Nutrition University Sains Malaysia

Overview

The Nutrition programme from University Sains Malaysia applies multidisciplinary approaches, and is taught by experts from basic sciences, food science, and dietetics, medical, social science and community services.

The nutrition programme has the purpose in delivering knowledge in the basic human nutrition and focuses towards community nutrition in Malaysia. It provides an academic programme that is able to produce versatile graduates and in fulfilling the needs of the job market in the future.

Students will be exposed to every aspect of food, dietary nutrient requirement, evaluation of nutritional status and issues of lifelong nutrition cycle. Students will also learn the problems of nutrition in a community and methods in overcoming these problems. The research component will also be taught and students are required to carry out a research project in the final year. Teaching is conducted via lectures, seminar, practical, self study and directed learning.

Upon completion of the programme, graduates should be able to:

• Apply comprehensive theoretical knowledge in nutrition to solve issue and to overcome challenge in nutritional practices.

• Apply technical skills in analysing, applying and solving nutritional problems in community, conduct intervention and research.

• Apply scientific thinking skills in implementing nutritional promotion and intervention, as well as produce publications and nutritional guidelines.

• Apply communication skills in presenting analytical fundings to stakeholders.

• Perform tasks in a team with healthcare professionals and demonstrate sensitivities towards community in routine works.

• Demonstrate ethical and professionalism in field of nutrition, and adhere to safety regulations.

• PO7:

• Demonstrate ability to utilise ICT and information management skills to lifelong career development.

• Appreciate knowledge entrepreneurial skills and practice good managerial skills in decision making and planning.

• Demonstrate leadership such as participating, taking role and leading community project in the effort to apply nutritional knowledge for healthcare purpose.

Graduate prospect

Expected areas of graduate employment as Nutritionist in following agencies:

• Ministry of Health
• Public and private hospitals
• Public and private universities
• Food industry
• Wellness centre