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Welcome at MSc Nutrition and Health (MNH)
Rolf Marteijn, programme director Marloes van der Kamp, study adviser Martine Nieboer, study adviser August 26 - 2013
Today
10:30 MSc Nutrition & Health practical information
12:30 lunch
13:30 programme Di-et-Tri
16:00 drinks
Outline
Who is who?
General information
Overview of Msc Nutrition & Health (MNH)
Practical information
● Find information
● Register for courses
● Subscribe for an appointment with study adviser
Who is who?
MNH Students:
● Different nationalities
● Different pre-education
Who is who?
Get to know a fellow MNH students you do not know yet:
● Name
● Where do you come from?
● Why did you choose MNH in Wageningen?
● What is your goal/ your desired job after MNH?
● What is your impression of Wageningen so far?
● Want to study together?
Programme team BSc and MSc Nutrition
Programme Director: Rolf Marteijn Study advisers MSc: Marloes van der Kamp, Martine Nieboer; BSc: Jill Idzinga Secretary: Renée Petiet, Margriet Huisman-de Lange
Important Emailaddress: [email protected]
Education philosophy
Individual study programme
Group/teamwork and individual work
Various ways of teaching:
● Lectures (not compulsory, do not notify teacher if you cannot be there)
● Practicals (compulsory: notify the teacher if you cannot be there, sometimes you can
do the practical at another time, if not: next year...)
● Tutuorials
Interactive – ask questions/ take part in discussions
Evaluations after the courses
Calender academic year 2013/14
www.wageningenuniversity.nl/UK > Info for > Current MSc students > > Agenda and Calender academic year
12 ECTS 12 ECTS 6 ECTS 6 ECTS 12 ECTS 12 ECTS
1 year = 60 ECTS
! For residence-permit: pass at least 30 ECTS/year
Grading system: absolute grading, not relative
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MNH courses
Grading System
National/Wageningen University Grade
Total number awarded in reference group
Grading percentages*
Students with this grade belong to Top ... %
10 4 0.16 0.16
9.5 42 1.67 1.83
9 157 6.25 8.08
8.5 272 10.84 18.92
* based on the total amount of grades awarded in the last academic year
1 course, 3 exams/year: 2 re-exams (Feb. and Aug.) ! After passing a course: no chance for re-exam anymore
Lessons: Mon - Fri 8.30 - 18.00u
Morning:
1 = 8.30 - 9.15
2 = 9.30 - 10.15
3 = 10.30 - 11.15
4 = 11.30 - 12.15
(5 = 12.15 – 13.00)
Afternoon:
6 = 13.30 - 14.15
7 = 14.30 - 15.15
8 = 15.30 - 16.15
9 = 16.30 - 17.15
(10 = 17.15 – 18.00)
Hours of studying: officially = 42 hours/week
1rst year students report: 37 uur/week (average!)
Of which 25 contact-hours en 12 hours self study
MNH - overview
Minimal 120 ECTS
● Common part
● Specialization
● (optional courses)
MNH – common part (1)
Scientific Skills Training (SST): YMC-61303
● Compulsory, except for those who did a Dutch BSc
● Interpreting scientific article nutrition research
● Find your way in the library
Modular Skills Training (MOS):YMC-60303
● Compulsory for everybody
● Choose 2 modules, www.mos.wur.nl
● Register for modules, eg. ECS-65000
MNH – common part (2)
Academic Consultancy Training (ACT): YMC-60809
● Compulsory, except those who have interdisciplinary and project work experience and are experienced in reflecting; or did Dutch HBO V&D
● Pre-registration: http://actregistration.wur.nl
Internship: find one yourself
● Supervisor from one of the following chairs: Communication and Innovation studies, Human and Animal
Physiology, Human nutrition, Nutrition and Pharmacology,
Epidemiology and Public Health, Metabolism and Nutrigenomics,
Toxicology, Cell Biology and Immunology, Sensory Science and
Eating Behaviour
● Work at a company, in the Netherlands or abroad
At least 3 months prior to start course
MNH: 4 Specializations
C: Molecular Nutrition and Toxicology
B: Nutritional Physiology and Health Status
D: Sensory Science
A: Epidemiology and Public Health
Specialization A
Epidemiology and Public Health
Relationship nutrition – prevalence of diseases
Methodology
Analysing data / Statistics
Example epidemiology: Fish intake and metabolic syndrome in Dutch heart patients
Example public health: Contribution of food-based interventions to the consumption of vitamin A rich food among children 3-36 months in Northern Ghana
Specialization B
Nutritional Physiology and Health Status
Different aspects:
Nutritional Physiology in the life cycle
Clinical nutrition
Sports nutrition
Eating behaviour
Example: Effects of beverages containing high-fructose and sucrose on satiety
Example: Gastric emptying of preoperative beverage: a combined glucose-protein drink
Methodology, measuring
Experimental subjects
Specialization C
Molecular Nutrition and Toxicology
Different aspects:
Immunology
Nutritional pharmacology
Food toxicology
Metabolism and Nutrigenomics
Mechanisms
Lab work
Example: Investigating the effects of vitamin K and vitamin B12 on osteoblast differentiation
Example: Vitamin-poisoning of children due to supplement-use
Specialization D
Sensory Science
Different aspects:
Biology & chemistry behind taste and smell
Mechanisms of satiety
Methods to test preferences of consumers
More info: after lunch
Courses within specializations
CS: Compulsory courses RO0: Basic courses RO1: Core courses RO2: Broadening perspective RO3: Providing tools, skills (spec. C) / thesis RO4: Thesis (spec. C)
Choose courses depending on • background, • specialization, • personal interest and • possibilities in the schedule
Basic courses: RO0 and SST
Period 1:
1MO: Basic Statistics (MAT14303)
1MO: SST (YMC-61303)
1AF: Intro epidemiology and public health (HNE-24806)
Period 2:
2MO: spec. A: Advanced Statistics for nutritionists (MAT-24306)
2AF: Methodology Nutrition Research (HNE-24306)
Period 3:
3: spec. B: Advanced Statistics for nutritionists (MAT-24306)
MSc Nutrition and Health - programme
MNH – thesis
1(12) 2(12) 3 (6) 4 (6) 5 (12) 6 (12) Periode (ECTS)
Year 1
MNH – thesis
AF
MO
AF
Year 2
RO0 + SST: Basic courses
RO1: Core courses of specialization
RO2: Broadening courses of specialization
RO3: Providing tools, skills (spec. C)/
thesis (spec. A & B)
CS: Compulsory
Optional courses
ACT + MOS
RO4: Thesis
(spec. C)
Specialisation B (no ACT)
One example. Differences depending on specialisation, ACT or not, individual choices
Internship
MSc Nutrition and Health - programme
MNH – thesis
1(12) 2(12) 3 (6) 4 (6) 5 (12) 6 (12) Periode (ECTS)
Year 1
MNH – thesis
AF
MO
AF
Year 2
RO0: Basic courses
RO1: Core courses of specialization
RO2: Broadening courses of specialization
RO3: Providing tools, skills (spec. C)/
thesis (spec. A & B)
CS: Compulsory
Optional courses
ACT + MOS
Thesis (spec. C)
Specialisation C
One example. Differences depending on specialisation, ACT or not, individual choices
Internship
Making an appointment
Students who did a Dutch ‘HBO Dietetiek’ need some patience.... Follow all basic courses during period 1
Unless you did a minor with (some of the) basic courses
No Dutch ‘HBO Dietetiek’, sign in at one of the papers, for this week
For appointments during the academic year: use our appointment system:
www.mnh.wur.nl, current students, intranet: follow the link
Questions?
Break
Forum
• Education roomnumber > 100
• Student Service Centre (SSC)
• IT-support
• Deans
• Library & WUR-shop
Orion
• Education roomnumber > 1000
Wageningen Campus
Wageningen UR
Roomnumber >100? => Forum Roomnumber > 1000? = > Orion
103
Username and password via private email address:
Needed to login at WUR-computer
● Workplaces op Forum/ Orion etc., Computer rooms
Own network M-drive (1 GB)
WUR-mail = first [email protected] (400 MB)
● All study related information via this e-mail
● You can use http://webmail.wur.nl
WUR-account
www.wageningenUR.nl/myportal
Gateway to all education applications from Wageningen University:
● Corporate and education news;
● Messages from your teachers;
● Links to web sites with course content (Blackboard);
● Your marks;
● List of your courses;
● Lecture time table.
Your course schedule and courses
Course code Teaching method
Location (clickable)
Select timespan!
Course name
# Credits
Hyperlink to site with course content
(Blackboard) Registered for course for period 1 Registered for exam for period 1
Available ~2 months before start of period
Always check final planning exam 1 week before scheduled (small change may occur!)
www.schedule.WU.nl
Your programme, easy to register
(note: availability depends on your MSc programme)
Click here for your full programme
Register for course and first exam
Credits obtained so far
Link to programme approval
Search in the study-handbook easily
Query term, e.g. coursecode
And look for specific periods
Available ~3 months before start of academic year
www.studyhandbook.WU.nl
Course codes in study handbook
Code (XXX-20406)
Education Type & contact hours
Assumed knowledge
Staff: Contact person, Lecturer(s), Examiner(s)
Contents/Learning outcomes/Activities/Exams/
Literature
Other programmes
Example: HAP-30306 Nutritional Physiology
chair level ECTS
Contact persons courses first period
HNE-24806 Intro. to Epid. and Public Health [email protected]
MAT-14303 Basic Statistics [email protected]
YMC-61303 Scientific Skills Training [email protected]
WU Agenda → own agenda
www.wageningenur.nl -> Education & programmes -> Current students -> Agenda & calender academic year
Support: general WU - administration
Student administration at Student Service Centre (SSC)
● WUR Card; Registering; etc.
● Visiting address: Forum, ground floor
Support: study advising
Study advisers MNH
Martine Nieboer and Marloes van der Kamp (both part-time)
Discuss individual programme
Programme known: have it approved by exam committee, via SSC – study program approval
E-mail: [email protected]
Use appointment system via: www.mnh.wur.nl
Visiting address: room 218/219 Biotechnion
Biotechnion: 307, room 218 / 219
After entering main entrance, go left, take stairs to floor 2, turn right and you’ll see 218 & 219
Study Association Di-et-Tri
Buddy system for 1rst year MSc students
Lots of other things (Di-et-Tri will tell you this afternoon)
Student Counselling Services
Student counsellors (dean)
Student psychologists
General practicioner / vaccination centre
www.wageningenuniversiteit.nl/UK/education/studentfacilities/
Report issues within 2 months
For dyslexia, in case you need extra time at exams or bigger font: ask the form at SSC desk, or fill it out online to get a letter to show teachers.
English Courses
Oxford Online Placement Test: • Not compulsory, but recommended when you have
difficulties with English • Make appointment at Language Services (Forum, floor 1) • First course starts in September • http://www.languageservices.wur.nl/UK/
Getting started
appointment study adviser: individual study plan
● Preparation: read content courses of your preferred specialization RO0,1,2,3 (4)
● HBO V&D students: appointment during 1rst period, take all RO0 courses in 1rst period
Register for courses period 1 a.s.a.p.
Gather information you need: study handbook, scheduling (times, rooms), EDUweb, etc.
Buy readers and books at WUR-shop
Oxford Quick Placement Test? Register for English course?
Questions?
