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 |
|---|---|
| Subject | Human Nutrition |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (Distance learning) |
| Delivery mode | The Distance Learning offering of this paper is taught and assessed remotely |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $3,235.50 |
| 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
- 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
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 |
|---|---|
| Subject | Human Nutrition |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (Distance learning) |
| Delivery mode | The Distance Learning offering of this paper is taught and assessed remotely |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| 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
NUTN 402 addresses the following topics:
- Dietary behaviour, behaviour theories and models of behaviour change
- Behaviour change techniques
- Motivational interviewing
- Teaching Arrangements
The paper is is distance taught using Zoom.
Zoom sessions run from 6:00pm to 8:00pm 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