NUT2011 Nutrition across the lifespan
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
NUT2011 Nutrition across the lifespan is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2021 in Summer A and Semester 1 at Clayton. It needs NUT1011.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Summer A, Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- Exam 50%
- and 3 other tasks
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before NUT2011
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After NUT2011
No unit lists NUT2011 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This unit builds on the basic concepts of nutrition. It will take a lifespan approach looking at how nutrition supports healthy development from pre-conception to old age. This will include the relationship between nutrition and physical activity at each life stage. It will cover nutrition requirements, stages of development regarding health and eating behaviours and life stage or behaviour specific nutrient interactions.
This unit will also consider the role of nutrition in vulnerable groups incorporating aspects of the psychology of health behaviours and social justice.
This unit will also cover some of the cultural, personal, economic and social factors influence health behaviours specific to each life stage
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Summer semester A | Clayton | Online |
| First semester | Clayton | Online |
Assessment
- Nutrition resource and evidence statement (1,000 words)20%
- Nutrition behaviour change reflection (1,000 words)15%
- Case based presentation (10 minute group presentation)15%
- Exam (2 hours and 10 minutes)Threshold hurdle50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe and apply links between growth, development, health (including nutrition) and human behaviour across the lifespan
- 2
Evaluate how psychological, cultural, personal, economic and social factors influence nutrition and health behaviours
- 3
Outline physical activity guidelines, evidence and recommendations across the lifespan
- 4
Apply the theoretical basis of health education and behaviour change in regards to nutrition intervention
- 5
Evaluate nutrition education resource material
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachOnline learning
Online (off campus): As per the guidelines it is expected that students will spend 12 hours per week engaged with the content of this unit. This will include 2 x 1-hour lectures, 1-hour tutorials, online activities, preparation of assessment tasks and self-study.
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Ms Bella Maugeri
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Janeane Dart
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for NUT2011?
You need NUT1011 before you enrol.
When is NUT2011 offered?
In 2021, NUT2011 runs in Summer A and Semester 1 at Clayton, with an online option.
Does NUT2011 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 50% of the final mark, alongside 3 other tasks.