RN5003: Foundations Of Nutrition - Catalogue of Courses

RN5003: FOUNDATIONS OF NUTRITION (2022-2023)

Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:19

Course Overview

Course Aims:

The course aims to enable you to develop a broad knowledge, understanding, and application of the scientific basis of human nutrition.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course, you should be able to:

Summarise the underlying physiology related to human nutrition.
Explain the key concepts of nutrient and energy metabolism.
Distinguish between the metabolism of different macronutrients.
Outline the role of micronutrients and non-nutritive dietary components in human nutrition.
Assess the interactions between nutrients as part of a whole diet.
Prepare, process, interpret, and present topics in human nutrition using formal presentation.

Course Details

Study Type	Postgraduate	Level	5
Term	First Term	Credit Points	15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr Fiona Campbell

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

Any Postgraduate Programme

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

PU5015 Foundations of Nutrition (Passed)

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

Teaching and learning for this course will involve a combination of lectures, self-directed study, assignments, and tutorials. You will receive approximately 50 hours of face-to-face lectures, which will provide you with a theoretical background for each topic.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 21st September 2026 for Term 1 and Full Year courses and 8th January 2027 for Term 2 courses.

Summative Assessments

Alternative Assessment

20% Online Class Test 1 (Short answer/MCQ)

30% Short Oral Presentation

50% Online Class Test 2 (Short answer/MCQ)

Alternative Resit Assessment

30 minute Oral Exam examining all ILOs. Two examiners would be present.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Factual	Understand	Outline the role of micronutrients and non-nutritive dietary components in human nutrition.
Factual	Understand	Assess the interactions between nutrients as part of a whole diet.
Conceptual	Analyse	Prepare, process, interpret, and present topics in human nutrition using formal presentation.
Factual	Understand	Distinguish between the metabolism of different macronutrients.
Factual	Understand	Summarise the underlying physiology related to human nutrition.
Factual	Understand	Explain the key concepts of nutrient and energy metabolism.

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