Description | The main purpose of the programme is to impart knowledge in general nutrition with the focus on human nutrition and community nutrition that are relevant to the Malaysian context. It aims to produce versatile graduates to fulfil the needs of the discipline, the healthcare profession and the future job market. The programme employs a multidisciplinary approach to teaching and learning, and the school consists of academically qualified people in the fields of nutrition, dietetics, food science, basic sciences, medicine, social sciences, management, and community services. Students are exposed to various aspects of foods, nutrient requirements, dietary intake, assessment of nutritional status, healthy eating and lifelong nutrition. Students will also experience laboratory work in food preparation and food analysis and at the same time, they will be carrying out fieldwork to evaluate nutrition and health status in the community. The final year students will conduct a research project and write a dissertation. The mode of teaching and learning includes lectures, practical, fieldwork, seminars, self-study, e-learning and individual supervision. |
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Name of Institution | UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA (USM - HEALTH CAMPUS) |
Qualification | Bachelor's Degree |
Course Duration | 48 months |
NEC Field | Therapy and rehabilitation |
Entry Requirements | Completed 12 years of Primary and High School Education and Obtained High School Certificate (eg. A?Level, HSC, SMU, & Matayom Suksa 6 (Thailand), International Baccalaureate ) or Diploma in related field |
English Requirement | IELTS/IELTS Online minimum Band 5.0 or TOEFL iBT minimum score of 40 or TOEFL Essentials Online minimum score of 7.5 or Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) minimum score of 154 or Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) minimum score of 154 or Cambridge English: Linguaskill Online minimum score of 154 or PTE Academic / PTE Academic (Online) minimum score of 47 or ELS Certified Intensive English Programme Level (CIEP Level) 107 or Malaysian University English Test minimum Band 3.5 Candidate from an institution in which the medium of instruction is English Without any of the above English proficiency certificates, accepted students will be issued with a conditional offer letter to fulfill the English language requirements. |
Special Requirement | - |
Scholarship | No Scholarship Available |
Scholarship URL | - |