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About the Program
The master's study program in nutritional sciences (S2 Nutrition) is a study program that has been established since 2021 based on the Decree of the Chancellor of Hasanuddin University No. 3667/UN4.1/KEP 2021 and is under the scope of the Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University. The Master of Nutrition Study Program has been a member of AIPGI (Association of Indonesian Higher Education Institutions for Nutrition) since 2022 with member number:
AIPGI-06-01-005-2022. Apart from that, the Master of Nutrition Study Program has received a recommendation to fulfill the minimum accreditation requirements from the Independent Accreditation Institute for Higher Education in Health Indonesia (Lam-PTKes) with SK number: 0010/LAM-PTKes/Akr.PSB.PTN-BH/Mag/III/2022. The nutritional science master's study program aims to produce masters in the field of nutritional science who have the ability to carry out independent nutritional studies and become managers in institutions related to nutrition. The Masters in Nutrition Study Program chose Public Health Nutrition as its superior field. Some of the study topics that have been designated as a road map are Maternal and Child Nutrition, Nutrition and Infectious and Degenerative Diseases, and Functional Food studies. The curriculum is structured for 4 semesters but students can complete their education in 3 semesters.
Strengths
- The Nutrition Science Master's Study Program is the 6th study program in Indonesia and the only one in the Eastern region of Indonesia.
- This study program has collaborated with the Faculty of Health Science, University Sains Malaysia (USM), where students can take courses of interest and use laboratory facilities at the university.
- Learning facilities are supported by various laboratory facilities (Culinary, Anthropometric, Chemical-Biophysical Laboratories) and field practice/internship facilities (Puskesmas, Home, etc.).
- Has minimum accreditation from the Indonesian Higher Education Independent Accreditation Institute (LAM-PTKes), and is currently applying for a reaccreditation process.
Learning Process
Learning is not only carried out directly in the classroom, but also by doing practice or direct visits to the field. The learning process is carried out in a hybrid manner (online and offline, while still adhering to the Decree of the Chancellor of Hasanuddin University). The minimum study load in the Master of Nutrition Study Program to obtain a Master of Nutrition Science (M.Gz) degree is around 38 credits. The lecture process (in-class learning) is only carried out in semesters 1 and 2, while semester 3 is focused on conducting research, results seminars and closing exams.
Career Prospects
Alumni of the Master of Nutrition Study Program are expected to have the capacity to become managers, researchers, innovators, communicators and leaders. Generally, students who continue on to the Masters in Nutrition Study Program are those who want to become lecturers. However, job opportunities for alumni are wide open, such as becoming researchers and joining research institutions in the Health and Nutrition sector which continues to grow. Apart from that, opportunities to join international institutions such as Unicef and WHO are wide open. Alumni are also expected to develop themselves in the field of nutrition entrepreneurship and open non-governmental organizations engaged in community empowerment.