Health and Nutrition

Unit set code: HMIHNU | Study level: Undergraduate | Unit set type: Discipline Minor
Delivery mode
In person
Location
St Albans
Overview
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Overview

The Health and Nutrition Minor introduces the student to the role nutrition plays in individual health and populations through the lifespan. Upon completion of the minor students will have an understanding of the link between nutrition and health, wellness and illness and their determinants.

Unit set structure

For a minor study students must complete forty-eight (48) credit points of study, comprising:

  • Four (4) Specialist Area units.
What is a unit?

A full course is made up of several smaller topics or subjects. These are referred to as 'units'.
Most courses have compulsory 'core' units, as well as optional units.

Credits

'Credit points' are the value that each unit contributes towards your course.
Most units at VU are worth 12 credit points. You will need to complete the required course credit points to graduate.

Units within this unit set

Digestion, Nutrition and Metabolism
HBM2103
Family Health and Nutrition Through the Lifespan
HHN2001
Diet & Disease
HHN2402
Sport and Exercise Nutrition
HHN3002

As part of a course

This unit set is studied as part of the following course(s):

Bachelor of Biomedicine
HBBM | Bachelor degree | Duration: 3 years
Bachelor of Health Science
HBHL | Bachelor degree | Duration: 3 years
Bachelor of Sport Science
SBSA | Bachelor degree | Duration: 3 years
Bachelor of Sport Science (Human Movement)/Bachelor of Sport Management
SBHS | Bachelor degree | Duration: 4 years

Refer to the course page for information on how to apply for the course. VU takes care to ensure the accuracy of this unit set information, but reserves the right to change or withdraw courses offered at any time. Please check that unit set information is current with the Student Contact Centre.

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