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Regulations
Nutrition Programme
1.0 The Programme
The curriculum is for a four-year full-time programme of study leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Nutrition (BSc Nutr.)
2.0 Special Regulations
Subject to the provisions of the General Regulations for degree programmes of the University (NUL) and the Faculty of Health Sciences (FOHS), the following special regulations shall apply for the programme in Nutrition Science.
2.1 Admission Requirements
For entry into the BSc. Nutrition Degree Program the following shall be the minimum entry requirements
2.1.1 Candidates for entry into the BSc Nutr. degree programme must satisfy the entry requirements for first year Science Students in the Faculty of Science and Technology (FOST). The minimum requirements are:
A pass in the Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) examination or its equivalent with credit in Mathematics, approved science subjects, namely, Physiscs, Chemistry and Biology or Combined Science and Combined Additional Science, as well as a pass with a minimum grade of D ( 7) in English Language. Human and Social Biology are not considered as approved science subjects for admission purposes.
Candidates who meet any of the under-mentioned requirements will be considered for entry into the 2nd Year of the program.
Pass the Common First Year examinations of FOST with an OWM of 50 and above and passes in Chemistry, Biology and Physics
Hold a Diploma in Nutrition Science or equivalent or Bachelor of Science degree from recognised institutions.
Core Courses: For Nutrition, all courses are core courses except the following, which are compulsory:
NUT203-6 Health Promotion and Nutrition Education
ST171-3 Statistics
SOC251-6 Introduction to Sociology and Social Anthropology
Course Structure
Year 2
Semester 1
FHS201-3 Human Physiology and Genetics
FHS202-3 Biochemistry and Immunology
FHS203-3 Health Promotion and Nutrition Education
FHS208-3 Microbiology
NUT200-6 Introduction to Food and Nutrition
NUT201-3 Food Security Diversification (Health, Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
SOC161-3 Introduction to Sociology and Social Anthropology
ST171-3 Introduction to Statistics
Semester 2
FHS201-3 Human Physiology and Genetics
FHS202-3 Biochemistry and Immunology
NUT203-3 Health promotion and Nutrition Education
SOC161-3 Introduction to Sociology and Social Anthropology
FHS206-3 Introduction to Population Studies
FHS208-3 Microbiology (including HACCAP)
NUT200-3 Introduction to Food and Nutrition
NUT202-3 Lifecycle Nutrition
Year 3
Semester 1
NUT300-3 Ecology of Nutrition
NUT301-3 Metabolic Endocrinology I
NUT302-3 Clinical Nutrition (Medical NutritionTherapy) I
NUT303-3 Community Nutrition I
NUT304-3 Nutrition in HIV/AIDS
NUT305-4 Research Methods in Human Nurtrition
NUT306-4 Nutritional Assessment
Semester 2
NUT301-3 Metabolic Endocrinology II
FHS207-3 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
NUT302-3 Clinical Nutrition (Medical Nutrition Therapy) II
NUT303-3 Community Nutrition II
NUT306-3 Nutritional Assessment (Practicum)
NUT307-2 Nutrition in Developing Countries
FHS308-3 Nutrition Research
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Year 4
Semester 1
NUT400-3 Energy Nutrient Interrelationship
NUT401-3 Clinical Nutrition (Medical Nutrition Therapy) III
NUT402-3 Community Nutrition III
NUT403-3 Herbs, Food, and Photochemicals
NUT405-3 Nutrition Research
FHS302-3 Health Administration and Health Care Management
FHS405-3 Emergency Preparedness and Response
Semester 2
NUT401-3 Clinical Nutrition (Medical Nutrition Therapy) IV
NUT406-3 Nutrition Planning and Counselling
NUT407-3 Interaction Between Drugs and Nutrients
NUT408-3 Sports Nutrition
NUT405-6 Nutrition Research
FHS302-3 Health Administration and Health Care Management
Bachelor of Pharmacy
1.0 The Programme
The curriculum is for a five-year full-time programme of study leading to the degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm)
Special Regulations
Subject to the provisions of the General Regulations for degree programmes of the University (NUL) and the Faculty of Health Sciences (FOHS), the following special regulations shall apply for the programme in Bachelor of Pharmacy.(Note: Review of the Department’s regulations that will introduce changes both in the running of the Pharmacy programme and the Pharmacy curriculum is underway. Please contact the Department or the NUL website for latest informartion on any changes).
2.1 Admission Requirements
For entry into the B. Pharm Degree Program the following shall be the minimum entry requirements
2.1.1 Candidates for entry into the first year of the B. Pharm. degree programme must satisfy the entry requirements for first year Science Students in the Faculty of Science and Technology (FOST). The minimum requirements are:
A pass in the Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) examination or its equivalent with credit in Mathematics, approved science subjects, namely, Physiscs, Chemistry and Biology or Combined Science and Combined Additional Science, as well as a pass with a minimum grade of D ( 7) in English Language. Human and Social Biology are not considered as approved science subjects for admission purposes.
2.1.2 Candidates who meet any of the under-mentioned requirements will be considered for entry into the 2nd Year of the program.
Pass in the Common First Year examinations with a proceed award and a minimum score of 50% in Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics or Physics
Hold a Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology in the merit or higher division.
Pass in International Baccalaureate(IB) examinations in Chemistry and Biology and either Physics or Mathematics with a score of at least 4 at higher level in Biology and Chemistry and 3 in either Mathematics or Physics at the same level.
Pass in Advanced level General Certificate of Education (GCE A-level) examinations with a minimum aggregate of 9 in Chemistry, Biology and either Physics or Mathematics
3.00 Core and Compulsory Courses
For Pharmacy, all courses are core courses except the following which are compulsory
FHS302-3 Health Administration and Health Care Management
FHS303-2 HIV/AIDS and Care
FHS305-3 Health Systems Research
FHS201-6 Physiology and Genetics
FHS210-6 Human Anatomy
FHS212-6 Basic Biochemistry and Immunology
FHS207-3 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
3.0 Course Structure
Semester 1
PHA210-2 Pharmacy PracticeI
PHA211-3 Pharmaceutical Chemistry
PHA212-2 Pharmaceutical Science I
PHA213-3 General Pharmacology
FHS212-3 Basic Biochemistry
FHS210-2 Human Anatomy
FHS201-3 Physiology and Genetics
CS231-3 Introduction to Computing Applications for Science majors
CSS101-6-3 Communication skills
Total 23 credits
Semester 2
PHA210-2 Pharmacy PracticeI
PHA211-3 Pharmaceutical Chemistry I
PHA212-2 Pharmaceutical Science I
PHA213-3 General Pharmacology
FHS212-3 Biochemistry3
FHS201-2 Human Anatomy
FHS210-3 Physiology and Genetics
CSS101-6-3 Communication skills
B224-3 Introduction to Plant Physiology and Anatomy
Total 23 credits
Level 300 (Year III)
Semester 1
Course code Course Name Pre-requisite
PHA310-3 Pharmacy Practice II PHA210
PHA311-4 Pharmaceutical Chemistry II PHA211
PHA312-3 Pharmaceutical Science II PHA212
PHA314-6 Pharmacology and Therapeutics I PHA213
PHA315-3 Pharmaceutical Microbiology
FHS302-3 Health Administration and Health Care Management
FHS303-2 HIV/AIDS and Care
Total 23 credits
Semester 2
PHA310-3 Pharmacy Practice II
PHA311-4 Pharmaceutical Chemistry II
PHA312-3 Pharmaceutical Science II
PHA314-6 Pharmacology and Therapeutics I
PHA315-3 Pharmaceutical Microbiology
FHS305-3 Health System Research
Total 21 credits
Level 400 (Year IV)
Semester 1
Course code Course Name Pre-requisite
PHA410-4 Pharmacy Practice III PHA310
PHA411-3 Pharmaceutical Chemistry III PHA311
PHA412-4 Pharmaceutical Science III PHA312
PHA415-5 Pharmacology and Therapeutics II PHA314
PHA416-6 Clinical Pharmacy I PHA314 FHS201and FHS210
FHS207-3 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Total 23 credits
Semester 2
PHA410-4 Pharmacy Practice III
PHA411-3 Pharmaceutical Chemistry III
PHA412-4 Pharmaceutical Science III
PHA415-5 Pharmacology and Therapeutics II
PHA416-6 Clinical Pharmacy I
Total 21 credits
Level 500 (Year V)
Semester 1
Course code Course Name Pre-requisite
PHA510-3 Pharmacy Practice PHA410
PHA516-5 Clinical Pharmacy PHA416
PHA517-6 Pharmacy Management FHS302
PHA518-5 Research Projects in Pharmacy FHS207, FHS305
Total 19 credits
Semester 2
PHA510-3 Pharmacy Practice IV
PHA516-5 Clinical Pharmacy II
PHA517-6 Pharmacy Management
PHA518-5 Research Projects in Pharmacy
Total 19 credits