Higher Diploma in Nutrition and Food Management
Programmed Director: Dr. FUNG, Joanne
The Higher Diploma in Nutrition and Food Management aims to provide students with a comprehensive vocational training experience in the field of nutrition and food industries, covering subjects such as food science, nutritional science, food services practice, food production, and food marketing. Students must complete 64 units which normally require two years of full-time study.
The structure of the curriculum is as follows:
| I) | Core Language Courses |
9 units |
| II) | General Education (GE) Level 1 Foundational Courses | 13 units |
| III) | Specialisation Courses | 36 units |
| IV) | Elective Studies Courses | 6 units |
| 64 units |
Requirements
| I. | Core Language Courses | 9 units |
| Students should complete a total of 9 units from the following two categories: | ||
| English Language (6 units) | ||
| HDGS0301 English for Business | 3 units | |
| HDGS0306 Writing Academic English | 3 units | |
| Chinese Language (3 units) | ||
| CCLC1200P Elementary Chinese* | 3 units | |
| HDGS0303C Practical Chinese Writing | 3 units | |
| HDGS0303P Practical Chinese Writing^ | 3 units | |
| ^ For Mainland Students. | ||
| * For Non-Chinese Speaking Students (as per EDB guideline). | ||
| II. | General Education (GE) Level 1 Foundational Courses | 13 units |
| Students should complete one course under each of the following categories: | ||
| AI Literacy | ||
| FCAL1100 AI Literacies: Foundations, Applications, and Implications | 2 units | |
| Culture and Civilisation | ||
| FCCC1300 The Rise of the Modern Global Economy | 3 units | |
| FCCC1401 Understanding Media and Entertainment Industry in Hong Kong | 3 units | |
| FCCC1502 The Rise of Asian Cities | 3 units | |
| FCCC1503 Hong Kong Landscapes and Buildings | 3 units | |
| Values and the Meaning of Life | ||
| FCVM1200 Film and Moral Philosophy | 3 units | |
| FCVM1300 Ethical Decision Making in the Workplace | 3 units | |
| FCVM1400 Buying or Dying? Media, Consumption and the Making of Self | 3 units | |
| FCVM1500 Life and Death: Dialogue between Science, Religions and Philosophy | 3 units | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| FCQR1100 Making Sense of Data and Statistics in the Information Age | 3 units | |
| FCQR1300 Quantitative Analysis for the Business World | 3 units | |
| FCQR1400 Data and the Media: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly | 3 units | |
| Healthy Lifestyle | ||
| FCHL1500 Active Team Ball Games – Basketball | 2 units | |
| FCHL1501 Active Team Ball Games – Volleyball | 2 units | |
| FCHL1502 Conditioning in Health and Fitness | 2 units | |
| FCHL1503 Developing Active Lifestyle – Badminton | 2 units | |
| FCHL1504 Developing Active Lifestyle – Table Tennis | 2 units | |
| FCHL1505 Stretch Your Body, Relax Your Mind | 2 units | |
| FCHL1506 Water Fun 101 | 2 units | |
| III. | Specialisation Courses | 36 units |
| ELSS2113 General Chemistry | 3 units | |
| ENCS2103 General Biology | 3 units | |
| NFMT2100 Dietary Assessment and Menu Planning | 3 units | |
| NFMT2101 Dietary Therapy: Traditional and Modern Approaches | 3 units | |
| NFMT2102 Final Year Project for Nutrition and Food Management μ | 3 units | |
| NFMT2103 Food Quality Control and Product Development | 3 units | |
| NFMT2104 Internship for Nutrition and Food Management μ | 3 units | |
| NFMT2105 Introduction to Dietary Supplements and Nutraceuticals | 3 units | |
| NUFM2100 Essentials of Food Chemistry | 3 units | |
| NUFM2101 Health Food Marketing and Management | 3 units | |
| NUFM2102 Introduction to Food Service Management | 3 units | |
| NUFM2103 Nutrition and Metabolism | 3 units | |
| NUFM2104 Nutrition through the Life Cycle | 3 units | |
| μ Students are required to take ONE out of these two courses. | ||
| IV. | Elective Studies Courses | 6 units |
| Students should complete a total of 6 units from the list below: | ||
| ELSS2114 Basic Health Assessment | 3 units | |
| ELSS2115 Food Microbiology | 3 units | |
| HESC2102 Food Safety and Public Health Management | 3 units | |
| HTSC2104 Health Education and Health Promotion | 3 units | |
| 64 units |
