GENERAL INFORMATION
  • Name of course :
    MALNUTRITION AND FOOD SAFETY FROM A GLOBAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVE
  • Qualification awarded:
    Curs Superior Universitari (Degree Universitat Barcelona)
  • Number of credits:
    3,00
  • Centre responsible :
    Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
  • Length of course (in academic years):
    1
  • Mode of delivery (face-to-face/ blended/ distance):
    Face-to-face
MANAGEMENT:

  • Fumadó Perez, Victòria

  • Salamanca Rubio, Jorge

RECOMMENDED APPLICANT PROFILES AND ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Students and professionals with experience, training or a general interest in the main challenges of nutrition and food safety, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries.

ADMISSION FOR APPLICANTS NOT HOLDING A DEGREE QUALIFICATION:

The course is also open to students with no prior university education, who will acquire the same knowledge and skills and receive a specific qualification for their learner group. Information on the access requirements and other conditions can be obtained from the course directors.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

- To understand the main nutritional problems with an impact on health, survival and the development potential of populations in developing countries.
- To acquire a general understanding of nutritional status at a family, community, national and international level, exploring how malnutrition can be prevented or reduced in the absence of sufficient economic development through public and private intervention.
- To understand current challenges in food safety.

FURTHER INFORMATION OF INTEREST
  • Enrolment fee:
    • 525,00 €
    • An increase of 10% is applied to the price, up to a maximum of € 70, as administration fee
  • In-company placement(s):
    No
  • Date on which pre-enrolment begins:
    12/2/2019
  • Date on which pre-enrolment ends:
    3/6/2020
  • Classes begin:
    3/9/2020
FACULTY OR SCHOOL WHERE THE COURSE IS TAUGHT
  • Name of individual or institution:
    Facultat de Medicina UB
  • Address:
    C/ Casanova 143 Campus Casanova
    08036 Barcelona
    Espanya
  • Email address:
    formacion@isglobal.org
  • Webpage:
    http://www.isglobal.org
  • Telephone:
    +34 932 271 806
  • Fax:
    +34 932 271 821
  • Observations:
    Office hours:

    Monday to Friday - 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES
  • Name of individual or institution:
    Dra. Núria Casamitjana
  • Address:
    C/ Rosselló 132, 7a Campus Casanova
    08036 Barcelona
    Espanya
  • Email address:
    formacion@isglobal.org
  • Webpage:
    http://www.isglobal.org
  • Telephone:
    +34 932 271 814
  • Fax:
    +34 932 271 821
  • Observations:
    Office hours:

    Monday to Friday - 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.