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Nutrition Research Minor Project

UndergraduateLTU-DTN3062025

Course information for 2025 intake View information for 2024 course intake

Run your own research project investigating the field of nutrition. Oversee data collection, analysis and interpretation. Exercise an ethical research approach, building to an oral presentation and a final project analysis at the end of the process.

Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Enrol by
23 Feb 2025
Entry requirements
Part of a degree
Duration
13 weeks
Start dates
3 Mar 2025,
1 Sept 2025,
View 2024 dates

Price from
$1,164
Upfront cost
$0
Loan available
HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available

Nutrition Research Minor Project

About this subject

  • On successful completion you will be able to:

    1. Critically appraise the literature related to project area
    2. Design and implement a data collection tool, and gain practical skills in data collection
    3. Apply the principles of ethical conduct of research
    4. Analyse and interpret data using simple statistical techniques
    5. Clearly communicate research findings through written and oral formats to a variety of audiences

Entry requirements

To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.

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:

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 DTN3NPO (Nutrition Project) are ineligible to enrol in this subject.

Additional requirements

  • Other requirements - A good internet connection is required due to the online delivery.

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

11 student respondents between 20 Nov 2023 - 3 June 2024.

90%of students felt the study load was manageable

100%of students felt this subject helped them gain relevant skills

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