NUT2026 Community nutrition and health promotion
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
NUT2026 Community nutrition and health promotion is a level 2, 12-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It isn't offered in 2023. It needs NUT1026, NUT2021 and NUT1028.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2023
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 5 tasks
- Workload
- 24 hours
- per semester
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before NUT2026
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
- NUT1026Nutritional epidemiologyNo reviews yet
- NUT2021Assessment of nutritional status
- NUT1028Nutrition throughout lifecycleNo reviews yet
After NUT2026
No unit lists NUT2026 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in Bachelor of Human Nutrition
Overview
This Theme 4 unit facilitates integration and application of knowledge and skills gathered from core units across the other 3 themes such as “Fundamentals of Human Nutrition”, “Nutrition, Health and Behaviour”, “Nutritional Epidemiology”, “Nutrition throughout Lifecycle” and “Assessment of Nutritional Status”. Students will experience professional placement experience in community settings in this unit.
You will be expected to develop a nutrition program in small groups incorporating suitable dietary and physical activity guidelines, scientific evidence and recommendations. Experienced academic advisors will supervise and support the student groups through the program development, implementation and evaluation.
Offerings in 2023
The 2023 handbook lists no offerings for NUT2026.
Assessment
- Portfolio (4,000 words)30%
- Team project Written report (3,600 words)Threshold hurdle40%
- Group oral project presentation with reflective account (20 mins)20%
- Academic advisor evaluation (10-item evaluation)10%
- Community-based engagement (Attendance in two weeks of 40-hour/week community engagement)Competency hurdle-
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Recognize and understand the national and international frameworks for primary health care and health promotion.
- 2
Show the ability to collect, organize and evaluate nutrition and health related data of the members of a community.
- 3
Develop the skills of incorporating available scientific evidence, recommendations and guidelines on diet and physical activity into nutrition program development.
- 4
Demonstrate clear understanding of planning, implementation and evaluation of nutrition programs/interventions for a specific group, community or population.
- 5
Apply prior knowledge of core concepts in nutrition, behaviour and health, counselling technique and nutrition education in real-life setting.
- 6
Discuss the multifactorial and complex nature of nutritional issues that are major challenges for nutrition interventions in the community.
- 7
Demonstrate the ability to work sensitively and inclusively in a community setting.
- 8
Demonstrate the practice of evidence-based nutrition, professionalism, teamwork and communication skills in the field.
- 9
Demonstrate the ability to communicate nutrition program design in written and oral formats.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
An average of 10 hours of guided study per week, including 3 hours of lectures and 2 hours of workshops/tutorials every fortnight, two weeks of 40-hour/week community engagement and two 5-hour seminar in the semester
14 hours per week of self-directed study.
Total per week = 24 hours
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Learning resources
Required resources
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Common questions
What are the prerequisites for NUT2026?
You need NUT1026, NUT2021 and NUT1028 before you enrol; and NUT3082 and NUT3002 before or alongside it. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is NUT2026 offered?
NUT2026 has no offerings listed in the 2023 handbook.
How much work is NUT2026?
The handbook expects about 24 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does NUT2026 have an exam?
No. NUT2026 has 5 assessment tasks and no exam.