BSc (Hons) Nutrition with Wellness

If you are passionate about food, eager to explore how it affects the health of the individual and the nation, and curious to discover how diet can be used in the treatment of disease, our Nutrition with Wellness programme is for you. You will broaden your knowledge through a broad range of courses that underpin nutritional sciences. Our programme has an active application across a range of health and professional industries and will equip you with the knowledge, skills and expertise required to excel in this fascinating field. So whether your future lies in the nutrition and wellness, health and fitness advisory, health food and supplement sales and marketing, health education or government policy, you can rest assured that you will inspire confidence

• STPM / Matriculation / Pre-University program or its equivalent: Pass with minimum CGPA of 2.50 in the following subjects: Biology / Physics / Mathematics, Chemistry.

English Requirements

• A distinction (A+, A or A-) in the English Language subject at SPM/UEC level; or MUET Band 5; or a score of 213 (computer-based) / 550 (writing-based) / 79 - 80 (internet-based) in TOEFL; or Band 6 in IELTS.
• In the event that the English Language Requirements are not met, student may be required to undertake additional English module(s) prior to or concurrently with the undergraduate programme, based on the University’s decision.

• Year 1

• University Life
• Introduction to Food Science
• Basic Food Preparation
• Principles of Nutrition
• Malaysian Experiential Tourism
• Microbiology
• Food and Beverage Management
• Nutrition, Food and Society
• Human Physiology
• Food Safety and Legislation
• Elective I – Free Elective
• Elective II – Field Elective
• Extracurricular Learning Experience 1

• Year 2

• Sports Nutrition and Physical Activity
• Food Composition and Analysis
• Health Psychology
• Nutrition and Metabolism
• Food Security and Policy
• Nutrition and Health Promotion
• Nutritional Assessment
• Nutrition Education
• Research Methods and Data Analysis
• Extracurricular Learning Experience 2
• Cooperative Placement I
• Elective III - Free Elective
• Elective IV – Field Elective

• Year 3

• Seminar: Current topics in Nutrition and Wellness
• Basic Nutritional Epidemiology
• Nutritional Immunology and Genetics
• Diet and Diseases
• Principles of Wellness Coaching
• Community Project
• Final Year Project Paper 1
• Final Year Project Paper 2
• Final Year Project Paper 3
• Extracurricular Learning Experience 3
• Cooperative Placement 2
• Elective V - Field Elective

• Elective Courses (Choose 3 Field Electives and 2 Free Electives)

  Free Electives

• Fundamentals of Marketing
• Introduction to Public Speaking
• One to One Marketing
• E-Marketing
• Entrepreneurship for Applied Sciences
• Food Microbiology
• Food Processing & Packaging

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  Field Electives

• Principles of Health and Wellness
• Functional Food for Wellness
• Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Wellness
• Wellness for Healthy Aging

• General Courses (MPU) are compulsory for all students.

  U1

  For Malaysian students:

• Appreciation of Ethics and Civilisations
  (Penghayatan Etika dan Peradaban)
• Philosophy and Contemporary Issues
  (Falsafah dan Isu Semasa)

• For foreign students:

• Philosophy and Contemporary Issues
• Communication in Bahasa Melayu 3
  (Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 3)