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Nutrition Policy and Public Health (NUTR30001)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Not available in 2019
Overview
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This subject critically examines the science, policy and politics of the relationship between food, nutrition and health. A key focus will be how nutrition scientific knowledge is interpreted and translated into nutrition, food and agricultural policies and regulations. The social, economic, commercial, scientific and regulatory processes and structures that shape food consumption patterns; the various scientific approaches for evaluating food quality; and a comparison of dietary patterns and the dietary health of populations, will all be explored.
Intended learning outcomes
At the completion of the unit students will be able to:
- Understand how scientific knowledge is interpreted and translated into food and nutrition policies;
- Understand the basic social, economic, scientific and regulatory processes involved in food production, quality, and consumption;
- Evaluate government policies and industry strategies that influence food production for public health;
- Demonstrate an understanding of the key frameworks, concepts and debates in the literature relating to nutrition politics and policy;
- Discuss approaches to the prevention and amelioration of population health problems through nutrition education and policy;
- Demonstrate an understanding of national and global causes and consequences of nutritional deficiencies and over consumption, and methods of measurement involved;
- Discuss national and global causes and consequences food insecurity and food sustainability;
- Use scientific evidence to identify nutritional deficiencies in diets in order to reduce human disease and inform nutrition policy.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should have developed their:
- Applying critical skills to evaluate and analyse subject content
- Ability to systemically integrate research data from different references
- Communication skills, through written and tutorial engagement
- Quantitative analytical skills
- Time management
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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| NUTR20001 | Food Nutrition and Health | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Completion of 25 points of the following is recommended:
BCMB20002 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
AGRI20003 Sustainable Food Systems
FOOD20003 Food Chemistry, Biology and Nutrition
FOOD20006 Food Microbiology and Safety
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- Written Assignment 1 Essay (1,000 words) (25%), due in Week 6
- Written Assignment 2 Essay (1,500 words) (35%), due in Week 10
- 2-hour examination (Multiple Choice Questions plus short answer questions) (40%), due during the examination period
- Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 80 % of tutorials. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.
- Note: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10 marks per working day.
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Dates & times
Not available in 2019
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Food and Nutrition: Food and health systems in Australia and New Zealand. Mark L Wahlqvist (ed), Allen & Unwin, 2011.
Plus relevant articles and peer-reviewed papers.
- Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 15 February 2024