School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

At the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, we get you ready to hit the ground running. You’ll learn how to apply your skills in industry settings, experience real workplaces and study abroad – great preparation for your chosen career.

Specialise in the field of your choice

We offer courses across a broad range of disciplines, including dietetics, food and nutrition sciences, exercise and sport science, and clinical exercise physiology.

Access world-class sport and nutrition science facilities at our Geelong Waurn Ponds and Melbourne Burwood campuses. Featuring advanced equipment and technology, our facilities assist with our school’s research and give you the opportunity to learn in an environment that prepares you for industry practice.

Visit the Deakin Clinical Exercise Learning Centre

Located at Melbourne Burwood, the centre helps people with disabilities, injuries and illnesses bring exercise into their lives. One-on-one consultations and group sessions available with accredited exercise physiologists and masters students.

Explore our 3D GAIT lab – a world first!

At our Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, students, researchers and the public can use our 3D GAIT lab. It features world-first equipment, including a treadmill hooked up to a 3D motion capture system. The lab feeds into the world's largest database of scientific 3D biomechanical walking and running data.

Our staff are recognised as world leaders in the disciplines of sport and nutrition sciences. As a student or researcher, you’ll learn from and collaborate with staff who are well recognised for their contributions to the field.

Women in Sport and Exercise hub

Deakin's Women in Sport and Exercise (WISE) hub aims to lift the participation of women in sport, on and off the sporting field. Helping women in sport pursue careers and become job ready to work in both sport and sport-related roles.

We offer a supportive and engaging environment, encouraging innovation and research excellence. Our researchers focus on the role of exercise and nutrition in preventing disease and enhancing human performance. Our strong ties with government, industry and community organisations ensures our research is impactful at several levels.

Our school has a strong and wide network of partners across the sport and food science sectors. This means you can access outstanding placement and networking opportunities and connect with sporting organisations from the elite to grassroots level, as well as many groups across the food, nutrition and wider health sector.