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Learning outcomes

Nutrition Science

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On successful completion of a major or minor in Nutrition Science, students will be able to:

 Learning outcome
1Exhibit a broad and coherent body of knowledge in energy regulation, utilisation and fuel transport, describing the importance of these principles and processes in maintaining health status and how they are affected in obesity and diabetes
2Exhibit a depth of knowledge in nutrient requirements, processing and utilisation within the human body and integrate core principles and concepts to evaluate how these vary across life stages and health status
3Execute a variety of discipline-specific research and analytical skills safely and productively within laboratory settings
4Work safely and productively in collaborative laboratory settings, using applied knowledge of modern medical and metabolic biochemistry
5Communicate concepts and findings in nutrition science through a range of modes for a variety of purposes and audiences, using evidence-based arguments that are robust to critique
6Source, collate, synthesise and critically evaluate the scientific literature in nutrition science, examining and positioning the validity of their own research data
7Relate food safety, food science and food processing concepts to human physiology and nutrition using a systems-level approach
8Devise and investigate novel research questions in nutrition science, food science and food processing
9Address authentic problems in nutrition science, working professionally and ethically and with consideration of cross-cultural perspectives, in collaborative, interdisciplinary teams