Nutrition Education for Adults
UndergraduateLTU-DTN3032025
Previously LTU-DTN403
Prepare for a career rich in sharing nutrition information. Learn how people’s lifestyles and the food they eat impacts on the quality and length of life. Then, transform your learnings into sessions with materials, customised to your varied audiences.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 23 Nov 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 2 June 2025,
- 1 Dec 2025
- Price from
- $1,164
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Nutrition Education for Adults
About this subject
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Apply learning and educational principles and nutrition science translation and communication approaches to design and deliver group nutrition education sessions.
- Apply learning and educational principles and nutrition science translation and communication approaches to design and use nutrition education resources and materials.
- Analyse and interpret the health, food, nutrition and socio-cultural factors affecting nutrition outcomes for priority groups to determine nutrition needs in Australian contexts.
- Develop a nutrition education intervention to influence the food and nutrition for a target audience through application of a systematic program planning approach.
- Participate in reflective practice as part of developing personal practice, recognising limitations of practice, providing and responding to feedback.
- Education and Learning Theory
- Nutrition Education Session and Resource Development
- Communication
- Community and Public Health Nutrition
- Health Promotion
This subject focuses on how to interpret the nutrition priorities of target audiences, understanding their educational needs and use learning and education principles and science translation approaches to translate nutrition science for everyday audiences. Using the Program Management Cycle, you will systematically approach nutrition education and develop a suite of nutrition education resources for specific community groups. This is a practical skills subject that supports your development and delivery of nutrition information for the benefit of community members.
- Nutrition Needs Assessment (800 words) (20%)
- Part A: Nutrition Program Plan (1300 words) (35%)Part B: written reflection (700 words) (10%) (45%)
- Simulated delivery of Nutrition Education (15 min) (25%)
- Review of peers’ nutrition promotion program planning and education session delivery (10%)
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:
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 should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
LTU-DTN403 (Not currently available)
Others
Prerequisites: Students must be admitted in the following course: HBFN
Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed DTN4ECN (Education and Communication Skills For Nutrition), or DTN3NTE (Nutrition Education) are ineligible to enrol in this subject.
Additional requirements
- Other requirements - A good internet connection is required due to the full online delivery of this subject.
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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Student feedback
10 student respondents between 19 Aug 2024 - 3 Mar 2025.
90%of students felt the study load was manageable
90%of students felt this subject helped them gain relevant skills
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