Agriculture & Food Science - Food Diet & Health III
This module provides an overview of nutrition during each life stage, commencing in utero, and continuing throughout the life cycle.
Duration
Spring Trimester - January to May
Delivery Online
Eligibility
Learning Recommendations:
An understanding or an interest in food and health is recommended.
Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
HNUT20010 - Human Nutrition II - Food Sci, HNUT20060 - Human Nutrition II, PHPS20030 - App Clin Nutrit for Healthcare
Careers / Further progression
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Open Learning allows you to select the modules you wish to study, set the pace of your study, and whether you undertake the module assessment. It also can lead to undergraduate degree entry in UCD if you are taking the Certificate in Open Learning (30 credits) or if you are a Mature Student you can take one module (5 credits) in lieu of the MSAP exam.
There are 14 Progression Pathways to choose from Students who earn 30 credits (6 x 5 credit modules) receive a NFQ Level 7 Certificate in Open Learning. This can be used to apply through the CAO for dedicated places on 14 different UCD degree programmes depending on Grade Point Average (GPA) and modules completed.
Further information
TRIMESTER: Spring
To get started, you need to first complete and submit an online pre-registration form. Applications will reopen again on 8 August 2023.
This module provides an overview of nutrition during each life stage, commencing in utero, and continuing throughout the life cycle. It will discuss the biology of development, growth, maturation and aging and its impact on nutrition requirements, how to assess diet and nutrition status and how nutritional requirements can be achieved in the context of each major life stage.
This module will be delivered online using recorded lectures and live discussions. Students will be given access to recorded lectures and notes each week. Students are required to go through the module content and submit questions for discussion. The live sessions will follow a "journal club" style where students will be asked to read and contribute to discussion of a research paper related to the topic of the week. The live session will focus on hot topics in nutrition research spanning the life-course similar to the module content.
We have a dedicated team who supports the Open Learning programme:
Jenny Doyle, Centre Operations Manager - jennifer.doyle@ucd.ie
Lucy and Ciarán are members of our Operations Team and they can also help you with your queries. Get in touch with us by emailing all@ucd.ie