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This course will provide detailed knowledge of the relationships between diet, human development, health and disease. Topics covered include diet and nutrition across the life course, integration and adaptability of different metabolic pathways and the role of diet in disease development including cancer and cardiovascular disease.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Teaching and learning for this course will involve a range of media, follow-on activities and reading to enhance engagement with the learning process. In addition, a combination of taught elements along with group discussion boards will consolidate your understanding of the impact of food and develop your ability to formulate ideas and opinions concerning food, nutrients, non-nutrient component of food and nutrition effectively and appropriately.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 11,12,13 | Feedback Weeks | 15 | |
| Feedback |
MCQ and short answer questions. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Demonstrate extensive, detailed and critical knowledge of the relationship between nutrition and human development in health and disease. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Explain the effects of mental health, physical activity and behaviour change on nutrition and overall health outcomes. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 35 | Feedback Weeks | 37 | |
| Feedback |
Infographic: digital poster (pptx/pdf) from an article related to the course content and accessible to a lay audience. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Explain the effects of mental health, physical activity and behaviour change on nutrition and overall health outcomes. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Evaluate the evidence related to nutrition and development including communicating this to different audiences. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
30 minute duration. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Explain the effects of mental health, physical activity and behaviour change on nutrition and overall health outcomes. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Evaluate the evidence related to nutrition and development including communicating this to different audiences. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Demonstrate extensive, detailed and critical knowledge of the relationship between nutrition and human development in health and disease. |
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