Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module, students should be able to understand basic concepts of the immune and endocrine systems, understand in detail the physiology of key biological systems in the study of Human Nutrition, the relationship between diet and disease for specific public health nutrition related disorders.

Student Effort Type	Hours
Lectures	24
Practical	12
Autonomous Student Learning	76
Total	112

Not applicable to this module.

Pre-requisite:
HNUT10020 - Human Nutrition I


 

Assessment Strategy  

Description	Timing		Component Scale		% of Final Grade
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: MCQ	Varies over the Trimester	n/a	Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40%	No	25
Presentation: Group Presentation	Varies over the Trimester	n/a	Graded	No	15
Assignment: Individual assignment	Coursework (End of Trimester)	n/a	Graded	No	60

 

Resit In	Terminal Exam
Spring	No

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

Not yet recorded.

The Endocrine System: basic science and clinical conditions. Hinson J, Raven P & Chew S*
Williams textbook of endocrinology. P. Reed Larsen et al. 10th ed. (2002)
Basic and clinical Immunology, 2nd edn. (2009) Peakman M, Vergani D.
Cellular and Molecular Immunology, 6th edition (2007), Abbas et al.*
Roitt's Essential Immunology, 12 th edition (2011), Delves et al.*
The Nutrition Society textbook series. Nutrition and metabolism, 2nd edition / edited on behalf of the Nutrition Society by Lanham-New S, Macdonald I, Roche HM.*
*Available online via UCD library.

Name	Role
Assoc Professor Breige McNulty	Tutor
Dr Martina Wallace	Tutor