Department of Applied Nutrition

“Multidisciplinary learning and professional exposure I gained through this program put a solid foundation for my career. Today I work for an international development organization with a very high level of job satisfaction. Choosing Applied Nutrition specialization is one of my best decisions as it has made me ‘special’ in my sector who is technically capable not only in project management but also in nutrition”.

“Tertiary education is a deciding factor in person’s career path, I’m so glad I have started mine with the department of Applied Nutrition at Wayamba University of Sri Lanka. BSc specialization in nutrition was my foundation. Since the start of the programme, I have gained knowledge, erudite evidence-based practice and got the opportunity to put my knowledge in practice. Knowledge, experience and skills which I gained as an undergraduate assisted me and academically prepared me for a Master in Dietetics. I’m so grateful to the department of Applied Nutrition for guiding me to be an internationally qualified dietitian. Now I’m a clinical dietitian working with a multidisciplinary team at the primary healthcare setting in Melbourne, Australia. Working in multicultural, first world country is a challenge, but I’m so proud to say that I’m successfully accomplishing that challenge. I always believed the confidence I built up through my undergraduate training at Wayamba University of Sri Lanka and I knew “I have a solid base to start with.”

“Department of Applied Nutrition was the place where I began my nutrition dietetic journey with a clear career goal. It helped me to achieve knowledge, skills and experience required to successfully progress in different career roles as a project officer and a clinical dietitian. Dietetic Internship gave me a valuable opportunity to expose into real working environment and inspiration to become a dietitian. Today I work as a private practicing dietitian in Australia with a great satisfaction of the career path I chose”.

“I started my undergraduate studies with the scope of becoming an innovative professional in the field of Nutrition. I felt it was great a privilege when I got selected to specialize in the Applied Nutrition Department. Modules and structure of this specialization, especially the “dietetic internship” aided me to gain vital skills and knowledge to become a primary care dietitian in Sri Lanka and then to register and practice as a dietitian in the United Kingdom. I am quite sure that the basis to perform this autonomous and rewarding profession was laid at the Department of Applied Nutrition. Also, this internationally recognized degree has given me a big opportunity to secure a place to read for a master’s degree in Human Nutrition at a world-class university in the United Kingdom.

In addition to the academic achievements, I was able to gain incredible experience in adapting to a multicultural environment and I learned about respecting individual beliefs and values which is a necessary feature of a dietetic professional.

Choosing to specialize in Applied Nutrition was the best choice that I have ever made. Therefore, I am eternally grateful to the Department of Applied Nutrition and the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka”.

“BSc. Food Science and Nutrition from the Department of Applied Nutrition is a pioneer nutrition degree in Sri Lanka. As a former student of this degree, I am happy to share my personal journey from Makandura to Canberra. I started my nutrition career, as a budding undergraduate at the same department, which offered me an excellent teaching space to acquire the core competencies in the nutrition paradigm. Throughout this degree, I had numerous opportunities to learn and gain experience from the leading nutrition educators in Sri Lanka and, to apply them into real-life scenarios. Apart from my learning capabilities, I developed a strong passion towards community nutrition during my final-year research period, which eventually progressed into my current PhD degree in Australia.”