HSN702 - Lifespan Nutrition
| Year: | 2019 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | H511, H517, H616 and H714 students: enrol via Cloud (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 your Student Adviser. If you are enrolled in a Cloud course, you need to enrol into the Cloud unit offering. |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | HSN202 |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | Campus: 5 x 2 hour seminars per trimester |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online) | Cloud (Online): 5 x 2 hour cloud (online) seminars per trimester |
| Note: | HSN701 is recommended as a pre-requisite |
Content
This unit provides students with an overview of nutrition needs across the lifespan and the physiological basis for these needs. Nutritional issues relevant to the stages of pregnancy, lactation, foetal development, infancy, childhood and ageing will be covered and potential intervention strategies identified.
Assessment
Assessment task 1: Individual assignment (1800 words, 1 minute oral presentation) and learning plan reflection (500 words) 45%
Assessment task 2: Three cloud (online) multiple-choice tests (5% each) 15%
Assessment task 3: Case studies 40%
Unit Fee Information
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