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Human Nutrition

• Overview
• Qualifications
• Papers
• Major Subject and Programme Requirements
• Minor Subject Requirements
• Further Information

Overview

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.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor of Consumer and Applied Sciences (BCApSc)
• Bachelor of Science (BSc)
• Bachelor of Consumer and Applied Sciences with Honours (BCApSc(Hons))
• Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons))
• Diploma for Graduates (DipGrad)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Consumer and Applied Sciences (PGDipCApSc)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Science (PGDipSci)
• Master of Consumer and Applied Sciences (MCApSc)
• Master of Science (MSc)

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Papers

See the full list of Human Nutrition (HUNT) papers.

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Programme Requirements

Bachelor of Science (BSc) majoring in Human Nutrition

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	BIOC 192 CELS 191 CHEM 191 HUBS 191 HUBS 192 STAT 110 or STAT 115 (recommended)	18 18 18 18 18 18
200-level	HUNT 221 HUNT 222 HUNT 223 PHSL 251 (recommended) BIOC 230 or BIOC 223 (recommended)	18 18 18 21 18
300-level	HUNT 311 HUNT 312 HUNT 313 HUNT 314	18 18 18 18
Plus	87 further points; must include 69 points at 200-level or above. May be taken from outside Science. Students intending to proceed to the Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics should include HUNT 231, HUNT 331, BIOC 230, PHSL 251, and FOSC 111 in their degree programmes.	87
	Note: Students who took 200-level HUNT papers before 2008, but have not passed all of the papers, should contact the Department of Human Nutrition for further information.
Total		360

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Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Human Nutrition

Stage	Papers	Points
1st stage	BIOC 192 CELS 191 CHEM 191 HUBS 191 HUBS 192 36 further points	18 18 18 18 18 36
2nd stage	HUNT 221 HUNT 222 HUNT 223 One 200-level BIOC paper 54 further 200-level points	18 18 18 18 54
3rd stage	HUNT 311 HUNT 312 HUNT 313 HUNT 314 HUNT 354 HUNT 355 18 further points	18 18 18 18 18 18 18
4th stage	HUNT 490 HUNT 451 or HUNT 455 HUNT 452 HUNT 453 Two of HASC 411, HASC 412, HASC 413, HASC 415	48 24 24 24 30
	There is no second year Honours course in this subject; admission to the Honours programme is normally at third stage (after passing a total of 252 points, including at least 108 points above 100-level, in the first and second years of study). Note: Students who took 200-level HUNT papers before 2008, but have not passed all of the papers, should contact the Department of Human Nutrition for further information.

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Postgraduate Diploma in Science (PGDipSci) in Human Nutrition

Papers
HUNT 485 HUNT 451 or HUNT 455 Two of HASC 411, HASC 412, HASC 413, HASC 415 Two of HUNT 452, HUNT 453, CMNX 407   or   HUNT 451 or HUNT 455 HUNT 452 HUNT 453 CMNX 407 Two of HASC 411, HASC 412, HASC 413, HASC 415

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Master of Science (MSc) in Human Nutrition

Papers
HUNT 495, HUNT 451 or HUNT 455, HUNT 452, HUNT 453, and two of HASC 411, HASC 413, HASC 415 and PUBH 721 HUNT 5 (thesis)

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Bachelor of Consumer and Applied Sciences (BCApSc) majoring in Human Nutrition

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	BIOC 192 CELS 191 CHEM 191 HUBS 191 HUBS 192 STAT 110 or STAT 115 (recommended)	18 18 18 18 18 18
200-level	HUNT 221 HUNT 222 HUNT 223 PHSL 251 (recommended) BIOC 230 or BIOC 223 (recommended)	18 18 18 21 18
300-level	HUNT 311 HUNT 312 HUNT 313 HUNT 314	18 18 18 18
Plus	87 further points; must include 69 points at 200-level or above. May be taken from outside Consumer and Applied Sciences. Students intending to proceed to the Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics should include HUNT 231, HUNT 331, BIOC 230, PHSL 251, and FOSC 111 in their degree programmes.	87
	Note: Students who took 200-level HUNT papers before 2008, but have not passed all of the papers, should contact the Department of Human Nutrition for further information.
Total		360

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Bachelor of Consumer and Applied Sciences with Honours (BCApSc(Hons)) in Human Nutrition

Stage	Papers	Points
1st stage	BIOC 192 CELS 191 CHEM 191 HUBS 191 HUBS 192 36 further points	18 18 18 18 18 36
2nd stage	HUNT 221 HUNT 222 HUNT 223 18 BIOC points 18 PHSL points 36 further 200-level points	18 18 18 18 18 36
3rd stage	HUNT 311 HUNT 312 HUNT 313 HUNT 314 HUNT 354 HUNT 355 One of FOSC 201, FOSC 202, FOSC 211, FOSC 212, FOSC 213, STAT 110, or STAT 115	18 18 18 18 18 18 18
4th stage	HUNT 490 HUNT 451 or HUNT 455 HUNT 452 HUNT 453 Two of HASC 411, HASC 412, HASC 413, HASC 415	48 24 24 24 30
	Note: Students who took 200-level HUNT papers before 2008, but have not passed all of the papers, should contact the Department of Human Nutrition for further information.

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Postgraduate Diploma in Consumer and Applied Sciences (PGDipCApSc) in Human Nutrition

Papers
HUNT 485 HUNT 451 or HUNT 455 Two of HASC 411, HASC 412, HASC 413, HASC 415 Two of HUNT 452, HUNT 453, CMNX 407

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Master of Consumer and Applied Sciences (MCApSc) in Human Nutrition

Papers
HUNT 495, HUNT 451 or HUNT 455, HUNT 452, HUNT 453, and two of HASC 411, HASC 413, HASC 415. HUNT 5 (thesis)

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Minor Subject Requirements

Human Nutrition as a minor subject for a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Theology (BTheol), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), or Bachelor of Tourism (BTour) degree

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	See below
200-level	HUNT 221 HUNT 222 HUNT 223	18 18 18
300-level	Two of HUNT 311, HUNT 312, HUNT 313, HUNT 314	36
	Prerequisites for HUNT 221-223 are BIOC 192, CELS 191, CHEM 191, HUBS 191, HUBS 192
Total		90

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Further Information

Email us at human-nutrition@otago.ac.nz or visit our home page http://www.otago.ac.nz/humannutrition