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Nutrition (NUTR) 330 |
Delivery mode: | Individualized study. Computer access required. Video component*. *Overseas students, please contact the University Library before registering in a course that has an audio/visual component. |
Credits: | 3 - Science |
Prerequisite: | Professor permission is required before registering. Senior high school chemistry and biology courses are recommended but not required. |
Precluded course: | NUTR 331. (NUTR 330 may not be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for NUTR 331.) |
Centre: | Centre for Science |
Challenge for Credit: | NUTR 330 has a Challenge for Credit option. Students who are challenging NUTR 330 and NUTR 331 will not be eligible for a refund of the learning resources. The learning resources package contains computer disks that students must use in order to complete the challenge. |
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Nutrition 330: Introductory Nutrition is a three-credit senior level course that surveys the basic principles of human nutrition. Students generally follow this course with NUTR 405.
After completing this course, students should be able to
To receive credit for Nutr 330, students much achieve a grade of at least 60% on the assignment, a grade of at least 55 percent on the final examination, and a course composite grade of at least "C-" (60 percent).
Assignment | Mid-term Exam | Final Exam | Total |
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20% | 35% | 45% | 100% |
Rolfes, Sharon R. 1990. Summary of 1990 Changes in Canadian Nutrition Recommendations. St. Paul: West Publishing Company.
Health and Welfare Canada. 1992. Using the Food Guide. Ottawa: Minister of Supply and Services Canada.
This publication contains "Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating" and "Canada's Guidelines for Healthy Eating."
Whitney, Eleanor N., and Sharon R. Rolfes. 2002. Understanding Nutrition, 9th ed. Belmont, CA: West/Wadsworth.
The course materials include a study guide and a student manual. In the assignment students will analyse their diet. Students are provided with computer software to assist them with this. It can be used on any IBM compatible computer.
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice.
Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.
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