DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN NUTRITION 
                                                                                                     
                                                                UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO 
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                   POSTGRADUATE  
                                                                            HANDBOOK  
                                                                                                     
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                                                         Revised 2013
                                                                 
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               For further information contact: 
                
                       Head of Department 
                       Department of Human Nutrition 
                       University of Otago 
                       P O Box 56 
                       Dunedin  9054 
                       New Zealand 
                       Tel    +64 3 479 7959 
                       Fax    +64 3 479 7958 
                       Email          human-nutrition@otago.ac.nz 
                       Website        www.otago.ac.nz/humannutrition 
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
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                                                                                                          CONTENTS 
                             
                            CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................. 3	
  
                            DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN NUTRITION – TEACHING STAFF ........................................ 5	
  
                            INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 6	
  
                            POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN SCIENCE (PGDipSci) ........................................................ 8	
  
                            MASTER OF DIETETICS (MDiet) ............................................................................................ 9	
  
                            MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN NUTRITION (MSc) .................................................... 10	
  
                            PGCertHealSc Endorsed in Human Nutrition ............................................................................ 13	
  
                            PGDipHealSc Endorsed in Human Nutrition ............................................................................ 13	
  
                            MHealSc Endorsed in Human Nutrition .................................................................................... 14	
  
                            PhD IN HUMAN NUTRITION ................................................................................................. 15	
  
                            ADMISSION OF INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS ................................ 18	
  
                            ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................ 18	
  
                            DEPARTMENTAL FACILITIES FOR INTERNAL, FULL-TIME STUDENTS ................... 19	
  
                            RESEARCH COSTS AND RESEARCH FUNDING ............................................................... 19	
  
                            FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS ...................................... 20	
  
                            UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE 
                            STUDENTS ............................................................................................................................... 22	
  
                            RESEARCH INTERESTS OF ACADEMIC STAFF INVOLVED IN POSTGRADUATE 
                            SUPERVISION .......................................................................................................................... 23	
  
                            EXAMPLES OF POSITIONS HELD BY RECENT GRADUATES ....................................... 36	
  
                            EXAMPLE OF PROGRESS THROUGH MSc WITH THESIS .............................................. 39	
  
                            APPENDIX B: ........................................................................................................................... 39	
  
                            REQUIREMENTS FOR HUNT 495 ......................................................................................... 39	
  
                            APPENDIX C: COMPUTER COMPETENCIES ..................................................................... 40	
  
                            APPENDIX D: CONTENT OF ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS ........................................ 40	
  
                            APPENDIX E:  SUGGESTED ELECTIVE COURSES FOR MSc OR PhD ........................... 40	
  
                            APPENDIX F: POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA GUIDELINES ............................................... 41	
  
                             
                             
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