Nutrition has been an implicit feature of much of the research done in the
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences for many years, although it was only
formally established as a discipline within the faculty in April 2000.
Postgraduate courses in nutrition will be taught by some of the
key researchers at this faculty. These courses will provide students with a sense
of the critical research directions both here and overseas, as well as
an advanced level of understanding of critical thinking in nutrition. Links with
other disciplines and divisions within the faculty will help facilitate student
supervision in areas of current nutrition research.
Courses can be taken as part of a postgraduate degree in Health Science, Science
or Public Health. Any individual course in nutrition can provide a Certificate of Proficiency,
or can be integrated with other courses to become part of a
Postgraduate Certificate,
Postgraduate Diploma, MHSc, MSc,
or MPH, or the first step leading through to a
PhD.
Science and Health Science graduates may be interested in a research career, and
nutrition provides different possible avenues for this. Nutrition is the major contributor
to the common diseases of New Zealanders – cardiovascular disease, cancers, diabetes,
obesity.
Potential research projects span from basic molecular/genetic mechanistic studies
through to epidemiology. The discipline has interactions with both industry and
functional foods. It can also capture the opportunities that Auckland offers through
its unique population mix and industry base. Health science professionals including
doctors, pharmacists, nurses, sports scientists and public health experts may consider
advanced/specialist or refresher training in nutrition.
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