Advanced Topics in Food and Health Sciences

SCI S404

Course Guide

SCI S404

Course Guide

Advanced Topics in Food and Health Sciences

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Course Coordinator: Dr Stella NG, BSc (CityU), PhD (CityU)
Course Developer: Dr Tanya Chu Ten-wah, CUHK

SCI S404 is an advanced-level course designed for students of varying backgrounds who wish to explore food science and health-related issues. It is also an optional course for the degree programmes in Applied Science (Biology and Chemistry). There are three emphases throughout the course, including the role of nutrition, food safety, and global challenges related to food and health.

Aims
This course aims to:

Develop students' understanding of the relationship between nutrition, diet and health;
Encourage students to apply and evaluate real-world nutrition information;
Build students' ability to critically assess food safety policies;
Expose students to frontier research areas in food and health sciences.

Contents
The course covers the following topics:

The roles of nutrition and a healthful diet
Traditional Chinese medicines, phytochemicals and functional foods
Food, water and public health
Advanced food technology
Selected topics in contemporary food and nutritional science

Learning support
There will be regular tutorials and surgeries throughout the course.

Assessment
The continuous assessment portion of the course will include two assignments and a final examination. Students are required to submit assignments via the Online Learning Environment (OLE).

Equipment
Students will need access to a personal computer or other electronic devices with an Internet connection.

Set book(s)
Students are required to access the following electronic textbook, which is available in the OUHK E-library:

Roth, R A (2011) Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 10th edn, Delmar Cengage Learning.

Students with disabilities or special educational needs
This course contains audio and visual materials that you will have to work through in order to successfully complete your studies. You are encouraged to seek further advice from the Course Coordinator if you feel that this will pose any difficulties.