Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:43
This course will provide a detailed knowledge of the relationships between diet, human development, health, and disease. Topics covered include diet and nutrition across the life course, integration and adaptability of different metabolic pathways e.g. starvation, exercise, and the role of diet in the development of diseases including cancer and cardiovascular disease. During the course you will also develop the skills required to select and critically appraise scientific evidence.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The aim is to cover changing nutritional requirements through the lifecourse.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 5,6,7 | Feedback Weeks | 9 | |
| Feedback |
Infographic: digital poster (pptx/pdf) from an article related to the course content and accessible to a lay audience. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | Interpret data related to nutritional aspects of development. |
| Procedural | Create | Demonstrate abilities to extract and present data related to nutrition and development with a range of audiences. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 11,12,13 | Feedback Weeks | 15 | |
| Feedback |
MCQ and short answer questions. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | Interpret data related to nutritional aspects of development. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Demonstrate extensive, detailed and critical knowledge of the relationship between nutrition and human development in health and disease. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
30 minute duration. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Demonstrate extensive, detailed and critical knowledge of the relationship between nutrition and human development in health and disease. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Interpret data related to nutritional aspects of development. |
| Procedural | Create | Demonstrate abilities to extract and present data related to nutrition and development with a range of audiences. |
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