Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:59
This specialism course provides an up-to-date knowledge of Public Health Nutrition and provides students with an opportunity to develop their understanding of the social, economic and cultural determinants of nutrition-related health problems, and skills that will enable them to design, implement and evaluate nutrition policies and programmes aimed at addressing such problems. A combination of lectures, seminars, debates, tutorials and site visits will give insight into key aspects of public health nutrition and you will be expected to contribute to lively discussions of the topics.
| 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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Learning and seminars on public health principles, population nutritional concerns, food and nutrition security, food in society, nutrition policy, nutrition communication and professional public health practice.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 60 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | 32 | Feedback Weeks | 34 | |
| Feedback | Word Count | 2500 | ||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Factual | Understand | Describe the factors that influence the development of food and nutrition policy at local, national and international level |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Outline the principles of public health and health promotion, their application to the design, delivery and evaluation of public health nutrition policies and programmes, and the strengths, limitation |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 40 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 27,29 | Feedback Weeks | 28,30 | |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Explain the key relationships between food, nutrition and wider society |
| Procedural | Analyse | Outline the key principles and strategies associated with communicating scientific nutritional information to lay and media audiences |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Describe and critically discuss some of the main nutrition-related population health challenges, and their determinants in developed and developing world contexts. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Explain the key relationships between food, nutrition and wider society |
| Factual | Understand | Describe the factors that influence the development of food and nutrition policy at local, national and international level |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Outline the principles of public health and health promotion, their application to the design, delivery and evaluation of public health nutrition policies and programmes, and the strengths, limitation |
| Procedural | Analyse | Outline the key principles and strategies associated with communicating scientific nutritional information to lay and media audiences |
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