NUT3025 Food and nutrition policy
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
NUT3025 Food and nutrition policy is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It isn't offered in 2021. It needs NUT2026 and unlocks 1 unit.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 12 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before NUT3025
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After NUT3025
1 unit list NUT3025 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in Bachelor of Human Nutrition.
Overview
This is one of Theme 3 units and complements content of “Contemporary Development in Nutrition” unit which is delivered concurrently in this semester. In this unit, students will be primarily exposed to national and international perspectives in public health nutrition, and policies that affects food and nutrition. The unit will also discuss sustainable development goals with a focus on sustainability of food systems and food security. Various aspects of policies such as plans of action and trade policies will be covered. Environmental determinants of foods such as climate change and food production, and genetically modified foods (GMF) will be discussed.
Offerings in 2021
The 2021 handbook lists no offerings for NUT3025.
Assessment
- Written assignment - policy analysis (Group - 3,000 words) (30%)30%
- Seminar: Food and nutrition policy/food systems (Online group presentation - 20 mins) (30%)30%
- iSAP case study (1,500 words) (40%)Threshold hurdle40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Discuss the fundamental concepts of public health nutrition and its impact on population health.
- 2
Describe Essential Nutrition Actions (ENA) as prescribed by the World Health Organisation, and its relevance to local setting.
- 3
Critically evaluate public health nutrition priorities and policies in Malaysia and at international level.
- 4
Demonstrate knowledge on importance of different food system types and its influence on food consumption.
- 5
Appraise food security at individual and household levels.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
An average of 6 hours of guided study per week, including 2 hours of lectures, 2 hours of workshops per week and 4 hours of seminar every fortnight.
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
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Common questions
What are the prerequisites for NUT3025?
You need NUT2026 before you enrol; and NUT3024 before or alongside it. Enrolment rules also apply.
What can I take after NUT3025?
NUT3025 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including NUT3024.
When is NUT3025 offered?
NUT3025 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.
How much work is NUT3025?
The handbook expects about 12 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does NUT3025 have an exam?
No. NUT3025 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.