Program Overview

Master of Science in Nutrition and Healthy Ageing

The Master of Science in Nutrition and Healthy Ageing programme is designed to provide a unique, professionally oriented education opportunity for Bachelor's degree holders with relevant backgrounds. The programme aims to produce well-trained nutritionists capable of meeting the needs of the community, especially those of the elderly.

Aims and Characteristics

This programme nurtures well-rounded and competitive graduates with excellent knowledge and skills. It includes a carefully designed curriculum, modern learning/teaching methodologies, multiple assessment tools, and workplace learning experiences, with the primary goal of contributing to the health and well-being of the ageing population.

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

1. use their professional skills and knowledge to provide nutrition services and assess the nutritional status of individuals, especially the elderly;
2. 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;
3. understand the food chain and its impact on peoples food choices, as well as the role of nutrition and diet in healthy ageing;
4. analyse and apply research methods in various nutrition and healthy ageing studies and settings; and
5. demonstrate the critical thinking, communication and analytical skills required to identify and solve problems related to nutrition and healthy ageing.

Recognition and Prospects

Graduates enjoy excellent job prospects in public health and nutritional science, whether in health services, academia or the food and nutrition industry.

Scholarship and Continuing Education Fund

One-off entry scholarships will be granted to applicants with excellent academic achievements. The programme also includes a subject that is reimbursable under the Continuing Education Fund (CEF).

Admission

Entrance Requirement

A Bachelor's degree with honours in food, nutrition, biological science or health-related disciplines, or other relevant science disciplines.

English Language Requirement

If you are not a native speaker of English, and your Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification is awarded by institutions where the medium of instruction is not English, you are expected to provide one of the following proficiency test results (taken within 2 years) for fulfil the minimum English language requirement for admission purpose:

• A score of 80 or above in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Internet-based test;
• An Overall Band score of 6.0 or above in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic module.

Programme Details

• Entrance Year: Sept 2026
• Programme Code: 15058
• Stream Code: MFT (Full-time)
• Mode of Study: Mixed Mode
• Normal Duration: 1 year
• Fund Type: Self-Financed
• Credits Required for Graduation: 31
• Initial Registration Credits: 9 for local students, 12 for non-local students
• Tuition Fees: HK$7,700 per credit for local and non-local students

Programme Leader

• Dr Christine Li Shi-ying, BSc, MSc, PhD, RNutr (UK)

Related Programmes

• Master of Science in Nutrition and Healthy Ageing (Nutrition in Practice)