HSN701 - Principles of Nutrition
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Ajam Khokhar Trimester 3: Shaun Mason |
| Cohort rule: | H511, H517, H616 and H714 students: enrol via online mode only. H748 students: enrol via Campus mode at Burwood (Melbourne) only. Other Postgraduate students who wish to enrol into T1: If you are enrolled in an on campus course, you can enrol in the on campus unit offering and you will need to request a manual enrolment from a Student Adviser in Student Central. If you are enrolled in an online course, you will need to enrol into the online unit offering. Trimester 3 online enrolment is open to H511, H517, H616 and H714 students and other postgraduate students enrolled in online course or on campus course. |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | HSN201 and HSN211 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 5 x 2 hour on-campus seminars per trimester in addition to online learning activities |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 5 x 2 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 will provide students with an understanding of human nutrient requirements and how these are met through the digestion, absorption and metabolism of food. Content covers the major macronutrients of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins; nutrient transport and storage; energy use by the human body, and control of energy balance. The importance of micronutrients in normal cell functioning; building bones; allowing enzymes, muscles and nerves to function and water balance and electrolyte regulation will be covered with attention paid to the health consequences of micronutrient deficiencies.
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 | Describe human macro- and micro-nutrient requirements and how these are met through the digestion, absorption and metabolism of food. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Describe the importance of micronutrients in normal cell functioning and physiological processes. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Recognise the health consequences of micronutrient deficiencies and how these can effectively be treated by nutritional intervention. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Select, critically analyse and interpret scientific literature around a topical nutritional issue, formulate an evidence-based assessment of the evidence and communicate this to a range of audiences. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Trimester 3:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Online MCQs throughout the trimester | 5 MCQs | 4% each Total: 20% |
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| Assessment 2: Assignment | 2000 words | 45% |
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| Assessment 3: Assignment | 1500 words | 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 HSN701 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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