Admission  @Universiti Sains Malaysia

PhD (Nutrition) - School of Health Sciences

OVERVIEW

Doctor of Philosophy in Nutrition program is designed to train students to expand their knowledge and research competencies in solving issues related to food, nutrition and health at the local and global levels.

At the end of the course, students are expected to demonstrate knowledge of food and nutrition problems and creatively highlight and suggest possible solutions. Students should also be able to design appropriate research, conduct field work or lab experiments, analyze, synthesize relevant data and come up with innovative ideas in discussing their findings. The program will also prepare students with adequate research skills to communicate through reports writing, oral presentation, information gathering and dissemination with high technical quality.

Doctor of Philosophy in Nutrition has produced many local and international postgraduate students who now has been succesfull in their respective carrier.

RESEARCH FIELD

Human Nutrition
Clinical Nutrition
Community Nutrition
Infant Nutrition
Geriatric Nutrition
Nutritional Epidemiology
Nutritional Anthropology
Nutritional Biochemistry
Nutrition Education
Nutrition Policies/Programmes
Sports Nutrition
Molecular Nutrition
Food Quality and Analysis
Food and Nutritional Toxicology
Experimental Nutrition
Food and Nutrition Microbiology

EXPERTISE

Name Research Interest and Expertise
Hamid Jan Bin Jan Mohamed (Assoc. Prof.) Obesity, Maternal and Child Nutrition, Nutrigenetics
Foo Leng Huat (Dr) Nutritional Epidemiology, body composition, Cardioskeletal health Assessments
Hafzan Binti Yusoff (Dr) Nutrition Education, Child & Adolescent Nutrition, Multimedia-based Approach in Obesity Prevention & Management
Nur-Fazimah Sahran Clinical Nutrition and Transdiciplinary, Geriatric Nutrition
Profesor Wan Abdul Manan Wan Muda

Nutrition; Public health & quality of life
Prof Madya Dr Wan Rosli Wan Ishak Food science; Food quality & analysis
Prof Madya Dr Shariza Abdul Razak Food biotechnology; Cyclodextrin (CD) research
Dr. Soo Kah Leng Childhood and adolescent obesity; Disordered eating; Physical activity; Malnutrition in cancer patients
Dr. Marina Abdul Manaf Food analysis, fats and oils analysis
Prof MadyaDr Sakinah Harith Nutrition; Dietetics

Dr Reena Kumari a/p Vijayakumaran

 Food management, eating behaviour, emotion and food consumption. 
Dr Wan Faizah Wan Yusoff History of healthcare, social history of medicine, ethnomedicine

Dr Norfarizan Hanoon Noor Azmi

 Food science; Nutrition

Expertise available in the following School:
School of Health Sciences
http://www.ppsk.usm.my/index.php/en/

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants should possess one of the following:

  • A Master's degree in research mode; or
  • A Master’s degree in related area with CGPA 3.00/4; or
  • A Master’s degree in related area with CGPA 2.50-2.99/4 with additional requirements; or
  • Bachelor’s degree in related area with minimum CGPA 3.67/4 (fast-track to PhD)
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

(Applicable for International Applicants Only)

The minimum score for each programme can be vary from the below list, candidates are required to check for each programme requirements.

A minimum score of 40 for TOEFL (Internet-based); or
A minimum of Band 7.5 for TOEFL Essentials (Online); or
A minimum of Band 5 for IELTS; or
A minimum score of 47 for PTE; or
A minimum score of 154 for Cambridge English (CAE/CPE); or
A minimum score of 154 for Linguaskill Online; or
A minimum of Band 3.5 for MUET
Exemption is given to candidate if:

English is the candidate’s mother tongue or National Language; or
Candidate graduated from an Institution of Higher Learning in which the medium of instruction at Bachelor and/or Master degree level is English (statement of proof required)

DURATION
  • Full-time: Min 4 semesters / Max 10 semesters
  • Part-time: Min 6 semesters / Max 15 semesters
FEES
Malaysian (MYR)
Full Time Part Time
  • Registration Fee : 310.00
  • Tuition Fee (Semester) :4,100.00
  • Thesis Evaluation Fee : 1,000.00
  • Convocation Fee : 200.00
  • Research Methodology : 320.00
  • Registration Fee : 310.00
  • Tuition Fee (Semester) : 3,525.00
  • Thesis Evaluation Fee: 1,000.00
  • Convocation Fee : 200.00
  • Research Methodology : 320.00

 

International (USD)
Full Time Part Time
  • Registration Fee : 222.50
  • Personal Bond : 1000.00
  • Tuition Fee (Semester) : 1,538.00
  • Thesis Evaluation Fee: 375.00
  • Convocation Fee : 50.00
  • Research Methodology: 80.00
  • Registration Fee : 222.50
  • Personal Bond : 1000.00
  • Tuition Fee (Semester) : 1,400.00
  • Thesis Evaluation Fee : 375.00
  • Convocation Fee : 50.00
  • Research Methodology: 80.00

** Fees are subject to change

Postgraduate

Institute of Postgraduate Studies
Universiti Sains Malaysia
11800 Penang, Malaysia.

Tel : +604 653 2606
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Undergraduate

Student Admission Unit
Academic Management Division
Registry, Level 2, Chancellory Building
Universiti Sains Malaysia,
11800 Penang, Malaysia.

Tel : 1 300 888 876 / +604-6533196
Fax : +604 653 3328
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