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    Overview

    An overview of macronutrients and micronutrients, including analysis of topical research specific to each nutrient. Assessment of nutritional status, with particular emphasis on dietary assessment and interpretation.

    This paper is relevant for health or education professionals who want to develop or update their nutrition knowledge and skills to complement their work as:

    • General practitioners
    • Nurses
    • Pharmacists
    • Physiotherapists
    • Dentists
    • Public health professionals
    • Midwives
    • School teachers with a background in biological sciences (eg physical education, food technology or home economics teachers)

    Note that this paper does not prepare participants to practise as dietitians.

    About this paper

    Paper title Principles of Human Nutrition
    Subject Human Nutrition
    EFTS 0.25
    Points 30 points
    Teaching period Semester 1 (Distance learning)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $2,879.50
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Restriction
    CMNX 401, NUTX 401
    Notes
    A core paper for PGCertHealSc, PGDipHealSc, MHealSc endorsed in Human Nutrition; may also be taken by other approved students.
    Eligibility

    Eligible students will be professionals in the healthcare and education sectors without a background in human nutrition but with a background in biological sciences or health science.

    Contact
    human-nutrition@otago.ac.nz
    Teaching staff

    Professor Rachel Brown

    Paper Structure

    The modules that comprise the paper are as follows:

    • Introduction to nutrition
    • Dietary assessment methodology
    • Proteins
    • Carbohydrates
    • Lipids
    • Vitamins
    • Minerals and trace elements
    Teaching Arrangements

    This Distance Learning paper is taught remotely.

    The paper is distance-taught using Zoom.

    Zoom sessions run from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on alternate Tuesdays. The zoom sessions run as tutorials rather than lectures, and there is an expectation that students will have read material provided prior to the session and participate in the discussion.

    Textbooks

    Understanding Nutrition, Eleanor Noss Whitney; Sharon Rady Rolfes; Tim Crowe; Adam Walsh3rd Australian and New Zealand Edition. South Melbourne, VIC. Cengage Learning, 2017.
    The textbook is available by ebook

    Graduate Attributes Emphasised
    Lifelong learning, Communication, Critical thinking, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation.
    View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
    Learning Outcomes

    Students who successfully complete the paper will be able to:

    • Assess dietary practices of individuals using the appropriate dietary assessment methodology
    • Describe the roles of macronutrients and micronutrients in the body
    • Evaluate nutrition advice and claims made by the popular media and food industry
    • Search the scientific literature and critically evaluate a scientific article in nutrition
    • Evaluate recent developments in nutritional science

    Timetable

    Semester 1

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught through Distance Learning
    Learning management system
    Blackboard
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