FDSC10010
Level 1
Elective

Food Diet and Health

Agriculture & Food ScienceDr Daniel Hurley5 creditsAutumn and Spring (separate)Online

This module will introduce students to the principles and understanding of Healthy Eating Guidelines and Food Science, with a particular emphasis on the composition and manufacture of key food and beverage commodities, Food Safety (including microbial and non-microbial contamination of foods), and Nutrition-related issues (such as food choice and obesity). This module will be delivered entirely online. Online video lectures, accompanied by notes, will be released weekly. Students are requested to watch and read the lecture material independently and then submit questions or queries each week for a scheduled online live classroom, where questions and issues raised will be addressed.

4.3

Good · out of 5

100% would recommend

4 reviews · latest Summer 2025/26

How students rated it

Worth it3.3 Mixed

Was it worth the credits — useful for your degree, career or curiosity?

Interest3.5 Engaging

How engaging was the material itself?

Workload and difficulty

Hours a weekUnder 4 hours
Under 417+

A typical week, lectures included.

Difficulty1.3 Very easy
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Who teaches it

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  • Daniel Hurley
    Module coordinator

    4.0Good teaching4 ratings · Autumn 2025/26 – Summer 2025/26

    Well organised2
    Responsive to questions1
    Reads off slides1

Reviews(4)

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Anonymous Student

Apr 9, 2026

Interest:Engaging
Difficulty:Very easy
Daniel HurleyTeaching:Good

Easiest elective I've taken!

Spring 2025/26
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Anonymous Student

Feb 21, 2026

Would recommend
Worth it:Worth itInterest:Engaging
Hours:under 4 h/wkDifficulty:EasyPace:About right
Daniel HurleyTeaching:Good
Well organised
Reads off slides

This was my favourite elective so far, no stress and quite interesting. If you can get your hands on last years questions it's basically a free A

In practice

Fully online, works wonders for your GPA, take take take!

Autumn 2025/26
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Anonymous Student

Feb 21, 2026

Would recommend
Worth it:MixedInterest:Mixed
Hours:4–6 h/wkDifficulty:Very easy
Daniel HurleyTeaching:Good

Very easy elective, would almost say it's too easy as the bell curve makes it basically impossible to get an A+

In practice

Super easy elective, for me it was all online. Would recommend to anyone looking for easy credits

Advice

Not much to be said, literally a no-brainer

Summer 2025/26
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Anonymous Student

Feb 21, 2026

Would recommend
Worth it:MixedInterest:Mixed
Hours:under 4 h/wkDifficulty:Very easy
Daniel HurleyTeaching:Good
Well organised
Responsive to questions

Fully online, easiest A of my life

In practice

Easy elective, basically goes over the food pyramid

Spring 2025/26