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Lifestage Nutrition (NUTR30003)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
Availability | Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery |
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The subject will cover the nutritional issues relevant to life stages, including: pregnancy, foetal development, breast feeding, infancy, childhood, adolescence and the elderly. Students will gain an understanding of the differing nutrient recommendations for the various life stages and the scientific rationale behind these recommendations and subsequent dangers involved in failing to meet these recommendations and dangers involved in excessive intake of supplemental nutrients.
Intended learning outcomes
At the completion of the unit students will be able to:
- Develop an understanding of the scientific basis of the physiological changes of the mother and foetus that occur during pregnancy and the role of nutrients;
- Develop an understanding of the principle effects of foetal alcohol syndrome;
- Establish familiarity with the roles of macro and micronutrients in growth and development of children;
- Recognise the effects of childhood obesity and the measurement techniques used in its evaluation;
- Perform dietary analysis on individuals of varying age and evaluating against reference standards;
- Recognise the dietary problems of free living and institutionalised elderly, and be able to evaluate their nutritional biometric data;
- Outline the concept of drug-nutrient interactions and detect issues in the elderly receiving polypharmacy.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should have developed their:
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Capacity to tackle unfamiliar problems
- Ability to think systemically and integrate knowledge from different disciplines
- Communication skills, through written and tutorial engagement
- Quantitative analysis skills
- Sense of intellectual curiosity
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
All of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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FOOD20003 | Intro to Food Science & Human Nutrition | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
NUTR20001 | Food Nutrition and Health | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
OR
FOOD20008 / Food Nutrition and Health (replaced by NUTR20001 from 2019 onwards)
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Completion of 25 points from the following is recommended:
AGRI20003 Sustainable Food Systems
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
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Written Assignment (Review on the findings of the latest National Health and Nutrition Survey and evaluate the findings on nutrient intake of pregnant and lactating women to the Australian Nutrient Reference Values)
| Week 9 | 30% |
Mid-Semester Test
| Mid semester | 20% |
Examination
| During the examination period | 50% |
Attendance Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 80% of tutorials. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject. | N/A |
Additional details
Note: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10 marks per day.
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Robyn Larsen Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 48 hours of lectures/tutorials Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 July 2021 to 24 October 2021 Last self-enrol date 6 August 2021 Census date 31 August 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 September 2021 Assessment period ends 19 November 2021 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Nutrition, health and disease: a lifespan approach. Simon Langley-Evans, Wiley 2015
Plus relevant articles and peer-reviewed papers.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Major Human Nutrition Major Human Nutrition - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- 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