This course is structured for self-study, with interactive tutoring. It comprises thirteen units, as listed below.

Unit 1 General Principles of Research in Nutrition
Unit 2 Human Diet and Evolution
Unit 3 The Concept of “Western Disease”
Unit 4 Dietary Fibre, Gallstones, and Diseases Related to the Colon
Unit 5 Cardiovascular Diseases
Unit 6 Obesity and Diabetes
Unit 7 Diet and Cancer
Unit 8 What Is the Healthiest Diet?
Unit 9 Special Topics
Unit 10 Life Cycle Nutrition I: Pregnancy, Lactation, and Infancy
Unit 11 Life Cycle Nutrition II: Children, Teenagers, and the Elderly
Unit 12 Nutrition and Exercise
Unit 13 Consumer Concerns, Environmental Issues, and Hunger

As you work through the course, you will complete two assignments, and two invigilated examinations—a mid-term and a final.