Food, Health and Environment (9631.1)

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Available teaching periods Delivery mode Location
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EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Health
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
Discipline Of Nutrition And Dietetics Level 3 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
This unit examines food systems and their interaction with the physical environment. It will focus on the sustainability of food systems by examining what we consume and how it affects the environment. The focus will include driving and limiting factors of a food system, how food systems have changed, the influences and consequences of this change. Public health nutrition issues relating to the changing food supply will be explored.

This unit is co-taught with unit 8381 Food, Health and Environment.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Outline the different food systems used in the past and present, including factors that drive and limit them;
2. Discuss sustainability of the environment, comparing and contrasting the strengths and limitations of different food systems;
3. Analyse the role of consumers and retailing on food systems and food choice;
4. Discuss the public health nutrition issues related to the changing food supply; and
5. Evaluate alternative or complementary approaches to current food systems to increase sustainability.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development


Prerequisites

9280 Introductory Nutrition

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
Not available

Required texts

There are two reference books for this unit.

  1. Lawrence, G, Lyons, K, Wallington, T. 2009, Food security, nutrition and sustainability, Sterling, VA: Earthscan. [Call number: HD9000.5.L39_2009]
  2. Paarlberg, R. 2013. Food politics: What everyone needs to know, Second edition, New York: Oxford University Press. [Call number HD1415.P33_2010]

     

            Recommended reading

  1. Bryant, CA., DeWalt, KM., Courtney, A. & Schwartz, J. 2003, The cultural feast: an introduction to food and society, 2nd Edition, Belmont, USA: Wadsworth Thomson Learning.[Call number: TX353.C85 2003]
  2. Lang, T. & Heasman, M. 2004, Food Wars: the global battle for mouths, minds and markets, London: Earthscan Publications. [Call number: TX359.L36_2004]
  3. Leathers, HD & Foster, P.  2009, The world food problem: toward ending undernutrition in the third world, Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers. [Call Number: HD9018.D44.L43_2009]
  4. Pollan, M. 2008, In defence of food: the myth of nutrition and the pleasures of eating, London: Allen lane. [Call number: RA784.P65_2008]
  5. Williams-Forson, P & Counihan, C. 2012, Taking food public: Redefining foodways in a changing world, New York: Routledge. [Call number: GT 2850.T35.2012]
  6. Popov, V & Brebbin, CA. 2011, Food and Environment: The quest for a sustainable future, Southampton and Boston: WIT Press (e-book in UC library)

          

             The subject guide for nutrition in the library is found at

Submission of assessment items

Special assessment requirements

To pass the unit, you must complete all assessment tasks and attain a cumulative score of at least 50% overall.

 

Assessment Moderation

Please note that all assignments and exams are subject to moderation. A copy of the moderation guidelines can be found on the Food Health and Environment Canvas site

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and 五月天视频 (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Participation requirements

This course is delivered as on campus (optional) and online via Canvas using the readings found on the Canvas site and the two textbooks. You are able to attend four on-campus classes in weeks 1, 7, 9 & 12 on Tuesdays, 10:30 鈥� 12:30pm in room 11B56 (weeks 1 ,7, and 12) and room 7B13 (week 9), but this is optional. The first of these classes will be to outline the course and the assessment task requirements.

 

Required IT skills

None

Work placement, internships or practicums

This unit does not have a work integrated component to it. However, you will be expected to visit a local farmers' market or similar.