Nutrition (NUTR) 330

Overview

This is a survey course that provides the scientific fundamentals of the current understanding of nutrition. The course discusses the characteristics of the major nutrients—carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, and minerals—and describes their dietary roles. Also addressed are the topics of energy balance and the evaluation of nutritional status. Students will use various resources, including a computer program, to evaluate their own diets. A computer disk for a computer running MS Windows is supplied in the course package. As a senior-level science course, NUTR 330 may not be suitable for the general interest student. It is intended primarily for students who plan to also take NUTR 405. General interest students are advised to take NUTR 331.

Outline

Unit 1: An Overview of Nutrition

Unit 2: Recommended Nutrient Intakes and Diet-planning Guides

Unit 3: Digestion, Absorption, and Transport

Unit 4: Carbohydrates: Sugar, Starch, and Fibre

Unit 5: Lipids: Fats, Oils, Phospholipids, and Sterols

Unit 6: Protein: Amino Acids

Unit 7: Metabolism of Nutrients and Energy Balance

Unit 8: Water-soluble Vitamins: The B-vitamins and Vitamin C

Unit 9: Fat-soluble Vitamins: A, D, E, and K

Unit 10: Water and the Major Minerals

Unit 11: Trace Minerals

Evaluation

To receive credit for NUTR 330, you much submit the assignment and obtain a mark of at least 60 percent, obtain a grade of at least 55 percent on the final examination, and obtain a course composite grade of at least “C-” (60 percent).

The midterm and final examinations for this course must be taken online with an AU-approved exam invigilator at an approved invigilation centre. It is your responsibility to ensure your chosen invigilation centre can accommodate online exams. For a list of invigilators who can accommodate online exams, visit the Exam Invigilation Network.

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbook and Resources

Other Materials

The course materials also include a study guide, student manual, and a assignment booklet.

Challenge for Credit Course Overview

The Challenge for Credit process allows students to demonstrate that they have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university level course.

Full information for the Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.

• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Policy
• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Procedures

Challenge Evaluation

To receive credit for the NUTR 330 challenge registration, you must achieve a minimum grade of “C-” (60 percent) on the challenge examination.

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

• Challenge for Credit Form