Diet and Nutrition for Mental Wellness
- Healthcare
- Hospitality & Lifestyle
This programme is conducted on-campus.
Weeknights & Saturday Intake
3 days
Weeknights (7pm - 10:30pm)
Saturday (9am - 6:00pm)
Who Should Attend
- People who are keen to enhance their knowledge and skill in food and nutrition
- Nutritionists
- Educators
- Nurses
- Sports & Fitness Instructors
- Allied Health Professionals
Overview
Notably, recent scientific research has increasingly emphasised the crucial roles of food and nutrition in preventing and managing mental illnesses. Find out how your diet plays a role in psychological health.
In this module, learn the concepts of mental wellness and its relationship with the nervous system. Examine the impacts of food, nutrition, and diet on the onset and severity of mental illnesses. By the end of the programme, learners will be tasked with creating dietary care plans to promote mental wellness for specific groups of people.
This module is available on a standalone basis.
Learning Objectives
- To explain mental wellness and its relationship with nervous system
- To assess the roles of diet and nutrition on mental wellness
- To create dietary care plan for specific groups of people
Topic/Structure
- Introduction to Mental Wellness
- Nervous System and Mental Wellness
- Nutrients and Mental Wellness
- Food and Dietary Habits that Promote and Harm Mental Wellness
Assessment
- Individual assignments
CERTIFICATION
Upon meeting the attendance and assessment criteria, participants will be awarded a digital certificate for participating in each module. Please refer to our course policies to view the attendance and assessment criteria.
Upon completion of all modules required for this programme within a maximum duration of 3 years, participants will be awarded a digital certificate.
Calculate Programme Fee
Fee Table
| COMPANY-SPONSORED | |||
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PARTICIPANT PROFILE |
SELF-SPONSORED |
SME |
NON-SME |
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Singapore Citizen < 40 years old Permanent Resident LTVP+
|
$654 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
$254 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$654 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
|
Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old |
$254 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$254 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$254 (After SSG Funding 70% |
|
International Participant |
$2,180 (No Funding) |
$2,180 (No Funding) |
$2,180 (No Funding) |
All prices include 9% GST
Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)
PSEA can be utilised for subsidised programmes eligible for SkillsFuture Credit support. Click here to find out more.
Self Sponsored
SkillsFuture Credit
Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use their SkillsFuture Credits to pay for the course fees. The credits may be used on top of existing course fee funding.
This is only applicable to self-sponsored participants. Application to utilise SkillsFuture Credits can be submitted when making payment for the course via the SMU Academy TMS Portal, and can only be made within 60 days of course start date.
Please click here for more information on the SkillsFuture Credit. For help in submitting an SFC claim, you may wish to refer to our step-by-step guide on claiming SkillsFuture Credits (Individual).Workfare Skills Support Scheme
From 1 July 2023, the Workfare Skills Support (WSS) scheme has been enhanced. Please click here for more details.
Company Sponsored
Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)
- Organisation must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
- Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million
- Trainees must be hired in accordance with the Employment Act and fully sponsored by their employers for the course
- Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
- Trainees must not be a full-time national serviceman
- Trainees will be able to enjoy ETSS funding only if the company's SME's status has been approved. To verify your SME's status, please click here.
Please click here for more information on ETSS.
Absentee Payroll
Companies who sponsor their employees for the course may apply for Absentee Payroll here. For more information, please refer to:
AP Guide (Non-SME Companies)
Declaration Guide (SME Companies)
Intake Information
Next Intake (Weeknights and Saturday): 20, 21 & 22 Mar 2025 [Open for Registration]
