HSN302 - Population Nutrition
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Kristy Bolton |
| Prerequisite: | HSN202 or HSN211 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | HSN705 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 5 x 1 hour online seminars per trimester |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit deals with the application of nutrition and behavioural approaches to the prevention and amelioration of population health problems. Topics include: key concepts, goals and initiatives in public health nutrition, nutritional deficiencies and over consumption; food insecurity and disadvantaged populations; and food sustainability.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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| ULO1 | Identify, describe, explain and discuss the public health approach to nutrition, and major population nutrition issues across the lifespan in Australia and internationally. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Explain national and global causes, consequences and solutions of nutritional deficiencies, metabolic diseases, food insecurity and food sustainability issues. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Identify, retrieve, curate and critically appraise relevant digital literature to analyse Public Health Nutrition problems. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Critique and propose population nutrition interventions addressing real world nutrition issues. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Explain and discuss population nutrition issues and approaches using appropriate, discipline specific language, references, and presentation. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO6 | Use reflective practice to evidence learning within the context of population nutrition. | GLO6: Self-management |
Assessment
Trimester 2:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Individual assignment | 2000 words | 50% |
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| Assessment 2: Online multiple choice/short answer quizzes | 4 quizzes | 4 x 3% |
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| Assessment 3: Examination | 90 minutes | 35% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for HSN302 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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