NUT1026 · Monash University
Nutritional epidemiology
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 1
- Workload
- —
- Faculty
- Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
What it covers
The unit draws its key strength from Theme 2 – Nutrition and Health, as you learn the roles of nutrition in the broader population, with an underpinning of Theme 3 - Nutrition Professional and Skills Development as you will be expected to develop professional ethics and values in the context of the population you work with. Nutritional epidemiology is a fundamental concept in public health nutrition where you will study how foods affect overall health and diseases in a population. In this unit, you will be introduced to the basics of epidemiology related to nutrition. This includes key concepts and methods of design, analysis and evaluation of population-based nutrition studies.
Assessment
| Task | Type | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Infographic (1,200 words maximum + 10mins recorded presentation) | Artefact | 30% |
| Critical appraisal (2,400 words) | Written | 40% |
| Exam (90 mins and 10 mins reading time) | Examination | 30% |
When and where
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Malaysia | On-campus |
| Second semester | Malaysia | On-campus |