Duration: 40 Weeks
This program is developed to provide students with understanding of basic nutrition, planning healthy diets, and the role of food in the body, fitness, health, and disease. It also emphasizes the scientific fundamentals of nutrition and metabolism throughout the lifespan. The focus of our sports nutrition is to integrate and apply the effect and influence of exercise and physical activity on health and chronic disease preventions as well as sports specific nutrition, optimizing performance and understanding the nutritional demands of sports.
The food courses of this program are designed to help students develop a hands-on approach to food safety and quality, while allowing them the opportunity to earn food safety certification. The program integrates and applies knowledge within the areas of microbiology, food processing, quality assurance and food safety to preserve, process, package, and distribute foods that are healthy, high quality, and safe to eat. Additionally, the program is designed to be equally useful for entry level or ongoing career development in the food and beverage industry.
Course Outline
| No. | Course | Code |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fundamentals of Nutrition | NHS101 |
| 2 | Nutritional Assessment (project, Nutritional Assessment and Planning) | NHS102 |
| 3 | Nutrition in Aging | NHS103 |
| 4 | Food Processing | FTSQ104 |
| 5 | Nutrition in Disease State (Clinical Nutrition) | NHS104 |
| 6 | Food Microbiology | FTSQ106 |
| 7 | Nutrition in Life Cycle | NHS105 |
| 8 | Food Safety (HACCP and BRC) | FTSQ102 |
| 9 | Food Regulations | FTSQ108 |
| 10 | Weight Managements | NHS106 |
| 11 | Research in current topics in Nutrition (project) | NHS107 |
| 12 | Nutrition for the Endurance Exercises and Sports | NHS108 |
| 13 | Nutrition for the Strength Exercises and Sports | NHS109 |
| 14 | Nutrition for Intermittent Exercise and Team Sports | NHS110 |
| 15 | Supplements in Health and Sport | NHS111 |
| 16 | Doping in Sport | NHS112 |
| 17 | Technical Writing and Research Methods | NHS113 |
| 18 | Professionalism and Career Development | NHS114 |
Graduate are able to pursue careers in:
- Private and public recreational facilities
- Fitness and gyms
- Sports performance facilities
- Healthcare facilities and medical clinics
- Self-employment as a consultant
- Health coaches and employee wellness programs
- Retailer and Natural health stores
- Nutrition educator in different facilities
- Food industry and food services