Aim and Content

The seminar is an introduction to nutritional research, with the focus on the breadth of the discipline and interdisciplinary approaches. Students are expected to participate actively.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, the students are expected to have:

Knowledge:

• capable of explaining nutrition research
• capable of describing the interdisciplinary aspects of nutritional research with respect to traditions in science, and social and cultural sciences.
• capable of describing dietary habits and nutritional problems in a historical and global perspective
• capable of describing the most important nutrition-related diseases throughout the life cycle

Skills:

• critical reading of scientific articles on nutrition
• capable of discussing nutritional research questions

Competence:

• the ability to ask critical questions and discuss nutritional research with other students

the ability to participate in the design and presentation of team work in nutritional science

Exam offered (semester)

Autumn

Course Unit Level

Bachelor in human nutrition

Pre-requirements

None

Teaching Methods

Active participation in at least 80% of the seminars. Participation in team work, scientific presentation

Compulsory Requirements

Participation in at least 80% of the seminars, participation in the team work (preparation, presentation and discussion)

Grading Scale

Passed / failed

Reading List

About 30 hours of lectures, 3 hours library (offered by UBB).