| CODE | FSN4001 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Case Scenarios in Food Studies, Nutrition and Dietetics | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||
| EQF/MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 8 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit is intended to create a space for exploration of pertinent issues in the food and nutritional sciences, participation in a hands on outreach event as well as structured training. It will provide students with an opportunity to discuss, analyze and synthesize practical applications in various case scenarios, based on clinical knowledge, available evidence and patient preferences. Case scenarios will include but not limited to aspects of disease prevention, food safety, patient & consumer safety, disordered eating, food allergies, dietary assessment at individual and population levels, sensory properties of food, food reformulation and diet quality, food marketing including current myths and controversies in this area of study. Each topic is revised through a synoptic lecture and then discussed interactively using teaching approaches to stimulate knowledge and critical thinking. Study-Unit Aims: This study-unit is meant to help students to revise fundamental topics in food and nutritional sciences and apply their learning to practical scenarios in food science, nutrition and dietetics. An important objective is to provide students with an opportunity to apply knowledge gained from previous study-units and encourage discussion about the topics and integrate this knowledge with their practice placements. It also aims to provide students with opportunities to engage with community members while working on a subject specific learning task. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Describe current paradigms in various food, nutrition and dietetics scenarios and integrate such knowledge to the practical setting; - Be able to reflect on current food and nutrition topics and formulate a critical opinion on current issues that is based on current literature and evidence; - Provide students with a capability to apply knowledge of food and nutrition science to problem solving in clinical settings and/or in public health entities, whilst enabling the development of independent learning required for continuing professional development in the field of food and nutritional science; - Plan organise and engage in an outreach event. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify ways how they can apply their knowledge in food science, nutrition and dietetics; - Demonstrate safe and effective reasoning in constructing nutrition and dietetics management plans for given client case scenarios; - Demonstrate different ways of addressing industry, public and clinical challenges related to specific needs of the population; - Use the discussions and workshops carried out within this study-unit as a source of knowledge and experience that can be applied in a variety of ways with similar or different patient groups. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: View reading list |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Study-units: FSN3010 and FSN3011 Co-requisite Study-units: FSN4008 and FSN4009 OR FSN4006 and FSN4007 OR FSN4012 and FSN4013 |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Group Learning & Tutorial | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Sharon Trevor Abela Fiorentino Maria Bezzina Xuereb Renald Blundell Caroline Borg Cassar Cynthia Caruana Michael Galea Myriam Galea Petra Jones (Co-ord.) Naureen Shah |
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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 2026/7. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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