The course is strongly orientated towards training in research and the Masters project may lead to further research opportunities. The course also involves tutorials and project work. The course comprises five lecture modules, each lasting five weeks, and an original research project. The modular design of the course offers the opportunity for in-depth study of a number of particular aspects of modern nutrition, while providing a broad education in the subject. Emphasis is placed on the acquisition of skills and attitudes via the concept of student centred learning.
Emphasis is put on an underestanding of the regulation of whole body metabolism.
This module provides an introduction to nutrition epidemiology including basic epidemiological study design, the assessment of dietary intake in epidemiological studies and basic statistical methods. The community nutrition element focuses on the food and nutrient intakes of special population groups, food and poverty and the factors affecting food choice in Western countries. Student workshops are a feature of this module. Module 3 - Energy Balance and Physiological Adaptation. This module uses lectures, workshops and demonstrations to give the students an understanding of energy balance and the control of energy expenditure and intake, and the pathophysiology of obesity.