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Last updated: 4 June 2021
Only available to students enrolled in D301, D333, H315, H318, H343 OR H300, D391 students completing the Food Studies major sequence (MJ-H000003) or minor sequence (MN-H000003).
Other students who would like to enrol in this unit must submit their request to Health-enquire@deakin.edu.au. Enrolment quotas apply.
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Must be enrolled in or have previously successfully completed HSN010
HSN203
Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
1 x 2 hour class per week and 4 x 3 hour laboratory classes for the trimester
This unit describes food constituent’s context of whole foods and diets in terms of their chemical, physical and biological properties, occurrence, nutritional significance and reactivity during processing, risk from food pathogens and spoilage agents, food preservation methods and product development.
Apply chemistry theory of atoms and bonds to explain the properties of macronutrients (water, protein, lipids and carbohydrates) within food.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
ULO2
Relate the growth and role of microorganisms, and understand the requirement of manufacturing controls including quality assurance, to the safety of foods.
ULO3
Describe the product development process, including the concept of food preservation.
ULO4
Analyse foods for their macronutrients, as a team within a food science laboratory, in order to construct a food nutritional table.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO5: Problem solvingGLO7: Teamwork
ULO5
Compose a scientific journal article, including the calculation, comparison and evaluation of laboratory data, and collection and evaluation of scientific literature.
GLO2: CommunicationGLO3: Digital literacyGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO6: Self-management
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.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HSN104 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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