USN1012 Nutrition across the lifespan
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
USN1012 Nutrition across the lifespan is a level 1, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2021 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- Exam 50%
- and 3 other tasks
The 2027 handbook has no page for USN1012. This is its 2021 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before USN1012
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After USN1012
No unit lists USN1012 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in M0500 Undergraduate Certificate of Sports and Exercise Nutrition
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | Online |
| Second semester | Clayton | Online |
Assessment
- Nutrition resource and evidence statement (1,000 words)20%
- Case based presentation (10 minute group presentation)15%
- Exam (2 hours and 10 minutes)50%
- Nutrition behaviour change reflection (1,000 words)15%
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
- Teaching approachOnline learning
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Christie Bennett
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Simone Gibson
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for USN1012?
USN1012 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is USN1012 offered?
In 2021, USN1012 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton, with an online option.
Does USN1012 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 50% of the final mark, alongside 3 other tasks.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 1
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
- Organisational unit
- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 2
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 2021