HNUT20060 Human Nutrition II - Nutrients in Life Stages

Academic Year 2022/2023

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.

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Curricular information is subject to change

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
Lectures

24

Tutorial

12

Autonomous Student Learning

76

Total

112

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Module delivered via lectures and tutorials 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Completion of Human Nutrition I or equivalent understanding of basic nutritional biochemistry

Learning Exclusions:

Human Nutrition 2 - Food Science (HNUT20010)


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Co-requisite:
HNUT10020 - Human Nutrition I

Incompatibles:
HNUT20010 - Human Nutrition II - Food Sci, HNUT30010 - Food Diet and Health III

Equivalents:
Human Nutrition II (FDSC20060)


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: Group Assignment Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No

20

Examination: 1 hour written end of semester exam (March) 1 hour End of Trimester Exam No Graded No

50

Continuous Assessment: MCQ Exam Varies over the Trimester n/a Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No

30


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.