NUT3024 Contemporary development in nutrition
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
NUT3024 Contemporary development in nutrition is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It isn't offered in 2024. It needs NUT2022, NUT2026, NUT1027 and NUT2023 and unlocks 1 unit.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 12 hours
- per semester
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before NUT3024
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
After NUT3024
1 unit list NUT3024 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in Bachelor of Human Nutrition
Overview
The key theme explored in this unit is Theme 3 – Nutrition Professional and Skills Development with integration of content from Theme 2 – Nutrition and Health. This unit uses the evidence-based approach to critically investigate contemporary issues in nutrition practice. Students may cover a broad range of current topics in nutrition including but not limited to nutritional psychology, interaction between nutrition and pharmacology, and sports nutrition. Students will also seek recent scientific evidence to support or disregard traditional practices related to nutrition. The workload of this unit has an emphasis on student-led seminars and written arguments on prescribed topics.
Offerings in 2024
The 2024 handbook lists no offerings for NUT3024.
Assessment
- Critical report (2,000 words)Threshold hurdle30%
- Letter to the editor debunking fake news on nutrition (1,000 words)Threshold hurdle40%
- Oral presentation (Group - 20 mins)30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Critically evaluate controversial nutrition issues in local and international settings.
- 2
Demonstrate the ability to locate and extract scientific evidence on prescribed topics in nutrition.
- 3
Synthesize and critically evaluate evidence on current topics in human nutrition.
- 4
Construct opinions based on the critical evaluation of scientific literature on the controversial nutrition topics.
- 5
Able to effectively communicate the opinion drawn based on scientific evidence in oral and written formats.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
4 hours of guided study per week, including 2 hours of workshops, and 2 hours of seminars weekly.
8 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
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Common questions
What are the prerequisites for NUT3024?
You need NUT2022, NUT2026, NUT1027 and NUT2023 before you enrol; and NUT3025 before or alongside it. Enrolment rules also apply.
What can I take after NUT3024?
NUT3024 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including NUT3025.
When is NUT3024 offered?
NUT3024 has no offerings listed in the 2024 handbook.
How much work is NUT3024?
The handbook expects about 12 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does NUT3024 have an exam?
No. NUT3024 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.