Course details

Summary

Turn your passion into your profession with nutrition at Massey

Massey’s MSc (Human Nutrition) will give you the knowledge and experience you need to interpret and contribute to current issues in human nutrition.

WHAT IS IT LIKE?

Massey’s MSc (Human Nutrition) will give you in-depth knowledge and understanding of the latest issues in the field of human nutrition.

You’ll study nutrition principles in four core courses, then choose areas of interest for remaining courses, or a special topic, tailored to your requirements.

Develop your research skills

You’ll develop your scientific research skills to an advanced level with a high-quality, student-led research project under the supervision of experienced and dedicated staff. You’ll investigate the links between diet and health, and the factors affecting them, by evaluating the underlying research and nutritional mechanisms.

You choose how and where

Your research project can be completed in the nutrition research facilities on our campuses, in the community or in your workplace. Research projects may be part of existing research within the University, or designed specifically for your needs and interests. Your MSc (HumNutr) can have a particular focus, such as public health nutrition, sports nutrition or nutritional physiology.

Careers

With internationally marketable skills, you’ll be able to select from a wide range of career opportunities as a human nutrition postgraduate, including:

• Health promotion/public health (such as District Health Boards, Ministry of Health, NZ Heart Foundation)
• Sport and exercise nutrition (such as elite and recreational sports teams, fitness industry)
• Research in universities and Crown Research Institutes (like AgResearch, Plant & Food Research)
• Teaching in secondary and tertiary educational institutions
• Consultancy in industry (for example, for food companies and industry), corporate health and wellness and in private practice
• Government adviser on policy, education or nutrition
• Media (writing publications, television, marketing)
• International relief work
• Medical nutritional companies (nutrition advisor, nutritional representative)

Structure

You will follow a parts-based programme of study, which shall consist of courses totalling at least 180 credits, comprising Part One and Part Two as defined by the Courses Schedule.

Entry criteria

Admission to the Master of Science (Human Nutrition) (180 or 240 credits) requires you to have

• A Bachelor of Science degree, or close equivalent, with a major in Human Nutrition or closely related subject, with a minimum B average in the majoring 300 level courses;
• A bachelor degree with a major in a subject related to Human Nutrition (or equivalent qualification), followed by a Graduate Certificate in Science and Technology in Human Nutrition with a minimum B average in the 300-level courses
• A bachelor degree followed by a Graduate Diploma of Science in Human Nutrition or close equivalent, with a minimum B average in the majoring 300 level courses.

Admission to the 120-credit Master of Science (Human Nutrition) (by thesis) requires you to have a minimum B average for either of the following:

• A Bachelor of Science (Honours) with an endorsement in Human Nutrition;
• A Postgraduate Diploma in Science with an endorsement in Human Nutrition

English language requirements:

• IELTS score of 6.5 (no band less than 6.0)
• TOEFL iBT score of 90 overall (min 20 in Writing)
• PTE Academic score of 58 Overall (min 50 in communicative skills)
• Cambridge English score of 180