HSN713 - Food, Nutrition and Behaviour
Unit details
| Year | 2026 unit information |
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| 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) |
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| ULO1 | Analyse and evaluate the influence of food behaviours on individual diets and health, the health of communities and environmental sustainability. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO2 | Analyse the physiological, psychological, social and environmental factors that influence the food behaviours of individuals and communities. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO3 | Apply contemporary evidence and theoretical frameworks to propose and justify recommendations to support healthy food behaviours. | GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO4 | Critically integrate principles of ethical and reflective practice to navigate complex decisions in nutrition, including the responsible and transparent use of generative artificial intelligence. | GLO3: Digital literacy GLO6: Self-management GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO5 | Exercise ethical and professional judgement in complex and dynamic nutrition contexts by developing reflective practice, feedback literacy and evaluative judgement | GLO6: Self-management |
Assessment
| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Case study assignment | 1500 words | 30% |
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| Assessment 2: Written report | 1500 words | 30% |
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| Assessment 3: Project proposal | 2000 words | 40% |
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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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