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Course Overview

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

*This programme received a 100% graduate employability score in the Ministry of Higher Education’s Graduate Employability 2022. (Source: )

Curriculum

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
• Entrepreneurship for Applied Sciences
• Food Microbiology
• Food Processing & Packaging

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:

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

For foreign students:

1. Philosophy and Contemporary Issues
2. Communication in Bahasa Melayu 3
   (Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 3)

Entry Requirements

Academic Requirements

UCSI Foundation in Science or equivalent in Malaysia

Minimum GPAs of 2.33 in any TWO (2) of these subjects:

• Chemistry
• Biology
• Physics/Mathematics

?National Matriculation

Minimum GPAs of 2.33 in any TWO (2) of these subjects:

• Chemistry
• Biology
• Physics/Mathematics

STPM

Minimum GPAs of 2.33 in any TWO (2) of these subjects:

• Chemistry
• Biology
• Physics/Mathematics

Unified Examination Certificate (UEC)

Minimum Grade B in five subjects, inclusive of ANY TWO subjects:

• Chemistry
• Biology
• Physics/Mathematics

A-levels

Minimum Grade D in any TWO (2) of these subjects:

• Chemistry
• Biology
• Physics/Mathematics

Australian High/Secondary School Diploma (Grade 12) - SAM/AUSMAT/ SACE/ TEE/ NTCE/WACE

Minimum ATAR 60% or minimum 60% average FIVE (5) subjects inclusive of:

• Chemistry
• Biology
• Physics/Mathematics

Canadian Grade 12 – CPU/CIMP

Minimum average of 60% in SIX (6) subjects inclusive of:

• Chemistry
• Biology
• Physics/Mathematics

International Baccalaureate (IB)

Minimum score of 26/42 from SIX (6) subjects, inclusive of ANY TWO:

• Chemistry
• Biology
• Physics/Mathematics

Diploma/Advanced Diploma

Minimum CGPA 2.75 in a related diploma from recognised institutions.

OR

CGPA below 2.75 (above 2.00) in a related diploma from recognised institutions plus a minimum of 36 months working experience in the same field.

Other equivalent qualifications recognised by the Malaysian government

Admission: Case by case basis

English Language Requirements

For Local Students

CEFR

Low B1

IELTS

Score of 5.5

TOEFL

Minimum score of 550

MUET

Band 3

For International Students

TOEFL IBT

46

Pearson Test

51

Cambridge English Qualifications and Tests

Minimum score of 160

MUET

Band 3

IELTS

Score of 5.5

CEFR

Low B1

Career Prospects

Graduates can be employed in the following areas:

• Health and Nutrition Advisor – responsible for providing health and nutrition education to clients who have completed a health risk assessment.
• Nutrition Educator/Counsellor – help develop programmes to educate a certain population group about nutrition, general health and holistic wellness practices.
• Consultancy/Private Practice – counsel consumers on specific issues such as lifestyle modification, healthy eating and food choices, weight management, fitness, nutrition, and prevention of health-related conditions.
• Public Health Nutritionist – coordinate and implement nutrition policies and may be involved with special programmes that promote healthy lifestyles, physical fitness and nutritional well-being of the targeted population groups.
• Nutrition Executive (Sales and Marketing) – responsible for the execution of marketing plans to assist with promotions and to educate the public on nutritional products, new customer identification, as well as the development and implementation of sales plans for new accounts with the focus on building a customer database for sales of the nutritional products.