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.

Duration of Study

3 years

Course Mode

Full-time

Course Location

Kuala Lumpur

Intakes

January, May and September

About the program

* This programme received a 100% graduate employability score in the Ministry of Higher Education’s Graduate Employability 2020. (Source: ge.mohe.gov.my/)

Career Prospect

• Health and Nutrition Advisor
• Nutrition Educator
• Public Health Nutritionist
• Nutrition Consultant/ Private Practice
• Nutrition Executives (Sales and Marketing)
• Nutrition and Wellness Coach
• School Nutritionists
• Weight Management Nutritionist
• Nutrition Health Expert (Media)
• Nutrition Programme Developer
• Researcher/Academic

Subjects Offered

YEAR 1

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

YEAR 2

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

YEAR 3

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

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
• 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 student

U1

For Malaysian students :

• Appreciation of Ethics and Civilisations
• Philosophy and Contemporary Issues

For foreign students :

• Philosophy and Contemporary Issues
• Communication in Bahasa Melayu 3

Entry Requirement

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

UCSI Foundation in Science or equivalent in Malaysia

• Minimum CGPA of 2.00, inclusive of minimum GPAs of 2.33 in any of two (2) of these subject
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Physics/Mathematics

​National Matriculation

• Minimum CGPA of 2.00, inclusive of minimum GPAs of 2.33 in any of two (2) of these subject
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Physics/Mathematics

STPM

• Minimum CGPA of 2.00, inclusive of minimum GPAs of 2.33 in any of two (2) of these subjects
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Physics/Mathematics

UEC

• Minimum Grade B in these subjects
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Physics
• Mathematics
• English

A-levels

• Minimum Grade D in 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 6 subjects inclusive of
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Physics/Mathematics

International Baccalaureate (IB)

• Minimum score of 26/42 from six (6) subjects, inclusive of
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Physics/Mathematics

Diploma/Advanced Diploma in related field

• 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 qualifications recognized by the Malaysian government

• Admission: Case by case basis

 Note / Legend:

Discretion is given to the Head of School to deal with applicants who have results borderline to the Academic Requirements

SPM – Credit (A+ – C)
UEC – Credit (A1 – B6)
O-Level – min. Credit (A1 – C6)

WACE – min. Credit (A1 – C6)
STPM – min. Principal – ‘C’ grade (GPA 2.00)
A-Level – min. Principal – ‘E’ grade (GPA 2.00)
SAM/CPU – min. Pass – 50%

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

For Local Students

IELTS / Band 5.5

MUET / Band 3

For International Students

TOEFL IBT / 46

Pearson Test/ 51

Cambridge English Qualifications and Tests/ Minimum score of 160

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