Overview

This unit introduces students to the food and nutrient requirements across the human life course in the Australian context. Students will examine the physiological, social and behavioural influences of nutrient and dietary intake amongst non-Indigenous Australians, Indigenous Australians, and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in Australia. Students will also critically explore approaches used to address nutritional risks of these groups in different life stages, and learn to develop relevant dietary recommendations to address nutritional risks for individuals and groups within the scope of nutrition practice.

Requisites

Prerequisites
NTR10001 Introduction to Nutrition
BIO10004 Anatomy and Physiology

Rules

Pre-requisite
NTR10001 Introduction to Nutrition
AND
BIO10004 Anatomy and Physiology

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Explain the nutritional requirements of individuals across the life course as well as the relevant physiological, social and behavioural influences
  • Identify nutritional risks relevant to specific life stages and the dietary behaviours that can contribute to or mediate these risks
  • Develop relevant nutritional recommendations based on evidence-based approaches to guide food choices for people from a variety of backgrounds across the life stage
  • Communicate accurate and relevant nutrition information to a variety of Australian socio-cultural audiences using relevant and appropriate methods

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Live Online
Lecture
2.00 12 weeks 24
On-campus
Workshop
2.00 12 weeks 24
Specified Activities
Various
5.00 12 weeks 60
Unspecified Activities
Readings
3.50 12 weeks 42
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
AssessmentIndividual 40% 1,2,3 
AssignmentIndividual/Group 40% 1,2,3,4 
TestIndividual 20% 1,2,3 

Content

  • Contemporary trends in food intake at different life stages
  • The physiological needs at different life stages affecting food and nutrient needs
  • Food and nutrition guidance aimed at different age groups
  • Food and nutrient intake and recommendations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and CALD communities
  • Theoretical approaches and emerging evidence on the life course effects of nutrition and diet on health

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.