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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:2 / 3
Course supervisor:Viesturs Kreicbergs
Study type:Part time, Full time
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Medical Services
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Chemistry; Organic Chemistry

Objective

To introduce students with a specific food composition.

Prerequisites

Inorganic, organic and food chemistry.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

After successful completion of the course students will gain knowledge and a critical understanding of certain foods chemical structure, which will allow them to:
• analytically evaluate a specific food composition;
• discuss the certain food nutrients;
• analyze the chemical changes in foodstuffs during storage and processing of them;
• describe the importance of food consumption.

Skills

After the successful completion of the course, students will have acquired skills to:
• independently obtain information on specific nutrition and sensory properties;
• be able to structure the selected literature on a specific food composition;
• compare and analyze various food properties.

Competence

Using their knowledge and skills, the student will be able to critically evaluate the role of various foods in the diet by product's energy and organic nutrition.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Nutrition, RFU4Bachelor’sRequiredViesturs Kreicbergs
Nutrition, RFUN4Bachelor’sRequiredViesturs Kreicbergs