Applied Research in Nutrition

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On successful completion you will be able to:

  1. Design and conduct, independently and collaboratively, a feasible research project addressing a real-world nutrition problem using contemporary evidence and appropriate nutrition assessment, research and data-collection methods.
  2. Critically analyse and interpret nutrition and health data, integrating project findings with scientific evidence and relevant contextual factors to formulate justified conclusions and, where appropriate, culturally responsive and food-first recommendations.
  3. Communicate and disseminate project findings, conclusions and recommendations accurately, professionally and in culturally safe ways to diverse stakeholders using appropriate digital tools.
  4. Apply ethical, culturally safe and professional principles to nutrition research, decision-making and collaboration.
  5. Critically reflect on individual and team practice and identify actions for self-directed learning and professional improvement.

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• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About La Trobe University

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• LAT-HUN-DEG-2027 - Bachelor of Food and Nutrition

Elective

• LAT-HSC-DEG-2027 - Bachelor of Health Sciences
• LAT-AHS-DEG-2027 - Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Health Sciences

Prior study

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:

• LTU-HEA201-Integrating Evidence into Practice

Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).

Equivalent subjects

You won't be able to enrol into this subject if you've already successfully completed or currently enrolled in the following subject(s) as they are considered anti-requisites due to the similarity of the content.

• LTU-DTN306-Nutrition Research Minor Project

• LTU-DTN304-Nutritional Epidemiology and Research Skills (no longer available)

Others

Prerequisites: Students must be admitted in the following course: HBFN and have completed 240 credit points.
Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed DTN3EPO (Epidemiology and Research Skills for Nutrition) and DTN3NPO (Nutrition Project) are ineligible to enrol in this subject.
If DTN304 and DTN306 are required as core for your degree, you should not enrol in DTN312 as the subjects are incompatible.

Additional requirements

• Other requirements - Please note DTN312 cannot be taken as an elective.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.