COURSE: BACHELORS OF HUMAN ECOLOGY (COMMUNITY ...

Nutrition-related diseases and disorders remain a problem in South Africa, especially among vulnerable groups such as babies, children, teenagers and old people. This degree equips students to make a positive contribution by focusing on community agriculture, nutrition and education. It consists of four levels.

Type: undergraduate degree

Duration: 4 years full time

Compulsory Subjects

First year subjects:

• Principles of consumer science


• Applied science practical


• End-user Computing


• Business management


• Business management


• Food preparation


• Introduction to nutrition and energy yielding nutrients


• Nutrition and nutrient deficiency diseases

Second year subject:

• Ecosystems


• Management as a process


• Development of resources


• Resource allocation and gender


• Food preparation


• Food preparation practical


• Nutritional care


• Pregnancy and infant nutrition


• Nutrition through the life cycle


• Nutrition and physical fitness


• Introduction to Sociology


• Societal structures and processes in the South African context


• Customer behaviour


• Household and production environment


• Anthropometry and space manipulation


• Appropriate technology


• Personal management

Third year subjects:

• Nutrition Education


• Nutrition education and development


• Nutrition education and extension


• The community nutrition facilitator


• Community agriculture production


• Food behaviour


• Food security


• Indigenous cuisine


• Sociology of families and social problems

Fourth year subjects:

• Health and nutrition policies


• Agricultural policies


• Strategic MGMT in non-profit organisations


• Resource allocation and participation


• Monitoring and evaluation


• Designing a project


• Food preservation


• Food processing


• Chronic lifestyle diseases


• Infectious diseases


• Nutrition and health promotion


• Strategies to improve nutritional status


• Theories of social change

Careers: community nutrition facilitator, nutrition educationist, community project manager.

Source: www.unisa.ac.za

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