials

Herbs& Natural Supplements: An evidence-based guide   Lesley Braun & Marc Cohen
CLICK HERE for details and order form

The Encyclopaedia of Clinical Nutrition: Volume One: The Nervous System
by Henry Osiecki
CLICK HERE for further details

Course Assessment

The assessment procedure for each course in the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma programs, includes the satisfactory completion of:

1. Tutorials via internet chat room
2. Assignment 1: Clinical Workbook
3. Assignment 2: Open Book exam, which is completed from your own home.

Recommended Study Time: minimum of 15 hours per week for each course.