Last modified: 05 Aug 2021 13:04
This course will give you an introduction to role of diet, physical activity, stress and environment on preventative medicine to promote health and wellbeing in adults.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Session | Second Sub Session | Credit Points | 5 credits (2.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The course will highlight the relationship between diet and health for non-communicable diseases and promote evidence-based learning to be able to evaluate a range of hierarchy of evidence. You will gain insight in how nutrition & movement can positively or negatively influence lifelong health. The importance of stress and resilience on mood and food intake will be explored, along with sleep to promote longevity. Finally, the role of environmental and social factors in influencing lifestyle, such as shift-work and intermittent fasting will be highlighted.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 80 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 1,2,3,4 | Feedback Weeks | 1,2,3,4 | |
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4 X 20% quizzes |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Be able to describe the role of physical activity and movement to positively influence health. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Describe environmental & social factors influencing health, wellbeing and longevity. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Discuss the relationship between stress and resilience on mood and food |
| Conceptual | Understand | Gain understanding on the preventative role of diet and nutrition for lifelong health. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Individual written feedback will be provided within Ultra Course view by course tutor |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Evaluate | Be able to evaluate a range of hierarchy of evidence from systematic reviews to observational studies as applied in the research environment as evidence-based literature. |
There are no assessments for this course.
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| Feedback | ||||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Gain understanding on the preventative role of diet and nutrition for lifelong health. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Be able to describe the role of physical activity and movement to positively influence health. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Discuss the relationship between stress and resilience on mood and food |
| Conceptual | Understand | Describe environmental & social factors influencing health, wellbeing and longevity. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Be able to evaluate a range of hierarchy of evidence from systematic reviews to observational studies as applied in the research environment as evidence-based literature. |
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