Learning Objective/Outcome (s):
1. To develop skills in using epidemiologic concepts and methods to examine nutritional
aspects of health and disease in populations.
2. To equip students with necessary skills for the assessment of nutritional status, principles
of precision, accuracy, and interpretation of results for individuals and populations.
3. To critically evaluate the strengths and limitations of different methods of measuring diet
and identify when specific dietary methods may be most appropriate.
4. To familiarise students to the current state of epidemiological evidence for relationships of
diet to the development of selected diseases.
5. Critically evaluate nutritional epidemiology research publications.
1. To develop skills in using epidemiologic concepts and methods to examine nutritional
aspects of health and disease in populations.
2. To equip students with necessary skills for the assessment of nutritional status, principles
of precision, accuracy, and interpretation of results for individuals and populations.
3. To critically evaluate the strengths and limitations of different methods of measuring diet
and identify when specific dietary methods may be most appropriate.
4. To familiarise students to the current state of epidemiological evidence for relationships of
diet to the development of selected diseases.
5. Critically evaluate nutritional epidemiology research publications.
Catalogue Code: T4742
Course Type: Generic Core Course
Total Credit: 4
Credits (Theory): 3
No. of Hours: 45
Internal Marks: 90
External Marks : 60
Total Marks: 150
Experiential Learning: No
Primary Orientation of the Course: Professional Ethics
Course Code: 406420209
Floating Credit: No
Audit Course: No
Course Skill Type: Others
Course Needs: Global