Nutrition Communication and Food Studies

Course aim

This course explores the theories of learning, social marketing and behaviour change allowing students to integrate the evidence for practice in communication about nutrition and food science.

Course content

Cultural, social, political, economic and environmental influences of food intake and the resultant effect on nutrition and the health status of all Australians and on the environment. Research skills in identifying, appraising, discussing, summarising the body of evidence. Common hierarchies for research evidence in quantitative and qualitative research. Translating nutrition and food science information for the public. Theories of social marketing, learning behaviour and change. Communicating nutrition and food science via verbal, digital and written means to different audiences in the community. Core knowledge of foods consumed by all Australians highlighting diverse cultural groups.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Students to choose from one of the above groups for the pre-requisites.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Case study, Portfolio, Project, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.