营养学理学学士荣誉学士

课程模块Modules

• 年一Year one
• 年二Year two
• Year three

5 modules

• constituents that make up food and its ingredients
• their functional properties
• the physiological impact of diet and nutrition on your body
• dietary guidance and recommendations
• analytical techniques to measure dietary and body composition
• Mitosis, meiosis, cell division and differentiation
• Basic genetic principles and gene expression processes
• Areas of nucleic acid structure
• Genetic variation; mutation and repair
• systems dependent upon good nutrition, including the renal and digestive systems
• structures and functions of major organs
• nervous, respiratory, cardiovascular and reproductive systems
• roles of individual cell types in the functioning of major organs
• micronutrients, including vitamins and minerals
• macronutrients, including proteins, carbohydrates and fats
• metabolism, and how nutrients give us energy
• the influence of nutrition in diseases such as cancer and diabetes
• psychodynamic, behaviourist, cognitive and humanistic explanations of food choice
• social influences on consumer behaviour and the social determinants of health
• 行为变革技术使用专业实践behaviour change techniques used in professional practice
• health promotion tools used to achieve dietary health across populations
• global warming influencing change in the food system
• sustainable agricultural, consumption and waste management
• nutrition practices around the world
• 影响传染病疾病食品与营养学impact of infectious disease on food and nutrition
• molecular mechanisms controlling gene expression
• opportunities for modification of metabolic processes using nutrition
• direct and indirect regulatory effects of nutrition
• variations in genomic sequences and the impact of nutrition on gene expression
• how to develop research questions, aims and hypotheses
• how to select an appropriate research methodology
• specialist skills relevant to your area of research
• how to present scientific research to a non-specialist audience

6 modules

• how to use epidemiological data to identify nutrition issues
• developing consumer demands, including the Nutrition Transition
• how to apply nutrition science to global health challenges
• how to write a briefing to advise nation states on health and agriculture policy
• metabolism, nutrition and exercise in sporting performance
• disorders of metabolism and the therapies used to treat them
• 心血管疾病风险因素cardiovascular disease risk factors
• 肥胖与糖尿病代谢视角obesity and diabetes, from a metabolic perspective
• professional skills required in nutrition practice
• legislative regulations surrounding the nutrition profession
• practice requirements of the Association for Nutrition
• therapeutic skills used by nutritionists to support healthy eating
• techniques required to conduct laboratory research
• statistical analysis and presentation of data
• safe working practices in laboratory facilities
• application of research findings to solve practical nutritional challenges