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MODULE DESCRIPTOR
Module Title
Public Health Nutrition
Reference PLM405 Version 1
Created May 2022 SCQF Level SCQF 11
Approved August 2020 SCQF Points 15
Amended August 2021 ECTS Points 7.5

Aims of Module
To enable students to critically evaluate key issues relating to public health nutrition in the UK and internationally, and the professional conduct of registered nutritionists.

Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
1 Analyse key elements of UK and international public health nutrition policies.
2 Apply the health psychology theories of behaviour change to the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of health promotion programmes.
3 Critically examine the core competency requirements and standards of ethics, professional conduct and performance required of a registered associate nutritionist.

Indicative Module Content
Food and nutrition and health policy (at local, national and global level). Theories, and their application, of effective communication, health education, adult learning and behaviour change. Reflection. Design and implementation of health promotion campaigns, and methods for monitoring and evaluating their effectiveness and efficiency. Diet and nutrition surveys. Personalised nutrition. Professional bodies. Association for Nutrition core competency requirements and standards of ethics, professional conduct and performance. Legal context of nutrition practice. CV writing and interview skills.

Module Delivery
Online learning supported by directed reading, problem-based study materials, and contact / structured discussion with peers and academic staff. 'Contact Hours' included in 'Indicative Student Workload' represent online discussions and other online interactions.

Indicative Student Workload Full Time Part Time
Contact Hours 12 12
Non-Contact Hours 138 138
Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours N/A N/A
TOTAL 150 150
Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body    

ASSESSMENT PLAN
If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only.
Component 1
Type: Practical Exam Weighting: 100% Outcomes Assessed: 1, 2, 3
Description: Poster presentation.

MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR
Explanatory Text
Component 1 (poster presentation) comprises 100% of the module grade. To pass the module, students must achieve a module grade of D or better.
Module Grade Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade:
A A
B B
C C
D D
E E
F F
NS Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination

Module Requirements
Prerequisites for Module Completion of PLM401, Introduction to Human Nutrition.
Corequisites for module None.
Precluded Modules None.

INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
1 ASSOCIATION FOR NUTRITION, 2013. Standards of ethics, conduct and performance. Available from: http://www.associationfornutrition.org/
2 ASSOCIATION FOR NUTRITION, 2017. Competency requirements for registered associate nutritionists: UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists (UKVRN). Available from: http://www.associationfornutrition.org/
3 BUTTRISS, J.L. et al., eds., 2018. Public health nutrition. 2nd ed. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.
4 KARPYN, A., 2018. Food and public health: a practical introduction. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
5 LANHAM-NEW, S.A. et al., eds., 2020. Introduction to human nutrition. 3rd ed. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.
6 LAVERACK, G., 2014. The pocket guide to health promotion. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill Education.
7 NAIDOO, J. and WILLS, J., 2016. Foundations for health promotion: public health and health promotion. 4th ed. London: Elsevier.

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