HONOURS IN NUTRITION A

DTN4HNA

2014

Credit points: 60

Subject outline

The Honours programs is of approximately nine months duration and commences early February. Honours in Human Nutrition aims to provide students with research skills to enable students to independently conduct a research project in their chosen area of nutrition and report the findings of their work in a scientific format. The skills and capabilities gained in this year-long subject include independent thinking, critical evaluation of literature, selection of appropriate experimental designs, practical application of nutrition research tools, data analysis and interpretation and oral and written communication of findings.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences

Credit points: 60

Subject Co-ordinator: Audrey Tierney

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must be enrolled in HBHNH Bachelor of Human Nutrition Honours.

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: Students must have achieved a minimum WAM of 70 in HBHN Bachelor of Human Nutrition to be offered a place in the honours program or subject can be taken with Subject Coordinator's approval.

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Audrey Tierney

Class requirements

Supervisor Consultation
One 2.0 hours supervisor consultation per week and delivered via face-to-face.
"Students to complete minimum of two hours of consultation with Supervisor per week. Attendance at relevant seminars."

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
critical analysis of paper (two-hour exam)30
literature review (2,500 words) and project proposal (500 words)50
one 15-min oral presentation20