Food Diet and Health
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.
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4 reviews · latest Summer 2025/26
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- Daniel HurleyModule coordinator
4.0Good teaching4 ratings · Autumn 2025/26 – Summer 2025/26
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Reviews(4)
Anonymous Student
Apr 9, 2026
Easiest elective I've taken!
Anonymous Student
Feb 21, 2026
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!
Anonymous Student
Feb 21, 2026
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
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Not much to be said, literally a no-brainer
Anonymous Student
Feb 21, 2026
Fully online, easiest A of my life
In practice
Easy elective, basically goes over the food pyramid