HSN308 - Food, Nutrition and Society
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Janandani Nanayakkara |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | HSN704 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 5 x 0.5 hour online recorded lectures per trimester |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit aims to provide an understanding of the social context of food behaviour and its relevance to nutrition education. Topics covered in the unit are: introduction to the history of food, consideration of the variety of social influences on food behaviours (including beliefs, religion, culture, gender, age, body image, media and marketing, and the food environment); and practical applications for understanding and changing eating behaviours.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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| ULO1 | Explain and critique historical and modern influences on the current food supply. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Explain and critique a variety of historical and modern influences on current food-related behaviours. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Apply knowledge of influences on food behaviours to practical settings and activities relevant to student careers. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Trimester 2:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Assignment | 1000 words | 40% |
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| Assessment 2: Assignment | 2000 words | 50% |
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| Assessment 3: Online | 2 tests | 5% each |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for HSN308 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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