Human Nutrition
Specialisation courses
Students have the option to specialise in their particular area of interest. Subject to satisfactory completion of the taught components, students then progress to a research project within their specialisation.
Public Health Nutrition Specialisation
Course Leader - Dr Ada Garcia
Aims
This course provides students with the skills required to conduct a needs assessment and plan, implement and evaluate a nutrition intervention. Students have the opportunity to work as a member of a project team. Students following the Public Health Nutrition route will have the knowledge and expertise to perform the competencies of Public Health Nutritionist, as described by Nutrition Society in 2007. This route is accredited by the Association for Nutritionists (AfN) and graduate can become Associated Registered Public Health Nutritionists (ARPHN).
Recommended Reading
Students will be expected to read relevant reports and peer-reviewed articles and websites.
Clinical Nutrition Specialisation
Course Leader - Dr Konstantinos Gerasimidis
Aims
This courses trains students to obtain and critically evaluate the scientific evidence, and thus master the principles of disordered nutrition in the aetiology of disease, as a consequence of disease, and in the management of disease (including primary nutritional disease). Students also learn skills, which with experience will lead to competency in the identification of at-risk patients whose nutritional status should be assessed, and in the practical assessment of nutritional status.
Recommended Reading
- Clinical Nutrition (edited by M J Gibney, M Elia, O Ljungqvist, 2005)
Students will also be expected to read relevant reports and peer-reviewed articles.
Sports and Exercise Nutrition Specialisation
Course Leader - Dr Dalia Malkova
Aims
This course provides students with an evidence based understanding of the role and importance of Nutrition in Exercise and Physical Performance. Students have the opportunity to critically review and discuss recent literature in Sports and Exercise Nutrition.
Recommended Reading
- Clinical Sports Nutrition (3rd Edition) (edited by L Burke, V Deaking. 2006).
Students will also be expected to read relevant reports and peer-reviewed articles.
Obesity and Weight Management Specialisation
Course Leader - Dr Catherine Hankey
Aims
This course provides students with the skills to obtain, and critically evaluate, the scientific evidence on overweight/obesity, its aetiology, its health consequences and its prevention and management and competencies in patient assessment, diet design and delivery, monitoring and audit for service improvement.
Recommended Reading
- ABC on Obesity 2007
Students will be expected to read relevant reports and peer-reviewed articles and guidelines.
Assessment for Specialisation courses
Examination with essay and data handling questions.
A critical evidenced based proposal including a write up and oral presentation.