RN3901: LIFESTYLE MEDICINE (2022-2023)

Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:19

Course Overview

This course will give you an introduction to role of diet, physical activity, stress and environment on preventative medicine to promote health and wellbeing in adults.

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	3
Session	Summer School	Credit Points	0 credits (0 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr Alexandra M Johnstone

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

The course will highlight the relationship between diet and health for non-communicable diseases and promote evidence-based learning to be able to evaluate a range of hierarchy of evidence. You will gain insight in how nutrition & movement can positively or negatively influence lifelong health. The importance of stress and resilience on mood and food intake will be explored, along with sleep to promote longevity. Finally, the role of environmental and social factors in influencing lifestyle, such as shift-work and intermittent fasting will be highlighted.

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

There are no assessments for this course.

Formative Assessment

Class Test

Assessment Type	Formative	Weighting
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks	Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	Weekly online quiz (one per week for 4 weeks) with automated online feedback.

Learning Outcomes

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Course Learning Outcomes

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