Molecular nutrition is an interesting aspect of nutritional science. This course can help students understand how nutrients interact with the genome, to alter gene expression, which in turn can affect normal growth, health and causing diseases. In this introductory course, students will start by reviewing the core concepts in molecular biology, the process of gene expression, discerning essential research tools used to investigate molecular aspects of nutrition, studying how the genome influences the response to nutrients and discussing various examples of how nutrients regulate gene expression. In each topic of discussion, emphasis will be given to the latest scientific research findings.

This course discusses the changing physiology and nutritional requirements as well as related health and nutritional concerns occurring in the different stages of the life cycle such as in pregnancy and lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and during the later years of life.

This course will emphasise on nutrient metabolism and biochemical pathways in normal and abnormal states. This course will enable students to understand the objective, scope and principles of biochemistry in relation to human nutrition and nutrition-related biological processes and systems.

Psychology is a profession. In this course, students of nutrition will be introduced to nutrition psychology to allow them to understand better and work with clients and other health professionals in nutrition counselling. Nutrition psychology is the psychological study of how cognitive choices such as meal decisions, influence nutrition, psychological health and overall health. This course is part of the body of knowledge for nutritionists to understand the relationship between nutritional behaviour and psychological well-being.

This course is a continuation of the physiology component of NN10103 (Anatomy and Physiology) taken in the first semester. This semester, emphasis is on human pathophysiology, including aetiology, prognosis, medical treatment, signs and symptoms of common diseases of all body systems.