Description
This module will cover methods use in nutritional epidemiology with its limitations and benefits. The module will provide information related to design, implementation and analysis of epidemiologic studies that address questions of dietary intake and nutritional status.
Aims
The aim of this module is to provide the student with an understanding of nutritional epidemiology and its importance in the prevention of diseases.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this module the student should be able to:
1. Critically evaluate the different methods of assessing nutritional and physical activity and how to overcome its limitations.
2. Explain the different study designs in nutritional epidemiology.
3. Discuss the methods to establish link diet between chronic diseases.
4. Appraise the importance of nutritional epidemiology in driving public health agendas.
Indicative Content
1 Nutritional and physical activity assessment methods.
(revision and limitations)
2 Nutrition epidemiology – an overview.
3 Study designs in nutritional epidemiology.
4 Biomarkers in nutritional epidemiology.
5 Methods to establish link between diet and chronic diseases.
6 Biostatistics (applied to nutritional epidemiology).
7 Significance of evaluation of nutrition in maintaining and driving public health agendas.
8 Measuring exposure and outcomes
Teaching and Learning Work Loads
| Teaching and Learning Method | Hours |
| Lecture | 12 |
| Tutorial/Seminar | 12 |
| Practical Activity | 34 |
| Assessment | 40 |
| Independent | 102 |
| Total | 200 |
Guidance notes
SCQF Level - The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.
Credit Value – The total value of SCQF credits for the module. 20 credits are the equivalent of 10 ECTS credits. A full-time student should normally register for 60 SCQF credits per semester.
Disclaimer
We make every effort to ensure that the information on our website is accurate but it is possible that some changes may occur prior to the academic year of entry. The modules listed in this catalogue are offered subject to availability during academic year 2021/22 , and may be subject to change for future years.
