Monash University is
offering free online course on Food as Medicine. This course is designed for
anyone with an interest in food, nutrition and health and does not require
previous knowledge or experience in science, health studies or using food as
medicine.
this three-week course, applicants will explore the role of food in health.
Apply nutrition science to guide you on using food as medicine for you
and
your family. The course will start on October
23, 2017.
Course
At Glance
Length: 3 weeks
Effort:
4 hours/week
Subject:
Food as Medicine
Institution:
Monash University and Future learn
Languages:
English
Price: Free
Certificate
Available: Yes
Session:
Course starts on October 23, 2017
Providers’
Details
Monash University is
one of Australia’s leading universities ranked in the world’s top 1% (Times
Higher Education World University Rankings). Monash University was established
in Melbourne, Australia in 1958. In little more than 50 years, the University
has become Australia’s largest university, earning an enviable national and
international reputation for research and teaching excellence. Monash
University is the youngest member of the Group of Eight, the coalition of
Australia’s most prestigious research-intensive universities.
About
This Course
This free online
course introduces the concept of food as medicine. You will explore how food
can be important both in preventative health and as an aid in the management of
certain chronic diseases today, in the past and in the future. You will also
learn about what’s in food that gives it the potential to improve our health.
Why
Take This Course?
This is a free
online course. This MOOC will be offered with Video Transcripts in
English. Applicants can get a verified certificate.
Learning
Outcomes
In this course applicants
will
- Learn
about what’s in food that gives it the potential to improve our health. - Discuss
the latest evidence-based nutrition guidelines and unpick some of the
current controversies so that you can decide what’s right for you. - Explore
key body systems, including the brain and the gut, and explore foods that
may play a role in the optimal functioning of these systems. - Learn
how to apply the latest nutrition guidelines to improve personal food
choices, nutritional intake and take a modern look at how we can use food
as medicine.
Requirements
This course is
designed for anyone with an interest in food, nutrition and health and does not
require previous knowledge or experience in science, health studies or using
food as medicine.
Instructors
Helen Truby
She is a Professor
and Head of Department of Nutrition & Dietetics at Monash University.
How
To Join This Course
- Go to
the course website link - Sign Up
At FutureLearn - Select
a course and Join - Once a
course has started, applicant will be able to access the course material - After
the start date, students will be able to access the course by following
the Go To Course link on My Courses page. - Applicants
can buy, to show that they have completed a FutureLearn course. - On some
FutureLearn courses, learners will be able to pay to take an exam to
qualify for a Statement of Attainment. (These are university-branded,
printed certificates that provide proof of learning on the course
topic(s)).
