Nutrition and Disease G (8256.2)

Please note these are the 2022 details for this unit
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Nutrition and Disease G
Available teaching periods Delivery mode Location
View teaching periods On-campus
 Bruce, Canberra
EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Health
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
Discipline Of Nutrition And Dietetics Graduate Level Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
This unit examines the role of nutrition in the aetiology of chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease, hypertension, obesity, cancer, dental caries and osteoporosis. The methodology used to determine the link between diet, nutrition and health will be introduced. Strategies for the dietary prevention of chronic disease will be explored.

This unit is co-taught with unit 8255 Nutrition and Disease.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this unit students will be able to:
1. Explain the relationship between diet and nutrition and specific diseases;
2. Critically assess the quality of evidence linking diet to disease; and
3. Translate knowledge of the relationship between diet and disease into prioritised, evidence-based prevention strategies for specific diseases.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - communicate and engage with Indigenous Australians in ethical and culturally respectful ways


Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

Enrolment in 174JA, 770AA, 771AA, 772AA, 773AA or 776AA OR Permission of the Unit Convener.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

6475 Nutritional Science 2G

Assumed knowledge

None.
Availability for enrolment in 2026 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
2025 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 28 July 2025 On-campus Ms Linda Smillie
2026 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 10 August 2026 On-campus Ms Linda Smillie
Not available

Required texts

There are no essential text books for Nutrition & Disease. The text below is recommended if you would like to supplement your learning:

  • Whitney, Eleanor et al. Understanding Nutrition. 5th Australian & New Zealand edition. South Melbourne: Cengage Learning Australia, 2022. Print.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Students are not permitted to use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in assessments for this unit. GenAI may only be used in authorised ways when completing assessments at UC. This means that GenAI can only be used for an assessment when:

1. the Unit Convener has authorised GenAI use for that assessment

2. the student uses GenAI in the way that the assessment instructions allow

3. the student fully acknowledges their use of GenAI, with proper citations, references and a GenAI Acknowledgement Statement in line with the assessment instructions.

Where the assessment instructions do not specifically state that GenAI may be used and how, then its use is not permitted for that assessment. Students must still provide the required GenAI Acknowledgement Statement to indicate whether GenAI has or has not been used in the preparation of the assessment. If unsure, students should seek advice from the Unit Convener.

The GenAI for StudentsLinks to an external site. Library Guide provides further information, including how to reference GenAI.

Special assessment requirements

To pass the unit, students must attain at least 50 marks overall.

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Participation requirements

 

All lectures will be provided as recordings only for this unit - there will be no face-to-face lectures delivered this semester.
 
Students are strongly encouraged to attend all face-to-face tutorials. Tutorial activities will be posted on Canvas but tutorials will not be recorded. Students are responsible for keeping up to date with any missed classes

Students are expected to check the Canvas site regularly for updates and announcements. Students should also regularly check their student email.

Required IT skills

Students are expected to have basic computer literacy skills, access to a computer and the internet. Computers are available onsite http://www.canberra.edu.au/on-campus/facilities/student-commons-student-study-areas/campus-lab-usage

Work placement, internships or practicums

None