Faculty of Health Sciences · Nutrition and Dietetics · Undergraduate
Course Objective
Students will be taught the importance of maternal and child nutrition, determination of physiological, metabolic and endocrine changes and nutritional interactions during pregnancy and lactation, the importance and properties of breast milk in infant nutrition, ready-made/commercial formulas and their properties, complementary feeding, monitoring and evaluation of growth and development, school To inform about nutritional characteristics, nutritional problems and solution suggestions during pre-school, school and adolescence periods.
Course Content
This course covers the importance of maternal and child nutrition in the world and in Turkey, Nutrition during pregnancy, Nutrition during lactation, Nutrition during infancy (0-1 years) and Breast milk (0-6 months), Nutrition during infancy (0-1 years) and Complementary nutrition (6-12 months), Nutrition in infancy (0-1 years) and Cow's milk, formulas and other commercial products, Evaluation and monitoring of growth and development in preschool, school period and childhood, Nutrition in the pre-school period, Pre-school It includes the topics of common nutritional problems and recommendations during the period, Nutrition during the school period, Nutrition during the adolescence period, Nutritional problems common during the school and adolescence period.
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Midterm | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Final | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theory: The Importance, General Situation, and Statistical Indicators of Maternal and Child Nutrition in Türkiye and the World Application: Nutrient Exchange Lists and Calculation Application | Reading course material |
| 2 | Theory: Nutrition in the Preconception Period Application: Nutrition Practice in the Preconception Period | Reading course material. |
| 3 | Theory: Pregnancy Physiology and Nutrition During Pregnancy Application: Nutrition Practice During Pregnancy | Reading course material. |
| 4 | Theory: Physiology of lactation and nutrition during lactation. Application: Nutritional Therapy Practice During Lactation. | Reading course material. |
| 5 | Theory: Breast milk and its properties, breastfeeding practices. Application: Breastfeeding Practices in Infant Nutrition. | Reading course material. |
| 6 | Theory: Characteristics and nutrition of children aged 0-1 years Application: Nutritional Practices in the 0-1 Year Period | Reading course material. |
| 7 | Application: Formulas used in infant feeding - Theory: Public Holiday | Reading course material. |
| 8 | Theory: Complementary nutrition Application: Complementary Nutrition Practices | Reading course material. |
| 9 | Midterm Exam | Midterm Exam |
| 10 | Theory: Premature Infant Feeding Practice: Premature Infant Feeding Practices | Reading course material. |
| 11 | Theory: Monitoring Growth and Development Application: Growth and Development Monitoring Practices | Reading course material. |
| 12 | Theory: Nutrition and Mental Development Application: Infant Nutrition Practices | Reading course material. |
| 13 | Theory: Nutrition in Preschool Education Practice: Nutrition Practices in Preschool Education | Reading course material. |
| 14 | Theory: Nutrition During School Years Practice: Nutrition Practices During School Years | Reading course material. |
| 15 | Theory: Nutrition in Adolescence Application: Nutrition Practices in Adolescence | Reading course material. |
| 16 | Theory: General review, discussion Applications: Case Applications General Review, Discussion | Reading course material. |