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Duration
13 weeks
Study method
100% online
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Assessments
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Prior study
Required
Study terms
- 25 Feb 2019
- 26 Aug 2019
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Subject details
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- Introduction to Nutritional Epidemiology and Microbiology
- Modes of Transmission
- Microorganisms and Disease
- E.Coli and Salmonella
- Clostridium difficult, Perfringans and Listeria
- Fungi
- Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome
- Lipids and CVD 1
- Lipids and CVD 2
- Diabetes
- Nutrigenomics
- Asthma and Lung Disease
- Osteoporosis and Musculoskeletal disorders
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Study resources
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Instructional methods
- Discussion forum/Discussion Board
- Embedded Multimedia
- Online assignment submission
- Podcasting/Lecture capture
- Web links
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Print materials
- Study guide
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Online materials
- Online Assessment
- Resources and Links
- Audio-Video streaming
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You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
LTU-DTN201-Nutrition Fundamentals
Others
Bachelor of Food and Nutrition students can undertake this subject if they have been enrolled in the prerequisite subject DTN201 in the previous study period. However if the prerequisite subject is failed you will automatically be removed from this subject. Contact an Open Universities Australia student advisor for more information.
Special requirements
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This subject is offered via Open Universities Australia. La Trobe University students can undertake this subject as part of a cross institutional enrolment under certain circumstances, and must seek approval from the Bachelor of Food and Nutrition course coordinator for eligibility. Due to the nature of the subject content and online delivery, enrolments are generally not permitted past the published OUA enrolment date for the study period.
Please note: this subject was previously known as Nutrition and Disease.
In this subject, students will develop an understanding of the relationships between nutrition and disease. Students will explore key diseases in which nutritional factors have a role in the aetiology (as a platform for future studies in the prevention and management of nutrition-related diseases). Students will consolidate skills in critical appraisal of the scientific literature in relation to the pathophysiology of nutrition-related disease.
- 3 x 45 minute quizzes (60%)
- 700 word written report (15%)
- 1200 word written assignment (25%)
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