| CODE | FEH3021 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Concepts of Health, Food, Procurement and Marketing | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Food Sciences and Nutrition | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Food policy covers the entire food chain, from natural resources to production, processing, marketing and retailing, food labelling, consumption and nutrition. Food policies are intertwined with population health in most settings. The study-unit consolidates the various units taken in nutrition, dietetics, health promotion and food science and tackles evolving issues in Food Policy. The study-unit will include a review of previous units taken earlier in the course. This backdrop will the facilitate an in-depth discussion and appraisal of the scenario andstatus of food policy at local and international level, particularly at EU level. Study-unit Aims: The study-unit aims to: - familiarize and consolidate students' knowledge with the concepts o Health, food environmental issues which translate to lifestyle and dietary choices; - expose students to legislative and policy aspects pertaining to food, purchasing and procurement; - establish an appreciation of the effect of marketing and other methods that affect food consumption behaviours and health. This study-unit will also seek to address these issues in context. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Review available health statistics; - Review available data on food purchasing trends and public procurement policies;- illustrate applications of food policy linked totheproduction, distribution, and consumption of food; - Report on the marketing of foods and the association with food consumption behaviours; - Illustrate key concepts relating to nudging, and food consumption; - Discuss food financialisation, the world food economy and food crises. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - evaluate health scenarios that are affected by multi-sectorial parameters (including agriculture and theenvironment); - investigate scenarios relating to current issues and food policies at local and EU level; - compare international and local strategies relating to marketing, labelling, food purchasing and other trends. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Reading List - Lang, T., Barling, D., Caraher, M. (2009) Food Policy: integrating health, environment and society. Oxford: Oxford University Press. - Relevant peer-reviewed papers and technical reports will be shared with students. |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | Before TAKING THIS UNIT YOU MUST TAKE FSN2004 OR TAKE FSN2011 | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Group Learning | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Margaret Camilleri Fenech Claire Copperstone (Co-ord.) |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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