Course details

Summary

The Bachelor of Science (BSc) is a three-year undergraduate degree which enables each student to develop his or her own interests in a science subject (science major) and related subjects. Students have the flexibility to combine their major subject with other science subjects, as well as subjects from other disciplines across the University.

Otago has a long history and international reputation in providing degrees in Human Nutrition at both undergraduate and graduate level.

A degree in Human Nutrition is the basis for careers in nutrition promotion and education, dietetics, teaching, food service, food manufacturing and retailing and nutrition research. A degree in Human Nutrition also provides an excellent opportunity for those seeking graduate entry into medicine and pharmacy.

Human Nutrition papers can be a useful and interesting addition to a degree in Food Science, Physical Education, Marketing, Physiology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Chemistry and many other disciplines.

Programme Requirements

Bachelor of Science (BSc) majoring in Human Nutrition

100-level

BIOC 192 Foundations of Biochemistry

CELS 191 Cell and Molecular Biology

CHEM 191 The Chemical Basis of Biology and Human Health

HUBS 191 Human Body Systems 1

HUBS 192 Human Body Systems 2

another Science paper (STAT 110 Statistical Methods or STAT 115 Introduction to Biostatistics recommended)

200-level

HUNT 221 Macronutrients and Health

HUNT 222 Vitamins, Diets and Health

HUNT 223 Minerals, Under nutrition and Health

PHSL 251 Physiology (for Human Nutrition / Dietetics), and either BIOC 230 Biochemistry or BIOC 223 Cellular Biochemistry and Metabolism, recommended

300-level

HUNT 311 Metabolism, Health and Disease

HUNT 312 Nutrition in Cancer and Heart Disease

HUNT 313 Life Cycle Nutrition

HUNT 314 Nutrition and Health Communication

Plus

126 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above.

Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Science.

Students intending to proceed to the Master of Dietetics programme should include HUNT 231, HUNT 331, BIOC 230, PHSL 251, FOSC 111, and STAT 110 or STAT 115 in their degree programs.

Total 360

Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) is also available.

A specific aim of the Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) degree is to develop advanced theoretical and research skills and in so doing to provide a platform for an advanced professional or academic career.

Entry criteria

The minimum requirement for students is the completion of a high school qualification plus satisfactory completion of one year's study at an approved tertiary institution or successful completion New Zealand Foundation Year programme.

We also accept the following International qualifications: International Baccalaureate: IB Diploma with a minimum of 26 points; GCE Advanced Levels: minimum grade of 8.

English Language Requirements:

IELTS score of 6.0 in the academic module (with no individual band below 6.0); Internet-based TOEFL Score of 80 (writing 20); Paper-based TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 550 (TWE 4.5); CIE Cambridge International Examinations Grade E or better in AS English; Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) - Overall score of 176 (with no individual band below 169); Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) - Overall score of 176 (with no individual band below 169); GCE 'A' Level or 'AS' Level English Language or English Literature - grade C or higher; GCE 'AS' Level General Paper (English) - grade C or higher; APIEL (Advanced Placement International English Language) Examination - grade 3 or higher; IB International Baccalaureate - English at Higher or Standard level in Language A: literature, Language A: language and literature, or at Higher level in Language B; Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic - Overall score of 58 with no communicative skills score below 50.