309110 (v.1) INH130 International Nutrition

Area:

Open Learning Australia (Curtin)

Credits:

25.0

** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **

Equivalent(s):

303682 (v.2) International Nutrition 600

Syllabus:

International nutrition. Introduction to - major nutritional challenges and scope of work; malnutrition in infants, adolescents and adults; micronutrient deficiencies - iron, iodine, vitamin A and zinc; nutrition transitions - the effects of modernisation and urbanisation. Nutritional assessment of vulnerable populations; determinants of hunger and malnutrition - social, political, economic and environmental considerations. Nutrition in emergency situations; programmatic approaches to the prevention and treatment of malnutrition; future challenges; research and policy implications.

** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **

Field of Education:

069900 Other Health (Narrow Grouping)

Funding Cluster:

06 - Computing, Built Environment, Health

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2005	Bentley Campus	OpenUnis SP 2			Y
2005	Bentley Campus	OpenUnis SP 3			Y
2005	Bentley Campus	OpenUnis SP 4			Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External