Minor in Food and Nutritional Science

Programme Overview

This programme aims at providing a basic understanding of fundamental issues in food science and nutrition, underpinned by the knowledge in food microbiology, food toxicology, nutrition needs in different stages of human development. The sufficient exposure of the knowledge at suitable level would allow our graduates to play a significant role in improving nutritional status of our communities. In addition, this programme can equip our students to pursue further study in this or related fields or to pursue a related career.


	Programme Code 15455-YFN
	Credit Required for Graduation 18 credits (at least 9 credits must be at level 3 or above)
	Exclusive Programme(s) & Programme Code(s) BSc (Hons) in Food Safety and Technology (15454, 15454-SY, 15455-FST, 15455-SYF) BSc (Hons) in Human Nutrition and Health (15455-HNH, 15455-SYN) BSc (Hons) in Human Nutrition and Health (Nutrition in Practice) (15455-NIP)
	Professional Recognition N/A
	Programme Leader(s) Dr Marcus Wong Ho-yin BSc, MSc, PhD

Entrance Requirement

To be eligible for a Minor, you must have a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or above at the time of application for Minor enrolment.

The Minor application period normally begins after the announcement of overall results for Semester Two of Year One. Your CGPA at the end of Semester Two of Year One will be used to determine your eligibility. If you are interested in pursuing a Minor, please submit your application via eStudent > Application Forms > (AR147) Application for Minor during the designated application period.

Students should obtain Level 2 or above HKDSE Biology or Chemistry or equivalent before enrolling to this minor programme.

Programme Structure

Students enrolled on the Minor in Food and Nutritional Science are required to complete 18 credits including 6 credits from compulsory subjects and at least 9 credits obtained from level 3 or above subjects in the following table.

Subject Code	Subject Title	Subject Offering Department/Faculty	Level	Credit Value	Subject Nature (Compulsory/Elective)
FSN1002	Basic of Food Science	FSN	1	3	Compulsory
FSN1003	Introduction to Culinary Nutrition	FSN	1	3	Compulsory
FSN1004	Fundamentals of Modern Science in Food and Nutrition	FSN	1	3	Elective
FSN2002	Biochemistry and Cell Biology for Food and Nutrition	FSN	2	3	Elective
ABCT2134 / FSN2003 / SN206	Microbiology / Introductory Food Microbiology / Clinical Microbiology	ABCT / FSN / SN	2	3	Elective
FSN2004	Food Materials and Preparation	FSN	2	3	Elective
FSN3103	Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine	FSN	3	3	Elective
FSN3405	Food Microbiology	FSN	3	4	Elective
FSN3409	Food Toxicology	FSN	3	2	Elective
FSN3411	Principles of Nutrition	FSN	3	3	Elective
FSN3417	Life Cycle Nutrition	FSN	3	3	Elective
FSN4101	Diet and Disease	FSN	4	3	Elective
FSN4102	Nutrition and Public Health	FSN	4	3	Elective
FSN4105	Traditional Chinese Medicine Dietary Therapy and Nutrition	FSN	4	3	Elective
FSN4409	Food Biotechnology	FSN	4	3	Elective
FSN4410	Health Foods & Nutraceuticals	FSN	4	3	Elective
FSN4425	Environmental Health and Food Sustainability	FSN	4	3	Elective

For further details of the programme requirements, please refer to the information sheet.

Enquiry

Miss Cynthia Lau