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HNUT20010

Academic Year 2024/2025

Human Nutrition II - Nutrients in Life Stages (HNUT20010)

Subject:
Human Nutrition
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Agriculture & Food Science
Level:
2 (Intermediate)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Assoc Professor Breige McNulty
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module will cover the key physiology and biological changes that occur from pregnancy through to old age, with an emphasis on the importance of nutrients during these different stages of the lifespan. Other areas of study will be an introduction to nutrition epidemiology and the relationship between diet and chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, obesity, cancer and diabetes.


This module will contribute to the development of the following COMPETENCIES that are CORE to your development as a professional in Food Science:
- Communication skills (i.e., oral and written communication, listening)
- Food laws and regulations (Know government regulations required for the manufacture and sale of food products).
- Critical thinking/problem solving skills (i.e., creativity, common sense, resourcefulness, scientific reasoning, analytical thinking, etc.)


This module will be examined during the Spring Break in March.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module, students should be able to: understand in detail the physiology and biological changes that occur at different life stages, understand how nutritional requirements vary according to life stage; describe in detail the relationship between diet and disease for specific public health nutrition related disorders.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

84
Lectures

21
Tutorial

7
Total

112

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Module will be delivered via face to face lectures and tutorials

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Food, Diet and Health (FDSC10010) or equivalent

Learning Exclusions:

Human Nutrition 2 (20060)


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Required:
FDSC10010 - Food Diet and Health

Incompatibles:
FDSC30010 - Biochemistry, HNUT20060 - Human Nutrition II, HNUT30010 - Food Diet and Health III, PHPS20030 - App Clin Nutrit for Healthcare

Equivalents:
Human Nutrition II (FDSC20060)


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Quizzes/Short Exercises: MCQ in person exam Week 5 Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No
30
 No
Individual Project: Reseource development & presentation Week 7 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
20
 No
Exam (In-person): One hour in person exam with essay type questions End of trimester
Duration:
1 hr(s)
 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
50
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn Yes - 1 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

• Nutrition Health and Disease: A Lifespan Approach. 2nd Ed. Simon Langley-Evans. Wiley Blackwell
• The Nutrition Society textbook series. Nutrition and metabolism / edited on behalf of the Nutrition Society by Michael J. Gibney.
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