Nutrition Assessment
UndergraduateLTU-DTN2032025
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 24 Aug 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 3 Mar 2025,
- 1 Sept 2025
- Price from
- $1,164
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Nutrition Assessment
About this subject
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Apply principles of nutrition and dietary assessment, including quantitative and qualitative dietary analysis methods to population groups and individuals, and analyse the suitability of methodologies across a range of scenarios.
- Explain and evaluate methods used to measure and estimate energy balance, energy expenditure, physical activity and fitness, body mass, and body composition.
- Communicate physical and dietary assessment outcomes in a culturally sensitive, ethical, and honest manner to maintain the integrity and dignity of nutrition professionals and the individual.
- Recognise and assess own limitations and demonstrate the ability to refer to other professionals in accordance with nutrition professionals scope of practice and values.
- Evaluating Diet Adequacy of Individuals and Populations
- Nutrient Databases
- Food Guides
- Measuring Body Composition of Adults
- Energy Balance
- Scope of Practice
This subject focuses on assessment tools commonly used by nutritionists. You will learn about and utilise multiple techniques for measuring and evaluating diet adequacy of individuals and populations, including the use of nutrient databases, nutrient reference standards and food guides. Techniques for measuring body composition of adults and principles of energy balance are also discussed and applied. Scope of practice of nutrition professionals is introduced and discussed via case studies including how and when to refer on to other health professionals trained to manage complex cases.
- One 10-minute multimedia on communication methods (500 word equivalent) (15%)
- 1000 words per student equivalent group report on dietary assessment and analysis (25%)
- 1000 word equivalent referral letter to allied health professional and reflection on scope of practice (25%)
- One 1250 word lab report demonstrating knowledge and skills in nutrition assessment (35%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
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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-2025 - 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:
and one of
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.
Others
Prerequisites: Students must be admitted in the following course: HBFN
Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed DTN2PNU (Principles of Human Nutrition) are ineligible to enrol in this subject.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
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.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of Food and Nutrition
UndergraduateLAT-HUN-DEG