FSC5041 Advanced food, nutrition and human health
Faculty of Science
FSC5041 Advanced food, nutrition and human health is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Science, offered in 2024 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before FSC5041
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After FSC5041
No unit lists FSC5041 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
PREREQUISITE: FSC5040 or appropriate previous study relating to human nutrition as determined by the unit coordinator.
COREQUISITE: Must be enrolled in the Master of Food Science and Agribusiness or the Master of Environment and Sustainability.
Overview
This unit will introduce you to cutting edge research and innovation in the field of human nutrition in two key topic areas, the first centered around metabolism and individual health, the second focused on large scale public health. In the first topic, you will critically examine nutrition research relating to functional foods and new technologies that are designed to enhance health or prevent and manage disease, with a focus on metabolic mechanisms. In the second topic, you will explore the field of public health with a focus on how the food system influences nutrition and health issues such as chronic disease and food security in our changing world.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | Flexible |
Assessment
- Weekly quizzesOther10%
- Product reviewOther20%
- Literature reviewOther30%
- Industry pitch (oral presentation and report)Presentation40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Appraise the value of functional foods with relevance to population health and the current food landscape;
- 2
Explain the process of functional food research, including how evidence is generated and used to support innovation;
- 3
Critically appraise the latest developments in the commercialisation of food and health applications and technologies;
- 4
Justify the benefits of taking a public health approach to food, including economic, environmental and health impacts;
- 5
Apply the best available evidence to critically evaluate and solve problems in public health nutrition;
- 6
Communicate scientific concepts relating to food, nutrition and health effectively and efficiently with peers, professionals and the public.
Workload and teaching
- Seminars12 hours
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachOnline learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of directed learning activities and independent study. The unit will have a minimum of 6 hours of directed learning activities per week, including a combination of teacher directed learning (seminars and workshops), peer directed learning and online engagement
An additional 6 hours will be spent in independent study (library searches, reading and preparation of assignments).
Much of the workshop content is delivered using an enquiry-based learning approach, where you are asked to engage with the learning process and question and critique the topics.
You will have repeated opportunities to work in pairs or small groups to help each other learn and build upon their own learning through discussions with their peers.
Several assessments and activities involve you being given a nutrition-related problem that you are required to work through, research and provide a solution to.
Learning activities are designed to encourage you to develop skills in analysis and critical thinking and to apply your knowledge across different topics.
This unit will be taught using a combination of online and 'face-to-face' teaching, in a flipped classroom style. You will complete pre- and post-class online learning content that supports the learning taking place in 'face-to-face' teaching.
Learning resources
Required resources
You will require access to an internet enabled device, preferably a laptop/computer.
Technology resources
Information for this unit will be communicated through Moodle. You should check regularly for announcements and use the general discussion area for questions and answers relating to content for the unit.
Where it fits
FSC5041 is part of 1 area of study in the 2024 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Michael Houghton
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Michael Houghton
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for FSC5041?
FSC5041 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is FSC5041 offered?
In 2024, FSC5041 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is FSC5041?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does FSC5041 have an exam?
No. FSC5041 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include FSC5041?
FSC5041 is part of Environmental security.