Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Health & Behavioural Sciences

School

Human Movement & Nutrition Sci

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

Workshop 2 Hours/ Week
2W

Prerequisite

(CHEM1090 or CHEM1100) + (CHEM1200 or CHEM1221)

Assessment methods

In-Semester Exam

End of Semester Exam

Course enquiries

Dr Veronique Chachay

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) St Lucia In Person Course Profile

Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.

Course description

Course Description: This course provides an in-depth understanding of nutrition science: what the human body requires in terms of food constituents to maintain day to day homeostasis and overall health. Topics covered include: digestion and absorption principles; energy metabolism pathways; macronutrients and micronutrients absorption, metabolism, and the mechanisms of action of their functions in health; assessment, signs, symptoms and possible reasons of nutrient deficiencies; where macro and micronutrients are found in foods. The course also provides an understanding of how nutrient targets are determined, and how nutrition science is translated into dietary guidelines for healthy eating. The course equips students with the tools to discern objectively between evidence-based nutrition information and often unfounded commercially-motivated nutrition claims.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) St Lucia Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 1, 2020 (24/02/2020 - 11/07/2020) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2019 (25/02/2019 - 22/06/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2018 (19/02/2018 - 23/06/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2017 (27/02/2017 - 24/06/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2016 (29/02/2016 - 25/06/2016) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2015 (02/03/2015 - 27/06/2015) St Lucia Internal Course Profile