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
- School teachers with a background in biological sciences (e.g. physical education, food technology or home economics teachers)
About this paper
Paper title | Nutrition and Health Promotion |
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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 402, NUTX 402
- Notes
- An elective 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
- More information link
- View more information on the Department of Human Nutrition's website
- Teaching staff
- Paper Structure
NUTN402 addresses the following topics:
- Dietary behaviour, behaviour theories and models of behaviour change
- Behaviour change techniques
- Motivational interviewing
- The relationship between culture and health
- Teaching Arrangements
The paper is is distance taught using Zoom.
Zoom sessions run from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on alternate Thursdays. The Zoom sessions run as a mixture of lectures and tutorials and there is an expectation that students will have read material provided prior to the session and participate in the discussion.
- Textbooks
- All reading material will be provided.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, 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:
- Understand personal, environmental, and societal factors that influence dietary behaviour
- Apply motivational interviewing skills
- Create a dietary behaviour change intervention using theory and healthy eating principles