HSN713 - Food, Nutrition and Behaviour
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Georgie Russell |
| Cohort rule: | H511, H517, H616 and H714 students: enrol in online mode only. H748 students: enrol via Campus mode at Burwood (Melbourne) only. Other Postgraduate students who wish to enrol in this unit: 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 need to enrol into the online unit offering. |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | HSN103, HSN208 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 5 x 2 hour seminars per trimester |
| 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 overviews the relationships between food consumption and human behaviours. It examines the main social, psychological and biological determinants of human food choice and consumption. It also discusses how human food choice can be changed from a public health as well as an industry point of view.
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Describe and critique social and biological determinants of human food choice. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Explain and apply different theoretical models frequently used to explain and understand human food choice. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Create and manage a small review project in the area of human food choice. | GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO4 | Critique an established model of human food choice and create a new model of human food choice. | GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO5 | Apply critical thinking around the determinants of human food choice, by writing a compelling argument in favour or against a provided proposition. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO6 | Apply the understanding of human food choice and theoretical models in a short written review project. | GLO2: Communication |
Assessment
Trimester 1:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Essay | 3000 words | 50% |
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| Assessment 2: Practical assignments | 2000 words | 50% |
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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 HSN713 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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