BACHELOR OF HUMAN NUTRITION
KPT / JPT ( N / 726 / 6 / 0096 ) 4 / 27 - MQA / PSA 15176
Are you passionate about the interaction between foods , nutrition and health ?
This comprehensive course will train you to become a work-ready and competent nutritionist to educate and promote a balanced diet and overall health and wellness to the public . You ’ ll tap into the multi-faceted discipline of human nutrition and gain an appreciation of the broad scope of food in society , in-depth knowledge of nutritional and biomedical science and understand the role of nutrition in health and disease prevention .
Course structure
The course lays a strong scientific and nutrition foundation for you in the first two years . You ’ ll cover the scientific basis of nutrient requirements and healthy eating , with significant reference to nutritional physiology , biochemistry and immunology , intertwined with practical elements such as assessing dietary intake , food chemistry and composition , and complex regulatory requirements relating to food and public health nutrition .
In the final year , you ’ ll focus your interest on nutrition research and an internship placement .
Internship
At the end of your second and third year , you ’ ll go for an 18-week internship where you ’ ll gain 720 hours of working-integrated training experience . Placement sites include clinics or hospitals , non-profits , companies in the food industry , sports , fitness and wellness centres , healthcare-related corporate companies , and more .
3 years February and July
RM49,920 Malaysian student
RM58,560 International student 2025 fees per year
CAREER PATHS This course will prepare you to become a work-ready professional nutritionist with a career in health care , food industry , nutrition research , or government and non-government agencies . You can be a :
• nutrition consultant in clinics and hospitals
• nutrition advisor for digital health companies
• nutrition advisor in the sports , fitness and wellness sectors
• functional foods and natural products researcher
• scientific and regulatory affairs consultant
• healthy foods entrepreneur
• nutrition advisor in community and public health organisations
• nutrition advisor in the food or wellness industries
• nutrition research scientist or academic .
WHAT YOUR COURSE WILL LOOK LIKE
YEAR 1 |
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Semester 1 24 Credit points |
NUT1021 Fundamentals of human nutrition |
NUT1022 Fundamentals of biomedical sciences
NUT1023 Nutritional biochemistry and nutrigenomics
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NUT1024 Nutrition , health and behaviour 1 |
Semester 2 24 Credit points |
NUT1025 Food science and analysis |
NUT1026 Nutritional epidemiology |
NUT1028 Nutrition throughout life cycle 1 |
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NUT1029 Assessment of nutritional status 1 |
Summer semester 6 Credit points |
NUT1030 Nutrition and mental health 6 Credit points |
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YEAR 2 |
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Semester 1 24 Credit points |
NUT2022 Food preparation , safety and service 12 Credit points |
NUT2023 Nutrition and chronic diseases 1 6 Credit points |
NUT2029 Nutrition education and counselling or NUT2030 Communication in clinical nutrition 6 Credit points |
Semester 2 24 Credit points |
NUT2020 Nutrition in exercise and sports |
NUT2025 Research methods in nutrition 6 Credit points |
NUT2026 Community nutrition and health promotion 1 12 Credit points |
Summer semester 12 Credit points |
NUT2024 Internship 1 2 12 Credit points |
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YEAR 3 |
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Semester 1 24 Credit points |
Free elective 6 Credit points |
NUT3026 Applied research in nutrition 18 Credit points |
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Semester 2 18 Credit points |
NUT3027 Internship 2 2 18 Credit points |
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Summer semester 6 Credit points |
NUT3024 Contemporary development in nutrition or NUT3025 Food and nutrition policy 6 Credit points |
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Foundation of medical , food and nutritional sciences Nutrition and health Nutrition professional and skills development Research and practice in nutrition Elective unit
1 Contributes towards 280 hours of placement activities within the course . 2 Contributes towards 720 hours of industrial training outside the course .
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