NUT1026 Nutritional epidemiology
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
NUT1026 Nutritional epidemiology is a level 1, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Malaysia. It needs NUT1021 and unlocks 2 units, leading on to 3 units in all.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Malaysia
- Assessment
- Exam 30%
- and 2 other tasks
- Workload
- 12 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before NUT1026
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After NUT1026
2 units list NUT1026 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in Bachelor of Human Nutrition
Overview
The unit draws its key strength from Theme 2 – Nutrition and Health, as you learn the roles of nutrition in the broader population, with an underpinning of Theme 3 - Nutrition Professional and Skills Development as you will be expected to develop professional ethics and values in the context of the population you work with. Nutritional epidemiology is a fundamental concept in public health nutrition where you will study how foods affect overall health and diseases in a population. In this unit, you will be introduced to the basics of epidemiology related to nutrition. This includes key concepts and methods of design, analysis and evaluation of population-based nutrition studies.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Malaysia | On campus |
| Second semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Assessment
- Exam (90 mins and 10 mins reading time)Examination30%
- Critical appraisal (2,400 words)Written40%
- Infographic (1,200 words maximum + 10mins recorded presentation)Artefact30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Explain the basic principles of descriptive and analytical epidemiology.
- 2
Describe epidemiological study designs, their strengths and limitations.
- 3
Appraise evidence-based literature and research methods in the context of nutrition.
- 4
Describe strategies to evaluate dietary and lifestyle factors in epidemiological studies.
- 5
Interpret and communicate findings from epidemiological studies focusing on nutrition and public health.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures36 hours
- Tutorials18 hours
- Workshops18 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
6 hours of teacher-directed study per week, including 3 hours of lectures/pre-class activities, and 3 hours of tutorials/workshops.
6 hours per week of self-directed study.
Total per week = 12 hours
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Amutha Ramadas
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Snigdha Misra
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for NUT1026?
You need NUT1021 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.
What can I take after NUT1026?
NUT1026 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 2 units, including NUT2025 and NUT2026. Those lead on to 3 units in all.
When is NUT1026 offered?
In 2025, NUT1026 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Malaysia.
How much work is NUT1026?
The handbook expects about 12 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does NUT1026 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 30% of the final mark, alongside 2 other tasks.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 1
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
- Organisational unit
- Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences Malaysia
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 2
- Study abroad
- Not available