Human Nutrition & Metabolism

Course Code

MT5401

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr Janet Kyle

Pre-requisites

The course is restricted to students on the MSc Human Nutrition and Metabolism or PG Diploma in Human Nutrition programmes. The Human Nutrition core course (MT5007) and the Applied Statistics course (PU5005) are pre-requisites for this course.

Overview

Lectures, seminars and practical classes on epidemiology and study design, laboratory methods, gene-nutrient interactions, tracer methodology and clinical nutrition.

Structure

Approximately ten 1-hour lectures per week. Laboratory classes and clinical attachments.

Assessment

Two 2 hour examinations (70%) and continuous assessment (30%)