Courses - Faculty of Medical And Health Sciences
Dietetics
Postgraduate 700 Level Courses
Clinical Nutrition: Disease Pathophysiology and Management - Level 9
Provides basic and practical material for professional application of clinical nutrition knowledge to dietetic practice and case management. Includes the aetiology and pathophysiology of disease states that are relevant to, and underpin, nutritional management and/or treatment. Includes assessment of nutritional status and nutritional requirements, fluid and electrolyte management, nutrition therapy by tube feeding, and dietetic management of various disease states.
Professional Skills 1
Evaluates professional communication, organisation and management skills that will enable students to work effectively as dietitians. Students will describe and appraise nutrition information, dietetic expertise, judgement and reasoning to the nutrition assessment, intervention and evaluation of nutrition and dietetic process plans. Introduces the principles of food service systems and public health to optimise nutrition, health and well-being.
Restriction: DIETETIC 704
Professional Skills 2
Integrates professional communication, organisation and management skills that will enable students to work effectively as dietitians. Students will apply nutrition knowledge, dietetic expertise, judgement and reasoning to the nutrition assessment, intervention and evaluation of nutrition and dietetic process plans. Applies the principles of food service systems and public health to optimise nutrition, health and well-being.
Prerequisite: DIETETIC 707
Restriction: DIETETIC 705
Professional Skills 3
Advances effective communication skills to optimise nutrition, health, well-being for individuals and communities. Integrates and appraises the dietetic process as it applies to clinical and dietetic practice. Critically evaluates the scientific principles of clinical nutrition to enable the translation of the evidence to best practice. Apply communication and organisation principles, which will ensure effective, management and leadership within varied environments.
Prerequisite: DIETETIC 708
Restriction: DIETETIC 706
To complete this course students must enrol in DIETETIC 709 A and B
Research Methods in Human Nutrition
An overview of research design and techniques used in human nutrition research. Including the formation and critique of research design, data procedures, analysis and ethical issues.