Overview

The Nutrition and Healthy Ageing programme at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University nurtures well-rounded and competitive graduates with excellent knowledge and skills through a carefully designed curriculum, modern learning/teaching methodologies, multiple assessment tools, workplace learning experiences, etc., with the primary goal of contributing to the health and well-being of the ageing population.

Upon their successful completion of the programme, students should be able to

use their professional skills and knowledge to provide nutrition services and assess the nutritional status of individuals, especially the elderly;

provide nutrition counselling and education for individuals, groups and communities to optimise health and well-being with an emphasis on healthy ageing by applying specific principles of nutrition and communication strategies;

understand the food chain and its impact on humans' food choice, and the role of nutrition and diet in healthy ageing;

analyse and apply research methods in a variety of nutrition and healthy ageing studies and settings; and

demonstrate the critical thinking, communication and analytical skills required to identify and solve problems related to nutrition and healthy ageing.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Food Preparation and Menu Planning

Nutritional Assessment

Nutrition Education and Counselling

Advanced Human Physiology and Anatomy

Public Health Nutrition

Research Methods & Data Analysis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-04-30 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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Credits

30 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Nutrition & Dietetics Health Sciences View 27 other Masters in Health Sciences in Hong Kong (SAR)

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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80

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor’s degree with an Honours in nutrition, food safety, food science, food technology, public health or other relevant/related discipline.

Applications will be considered on the basis of the information (such as academic achievements, professional qualifications and work experience) provided in the application.

You may be required to attend an interview and/or test.

Departments will consider applications on a rolling basis until places are filled.

Some programmes will receive applications in two rounds

Tuition Fee

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International

177000 HKD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 5900 HKD per credit during 12 months.
National

177000 HKD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 5900 HKD per credit during 12 months.

Living costs for Hong Kong

13720 - 23419 HKD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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