NUT5002 Practice and research in public health nutrition
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
NUT5002 Practice and research in public health nutrition is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It needs NUT3082, NUT4001 and NUT3002 and unlocks 1 unit, leading on to 3 units in all.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Clayton
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before NUT5002
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
After NUT5002
1 unit list NUT5002 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite: And must be enrolled in Master of Dietetics.
Overview
This unit is predominantly a fieldwork experience that will challenge students to integrate their academic training and to synthesise knowledge into a practical public health nutrition project based in the community setting. The unit requires students to manage a project that addresses a public health nutrition issue. Students will participate in program planning within a work environment and provide tangible benefit to their participating organisation. Students will be responsible for designing a project, collection and analysis of data and synthesis of findings into a report. Principles of information evaluation, workload management, communication, teamwork and responsibility for project management will also be developed.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply the social, environmental, economic and political determinants of nutrition status to a priority public health nutrition area.
- 2
Plan, implement and evaluate systems based, population health approaches and solutions to priority nutrition issues.
- 3
Apply the research process using appropriate methods of collection and analysis for both qualitative and quantitative data.
- 4
Contribute to an evidence-based, population approach to improve population nutrition health in a community setting.
- 5
Advocate for policy change to benefit health and nutrition outcomes for populations.
- 6
Employ critical and scientific writing and communication skills to document and report findings of project in professional and scientific fora.
- 7
Practice professional leadership to promote the role of nutrition.
- 8
Establish effective working partnerships, networks, collaborations with a range of team members and stakeholders.
- 9
Adopt a questioning and critical approach in all aspects of practice and evaluate practice on an on-going basis.
Workload and teaching
30-38 hours per week for 7 weeks plus an additional 3 days project orientation and in
semester sessions.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Evelyn Volders
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Suzanne Kleve
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for NUT5002?
You need NUT3082, NUT4001 and NUT3002 before you enrol; and NUT5001 before or alongside it. Enrolment rules also apply.
What can I take after NUT5002?
NUT5002 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including NUT5001. Those lead on to 3 units in all.
When is NUT5002 offered?
In 2020, NUT5002 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.