Nutrition and Health (BVG) / BSc

Profile

The domain of the BSc programme Nutrition and Health is the role of dietary and life style factors in human health and disease. This role is studied from a biomedical perspective, at the level of the population, the level of the individual person and the mechanisms underlying beneficial or adverse effects at the cellular and molecular level.
Human nutrition is a multidisciplinary field of expertise. In order to address the problems in the field of nutrition and health, (bio)chemical characteristics, physiological and biomedical aspects, as well as the social and behavioural context of diet and nutrition need to be considered together with their intricate interrelationships.

Learning Outcomes

After successful completion of this BSc programme graduates are expected to be able to:
- demonstrate understanding of (bio)chemistry and human and cellular physiology in order to understand the effect of nutrition on human health and disease from a biomedical perspective, including the underlying mechanisms;
- demonstrate understanding of basic food and nutrition concepts;
- demonstrate understanding of the individual and environmental determinants of nutrition behaviour;
- judge scientific research publications in the domain of nutrition and health at cell, individual and population level by critically reflecting on scientific research design, methodology and results;
- choose and carry out appropriate (statistical) data analysis and interpret the results (under supervision);
- write and conduct a (literature) research plan in the field of nutrition and health and report the results in a scientific manner (under supervision);
- apply domain specific laboratory techniques and interpret the results (under supervision);
- apply nutritional assessment methods commonly used in nutrition research at individual human level and interpret the results (under supervision);
- make judgements (under supervision) based on social and ethical issues that arise in work on or study of human nutrition;
- co-operate in a team of students to achieve specific targets within courses, e.g. writing reports or solving problems;
- communicate (verbally and in writing) the outcomes of learning, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences;
- design and plan their own learning path based on reflection on personal knowledge, skills and performance.

Programme Director

Ir R.C.L. Marteijn
Biotechnion, Bomenweg 2, room 218
Phone: 0317-(4)87312
Email: rolf.marteijn@wur.nl

Study Adviser(s)

- Ir E.S. van der Mark-Idzinga
Biotechnion, Bomenweg 2, room 220a
Phone: 0317-(4)88410
Email: bvg@wur.nl
- Ir M.G. Nieboer
Biotechnion, Bomenweg 2, room 220b
Phone: 0317-(4)84301
Email: bvg@wur.nl
- Dr ir RAM Dhonukshe-Rutten
Biotechnion, Bomenweg 2, room 218
Phone: 0317-(4)83763
Email: bvg@wur.nl

For appointments see http://appointments.owi.wur.nl/bvgmnh/

Programme Committee

Chair: Ir R.C.L. Marteijn
Secretary: M. Huisman-de Lange

Internet

http://www.wageningenuniversity.nl/bvg

Study Association

Di-Et-Tri
Forum, Droevendaalsesteeg 2
Email: diettri@wur.nl
Website: http://www.diettri.nl

Unconditional Admission to the MSc

MNH Nutrition and Health
MDR Development and Rural Innovation
MFQ Food Quality Management
MFS Food Safety