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Study Supplementary Nutritional Science at Otago

    Overview

    Supplementary Nutritional Science is available only as an optional minor subject for a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree majoring in Sport and Exercise Nutrition.


    Minor-only subject

    Please note: this subject can only be taken as a minor.

    A minor subject can be included in many of our undergraduate degrees. To earn a minor, you typically must complete a minimum of 90 points in that subject, with at least 18 points at the 300-level.

    Your minor can be a subject more commonly taken for a different degree. For example, a BCom majoring in Marketing can include Japanese as a minor subject. To include this subject as a minor in your application, first find a major subject through our Subject Search or Study Match.

    You can check what’s required to receive the minor accreditation in the programme details below.


    Programme details

    Compare programmes for this subject as a major and minor (where available).

    A minor subject can be included in many of our undergraduate degrees. To earn a minor, you typically must complete a minimum of 90 points in that subject, with at least 18 points at the 300-level.

    Your minor can be a subject more commonly taken for a different degree. For example, a BCom majoring in Marketing can include Japanese as a minor subject. To include this subject as a minor in your application, first find a major subject through our Subject Search or Study Match.

    You can check what’s required to receive the minor accreditation in the programme details below.

    No new enrolments are being accepted for the Supplementary Nutritional Science minor.

    LevelPapersPoints
    100-level

    POPH 192 Population Health

    18

    200-level

    Two of:

    Note: HUNT 141 is a prerequisite for HUNT 241-243 but can be taken as a co-requisite for HUNT 241; other prerequisites for HUNT 241 are BIOC 192, CHEM 191, and ((HUBS 191 and HUBS 192) or (HUBS 192 and PTWY 131)* or (ANAT 101 and PHSL 101)).

    36

    300-level

    Two of:

    • HUNT 341 Nutrition and Behaviour Change Communication
    • HUNT 342 Nutrition and Chronic Diseases
    • HUNT 343 Community and Public Health Nutrition
    • HUNT 346 International Nutrition and Health

    36

     

    * PTWY 131 is only available to students enrolled in the Diploma in Science.

    Total   90

    Note: This minor subject is only available for BSc students majoring in Sport and Exercise Nutrition.

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