HSN713 - Food, Nutrition and Behaviour

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Georgie Russell
Cohort rule:

H511, H517, H616 and H714 students: enrol in online mode only.

H748 students: enrol via Campus mode at Burwood (Melbourne) only.

Other Postgraduate students who wish to enrol in this unit:

If you are enrolled in an on campus course, you can enrol in the on campus unit offering and you will need to request a manual enrolment from a Student Adviser in Student Central.

If you are enrolled in an online course, you need to enrol into the online unit offering.

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: HSN103, HSN208
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

5 x 2 hour seminars per trimester

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 5 x 2 hour online seminars per trimester

Content

This unit overviews the relationships between food consumption and human behaviours. It examines the main social, psychological and biological determinants of human food choice and consumption. It also discusses how human food choice can be changed from a public health as well as an industry point of view.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Describe and critique social and biological determinants of human food choice.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Explain and apply different theoretical models frequently used to explain and understand human food choice.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO3

Create and manage a small review project in the area of human food choice.

GLO6: Self-management

ULO4

Critique an established model of human food choice and create a new model of human food choice.

GLO5: Problem solving

ULO5

Apply critical thinking around the determinants of human food choice, by writing a compelling argument in favour or against a provided proposition.

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO6

Apply the understanding of human food choice and theoretical models in a short written review project.

GLO2: Communication

Assessment

Trimester 1:
Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week

Assessment 1: Essay

3000 words 50%
  • Week 7

Assessment 2: Practical assignments

2000 words 50%
  • Week 13

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HSN713 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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