Bachelor of Human Nutrition

Monash University Malaysia's all-inclusive human nutrition degree will prepare you to become a skilled and employable nutritionist who can inform and encourage the public to eat a balanced diet and to be healthy overall. You will develop a thorough understanding of nutritional and biomedical science, an appreciation of the wide range of food in society, and an understanding of the role that nutrition plays in maintaining health and preventing disease. Numerous nutrition science topics, such as dietary intake and metabolism, public health nutrition, functional foods, sports and exercise nutrition among many others will be covered and taught by knowledgeable instructors and researchers.
 

Any of these:

• Monash University Foundation Year (MUFY)*: 67.5%
• UNSW Foundation Studies: 7
• GCE A Level**: 8
• ATAR: 75
• Gaokao, China: 65%
• Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education: 17
• Indian School Certificate Examination: 65%
• All India Senior School Certificate Examination: 70%
• International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB Diploma Program): 26
• STPM, Malaysia: 7.9
• UEC, Malaysia: ≤ 5
• Program Matrikulasi (Matriculation Program), Malaysia: 2.33
• Ontario Secondary School Diploma: 78.50%
• Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level): 10
• High School Diploma, Vietnam: 8.14
• Foundation in Science and Technology, Sunway College: 65%

*The undergraduate entry requirements published are for students who commence the MUFY program in 2024.

**The Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA) accepts a minimum D Grade in A Level to be equivalent to the STPM Pass grade. 

Prerequisite:

• Three of the following subjects at Australian Year 12 equivalent:
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Higher level Mathematics or Physics.
• Meeting maths and science prerequisite subject requirements from other qualifications: If the course you are applying for requires maths and/or science as subject prerequisites and you have completed a Monash-approved international senior secondary qualification (excluding Australian Year 12 qualifications and IB Diploma Programme), or higher qualification, with maths and/or science at the required level, it will be assumed that you have reached the level of knowledge equivalent to the Australian Year 12 (i.e. VCE equivalent) prerequisite required for the Monash course as specified above (excluding Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine).

English Requirements:

• IELTS (Academic)/IELTS One Skill Retake (Academic)/IELTS Online:
  • Overall score: 6.5
  • Listening score: 6.5
  • Reading score: 6.5
  • Writing score: 6.0
  • Speaking score: 6.0
• TOEFL iBT/TOEFL iBT Paper Edition:
  • Total Score: 79
  • Listening score: 20
  • Reading score: 19
  • Writing score: 21
  • Speaking score: 18
• PTE Academic:
  • Overall score: 58
  • Listening score: 58
  • Reading score: 58
  • Writing score: 50
  • Speaking score: 50
• C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency:
  • Overall score: 176
  • Listening score: 176
  • Reading score: 176
  • Writing score: 169
  • Speaking score: 169

YEAR 1

Semester 1

• Fundamentals of human nutrition
• Fundamentals of biomedical sciences
• Nutritional biochemistry and nutrigenomics
• Nutrition, health and behaviour

Semester 2

• Food science and analysis
• Nutritional epidemiology
• Nutrition throughout the life cycle
• Assessment of nutritional status

Summer semester

• Nutrition and mental health

YEAR 2

Semester 1

• Food preparation, safety and service
• Nutrition and chronic diseases
• Nutrition education and counselling or Communication in clinical nutrition

Semester 2

• Research methods in nutrition
• Nutrition in exercise and sports
• Community nutrition and health promotion

Summer semester

• Internship

YEAR 3

Semester 1

• Free elective
• Applied research in nutrition

Semester 2

• Internship

Summer semester

• Contemporary development in nutrition or Food and nutrition policy