Food and Nutrition Practical Skills

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On successful completion you will be able to:

  1. Measure and record experimental data relevant to the practical skills required for food and nutrition sciences.
  2. Analyse experimental data to draw evidence-based conclusions.
  3. Prepare written scientific reports consistent with industry discipline standards.
  4. Demonstrate practical skills and laboratory safety for food and nutrition sciences.

• Topics covered

• 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:

Elective

• LAT-HUN-DEG-2026 - Bachelor of Food and Nutrition

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-HBS204-Advanced Systems Physiology B

• LTU-BCM202-Metabolic Biochemistry and Cell Biology

and one of

• LTU-DTN201-Nutrition Fundamentals
• LTU-DTN203-Nutrition Assessment

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).

Others

Prerequisites: Students must be admitted in the following course: HBFN
This subject has a quota restriction. Enrolments are accepted until the quota of 35 students is reached. Priority is given to students intending to apply for postgraduate dietetics programs who have an appropriate WAM for such an application, and are close to completion of their degree.

Additional requirements

• Attendance requirements - Students will be required to spend 10 working days at the Bundoora campus at La Trobe University to complete an intensive block of practical laboratory classes. Students will also be responsible for purchasing a lab coat and safety glasses for practical class.
• Travel requirements - Students are responsible for costs associated with travel and accommodation while completing the intensive.

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.