Food Security And Sustainable Food Systems
UndergraduateLTU-DTN1032025
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 23 Feb 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Price from
- $1,164
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Food Security And Sustainable Food Systems
About this subject
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Identify the components of and stakeholders influencing the food system in Australia and globally.
- Describe the impact of the environment, climate change and global events on the food supply and how it relates to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- Summarise the bi-directional relationship between key food commodities, food choices, human health and environmental sustainability with a focus on food and nutrition security in Australia and globally.
- Outline the principles of sustainable diets based on the diet for planetary health and traditional food ways/dietary patterns.
- Australian and Global Food Systems
- Stakeholders in Food Supply
- Relationships Between Sustainability and Food Security
- UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Traditional Foodways
This subject introduces students to the Australian and global food systems and will explore key stakeholders that influence our food supply such as government, food industry, consumers, the healthcare industry, and other NGOs. Through a series of activities, the students will begin to unpack the complex relationships between sustainability and food and nutrition security and how they relate to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Students will identify the bi-directional interplay between key food commodities, human health and environmental sustainability and their impact on vulnerable communities. In this subject, students will also learn about traditional food ways, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander food ways, and other dietary patterns and their contribution to a sustainable food system.
- 1000 word reflection on the Australian food system and sustainable food systems and how these concepts challenge or reinforces their personal values. (15%)
- 1875 word/member guided report to summarise how ultra-processed foods fit in the Australian food system and are related to specific UN Sustainable Development Goals or Food and nutrition security report (50%)
- 5 minute podcast to communicate the main attributes of a sustainable, healthy and equitable diet to a specific population. (35%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- LAT-HUN-DEG-2025 - Bachelor of Food and Nutrition
Prior study
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:
one of
- LTU-DTN101-Introduction to Nutrition
LTU-DTN111 (Not currently available)
Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).
Others
Prerequisites: Students must be admitted in the following course: HBFN.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of Food and Nutrition
UndergraduateLAT-HUN-DEG