PUBLIC HEALTH FOR NUTRITION STUDIES

PHE1BHN

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject, you will learn about basic epidemiological concepts, nutrition-related health and disease patterns, trends, and associated risk factors. You will also explore the public health nutrition aspects of obesity, physical inactivity, and eating disorders. In addition, nutrition-related inequalities in health, political and ethical issues in public health nutrition, sociocultural understandings of food and eating, and environmental influences on nutrition will be covered.

School: Psychology and Public Health (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Fernanda Nava Buenfil

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: Enrolment accepted until quota reached

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of risk factors, patterns and trends associated with nutrition-related health conditions.

02. Identify, describe, and analyse environmental, political, ethical and sociocultural influences on nutrition and nutrition-related health conditions.

03. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding about dietary habits, eating behaviours, physical activity, overweight and obesity as well as eating disorders.

04. Identify the diverse nutritional needs and nutritional recommendations across the life-span and life-course.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: 250

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Fernanda Nava Buenfil

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
Three 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
One 1,000-word individual assignment	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	30	SILO1
One 2-hour multiple choice individual examination (equivalent to 2000 words)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4
One (2-part) multiple choice individual online test. Each part 1hr and weighting 10% equiv 800 words	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	20	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4