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PHPS40690

Academic Year 2024/2025

Public Health Nutrition - Food Science (PHPS40690)

Subject:
Public Health & Population Sci
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Public Hlth, Phys & Sports Sci
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Assoc Professor Celine Murrin
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module will give you a basic understanding of the concepts of nutritional epidemiology, the methods employed to analyse the relationship between diet and nutrition status, focusing on specific nutrient deficiencies, dietary patterns, and growing chronic disease. The role of nutrition at each stage of the lifecycle will be examined while considering approaches to promote health and prevent adverse health outcomes. The effect of policy on dietary intake is also considered and its impact on over and undernutrition in both developing and developed countries. Psycho-social and cultural factors influencing dietary intake are explored throughout the module particularly in the context of developing strategies for improving nutrition at the population level.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this modules students should be able to:
Understand the core concepts in nutritional epidemiology and be familiar with current diet-disease trends.
Demonstrate the ability to critically analyse current findings from nutritional epidemiological studies on the determinants of diet-related disease.
Apply public health frameworks to evaluate and improve nutritional status of populations as part of the Public Health Nutrition Cycle.
Critically identify the evidence for interventions and policies which address modifiable factors associated with diet across multiple levels of influence.
Create coherent proposal outlines for solutions to key public health nutrition challenges.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

100
Lectures

21
Small Group

4
Tutorial

2
Seminar (or Webinar)

4
Total

131

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
In person lectures
In class group work
Weekly recommended reading/review of online resources.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

FDSC 10010
Human Nutrition 2 (HNUT20010) or equivalent

Learning Exclusions:

Public Health Nutrition (HNUT40230)


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
HNUT40230 - Public Health Nutrition, PHPS40740 - Public Health Nutrition

Equivalents:
Public Health Nutrition (FDSC40230), Public Health Nutrition - FS (HNUT40040)


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Group Work Assignment: Concept Map Week 6 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
40
 Yes
Individual Project: Case Study Week 12 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
60
 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

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

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Rubrics in Brightspace will be used to provide feedback to students on their assessment.

Name Role
Ms Ellen Greene Tutor

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1 Fri 12:00 - 13:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 10 Fri 12:00 - 13:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 11 Fri 12:00 - 13:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 2 Fri 12:00 - 13:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Fri 12:00 - 13:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1 Mon 12:00 - 12:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 2 Mon 12:00 - 12:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 3, 4, 5 Mon 12:00 - 12:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 6 Mon 12:00 - 12:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Mon 12:00 - 12:50
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