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NUT504 - Food, Society and the Environment

2023

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Nutrition & Dietetics

Unit Description

This unit provides students with an understanding of the socio-cultural, historical, geographic, environmental, and political factors influencing contemporary food systems. A critical appreciation of the factors influencing food choice is different populations locally and globally with particular reference to Indigenous peoples' foodway will be developed. Issues of environmental sustainability and planetary health in food systems will be explored.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Critically review sociological concepts and theories in relation to food and eating practices.
2.	Investigate local and global food and nutrition concerns and trends.
3.	Critique perspectives on food and nutrition security and the implications of these for food and nutrition security issues nationally and globally.
4.	Reflect critically on multifactorial influences on contemporary foodways of Indigenous populations in Australia and globally.
5.	Critically analyse environmental sustainability measures of various food systems and the implications of these for human and planetary health.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Infographic topic justification & poster (200 words + poster)	30%	1,2
2.	Group presentation (5 minutes + 700 words/student)	30%	2,3,4
3.	Group debate (10 minutes + 700 words/student)	40%	1,2,3,4,5

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2023	Semester 1	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR
2023	Semester 1	External	External Studies	OLR

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OLR: Internet access is required for this unit as students are required to access study materials provided on-line through Learnline. Please log into Learnline on the first day of each teaching period. For more information about Learnline, please click here.

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