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Intro to Food Science & Human Nutrition (FOOD20003)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Overview
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This subject introduces the basic concepts of both food science and nutrition. From a food science perspective, the subject will assist students in developing an understanding of the chemical structure and underlying nutritional biochemistry of food components, concentrating on carbohydrates, proteins and lipids, and how food processing affects these food components.
From a nutrition perspective, the subject will assist students in developing an understanding of the nutritional aspect of food in the human body, covering basic physiological and biochemical processes. There is a particular emphasis on the digestion, absorption, nutritional significance and health effects of the macro and micronutrients, and the basic biochemistry of energy metabolism. Students will further explore the dietary concepts of energy balance and diet planning and the tools used in this process.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- Summarise the structural, physical and chemical properties of food components and apply this knowledge in a food industry application
- Discuss how food relates to human physiology and interpret consequences of inadequate or excessive intakes
- Analyse an individual's dietary intake against nutrient reference values and dietary guidelines
- Determine an individual's anthropometry, energy requirements and potential health effects of imbalances
Generic skills
Upon completion of this unit, students should have developed:
- A profound respect for truth, intellectual and professional integrity, and the ethics of scholarship
- The capacity of independent critical thought, rational inquiry and self-directed learning and research
- An ability to drive, interpret and analyse social, technical or economical information from multiple source
- Skills in observation, critical analysis and report writing
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
One of:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BIOL10002 | Biomolecules and Cells | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BIOL10008 | Foundational Biology: Life's Machinery |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BIOL10009 | Biology: Life's Machinery | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
AND
One of:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BIOL10010 | Foundational Biology: Life's Complexity | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BIOL10011 | Biology: Life's Complexity | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
AND
One of:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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CHEM10003 | Chemistry 1 |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
CHEM10006 | Chemistry for Biomedicine |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
CHEM10007 | Fundamentals of Chemistry | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
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: 11 April 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Diet record analysis
| Week 4 | 5% |
Mid-semester test
| Week 7 | 25% |
Food science industry application
| Week 10 | 15% |
Nutritional assessment
| Week 11 | 20% |
Examination
| During the examination period | 35% |
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinators Pangzhen Zhang and Fiona Kelly Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 2 x 1-hour class per week, and 1 x 1 hour tutorial per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
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- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Subject notes
This subject is available for science credit to students enrolled in the BSc.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Bachelor of Agriculture Informal specialisation Science Discipline subjects - new generation B-SCI - 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: 11 April 2024