Food Science and Nutrition Program combines aspects of food science and also nutrition. The food science aspect focusses on food production, processing, preservation, marketing and food quality. The nutrition aspect focusses on the consumption and use of nutrients. The combined effect of both food science and nutrition can produce food products that are nutritious and of quality in a systematic and dynamic manner. This programme is formed to produce graduates that are not only able to fulfill the manpower needs of the food industry but it is hoped that the graduates will be able to help in addressing issues and problems regarding food at the global level. Students will undergo a compulsory industrial training at food companies or research institutes and also carry out independent research to acquire research experience in the laboratory. Graduates from this programme commonly are employed by the food industry. In addition, this programme also undergo various collaborative researches with government research institutes such as Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM).
Have high self-confidence and moral values, ethical and competitive.
Skillful, competent and have strong and holistic food science and nutrition.
Able to practice a scientific approach in generating and combine multidisciplinary knowledge.
Able to use the practical skills in solving current issues of food science and nutrition.
Able to synthesize and translate understanding onto human development.
QUALIFICATION |
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
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Required subjects | 3 subjects: a. Mathematics* b. Physics c. Chemistry / Biology Note: * Required subject for program from Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, and Faculty of Information Science and Technology |
The General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level | CCC or 96 UCAS Tariff Points (A to D only) |
International Baccalaureate Diploma | 25 point overall. Score of 3 in two(2) Higher Level subjects with one(1) subject must be Physics. Score of 4 in Higher Level Mathematics or 5 in Standard Level Mathematics. |
Country | Higher/Upper Secondary School Certificate (12 years of schooling) |
Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen | 85% |
Afghanistan, Albania, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Denmark, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Macao, Macedonia, Maldives, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Palestine, Panama, Qatar, Russia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Sudan, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zimbabwe | 80% |
Algeria, Australia, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, New Zealand, Nige, Pakistan, Philippine, Poland, Republic of Guinea, Rwanda, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Zambia | 70% |
China | 80% |
Indonesia | 70% |
Angola, Armeni, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Benin, Bolivia, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estoni, Finland, Gabon, Guyana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Norway, Portugal, Senegal | Subject to faculty review |
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