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HNUT40080

Academic Year 2024/2025

Omic Strategies in Nutrition (HNUT40080)

Subject:
Human Nutrition
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Agriculture & Food Science
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Professor Lorraine Brennan
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
Online
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module is for students taking the Graduate Diploma or MSc in Food, Nutrition and Health.

This module will equip students with the knowledge of current research methods in nutrition research. The module will deal with the structuring, planning and ethics involved in conducting human nutrition research. Additionally the students will cover nutrigenomics including the basics of nutrigenomics and applications in nutrition research. (Nutrigenomics is a rapidly emerging multidisciplinary sciences, which aim to explore the effects of nutrients on the genome, proteome and metabolome, and to elucidate the effect of genetic variation on the interaction between diet and disease).

Students are not required to attend lectures at the UCD campus as part of the course. Students are expected to spend a total 125 hours workload during the trimester consisting of:
• Lectures and course material: 18-24 hours
• Discussion threads/synchronous chats/MCQs 24 hours
• Autonomous learning/Assignments: 75 hours


About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module student will be able to
• Understand the design and implementation of human nutrition studies;
• Understand the principles of nutrigenomics;
• Understand the principles of nutrigenetics;
• Explain the uses of nutrigenomics and be capable of reading current literature.

Indicative Module Content:

The design and implementation of human nutrition studies, nutrigenomics and it's applications in nutrition research.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

75
Lectures

24
Online Learning

24
Total

123

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The module will be delivered through the UCD Brightspace system and will consist of:
• Audio lectures and demonstrations by the lecturers
• Online assessed multiple choice quizzes
• Virtual classroom environments
• Written assignment

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Pre-requisite:
FDSC40500 - Chemistry of Nutrients(O/L), HNUT40060 - Intro to Nutrition (O/L)

Co-requisite:
FDSC40530 - Principles of Biochemist (O/L)

Additional Information:
Please note, students must pass HNUT40070 Nutrients in the Life Cycle in order to take HNUT40080 Omic Strategies in Nutrition in the second half of semester 2.


 

Assessment Strategy Invalid Option
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): Written Assignment Week 3 Standard conversion grade scale 40% Yes
40
 Yes
Assignment(Including Essay): Written Assignment Week 8 Standard conversion grade scale 40% Yes
60
 Yes

Carry forward of passed components Invalid Option
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback is given to students on assignments

Name Role
Professor Lorraine Brennan Tutor
Ms Aoife Courtney Tutor
Miss Helena Gibbons Tutor
Dr Elaine Hillesheim Tutor
Dr Fiona Lalor Tutor
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