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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

With a WageningenX provided an online platform for education, the certificate program Nutrition, Heart Disease and Diabetes is a fully open online course program that illustrates and informs about the role of nutrition with the disease. It explores two main diseases of heart and diabetes that have been causing death majorly all around the world.

The students will learn about several body-related cardiovascular diseases that affect along with the risk factors and their impact. After course completion, the candidate will be able to have a deeper understanding of the pathophysiological concepts such as epigenetic factors and insulin resistance. This program will teach about interaction required between the disease, nutrients and diets. As the course progresses, the candidate should be exposed to cardiometabolic-based disease research and how many diseases are prevented and treated using proper lifestyle with dietary modifications.

The Nutrition, Heart Disease and Diabetes program helps a wide range of professionals in many fields and is an important and essential part of the “Nutrition and Disease” professional certificate program.

The Highlights

6 to 8 hours of student engagement
5 weeks period course duration
100% e-learning course
Program is self-paced
English mode of instruction
3-course instructors from Wageningen
Audit option for the course
Wageningen verified the certificate.

Programme Offerings

Open response assignments
Video transcripts
Midterm exam
Final Exam
Module exam

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 12385	yes	Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen

The aggregate fee decided for the program is Rs. 12,318

Nutrition, Heart Disease and Diabetes

Fee Details	Amount in Rs.
Total fee	Rs. 12,385

Note: The Student who wants to audit this course without a certificate can do so without any fee.

Eligibility Criteria

Education

Although it does not specify a degree or educational background, it is necessary that the candidate coming from a wide range of backgrounds in education needs to have knowledge of basic Biology through their coursework.

Certification qualifying details

Each module exams and open response argument individually carry their own contributions to the final grade and the student needs to obtain at least a minimum grade of 60 % to be awarded the certificate of completion in the verified track along with the payment of program fee.

What you will learn

Knowledge of nutrition

This course on Nutrition, Heart Disease and Diabetes is provided for a diversity of candidates who will learn the following:

The candidate will learn about the occurrence, progress and treatment of diseases that are cardiometabolic in nature.
The candidates will understand more about cardiometabolic diseases with the role played by dietary factors affecting them.
The candidates will learn about type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other disorders that are caused due to biological processes.
The candidates will understand the role played by genetic factors and epigenetics in diseases.
The candidates will get an insight into the primary prevention guidelines.
The candidate will understand the risk factors associated with cardiometabolic diseases.
The candidates will understand the role played by gut microbiota for immunity.
The candidate will learn several nutritional strategies that should be used for diet and disease prevention.
The candidates will learn about the role of diet in terms of salt and beverages that affect or cause disease.
The candidate will learn about the molecular aspects of omics, genetics, and epigenetics.

Who it is for

DietitianFood ScientistGeneral PhysicianEpidemiologistBiologist

This course on Nutrition, Heart Disease and Diabetes will be benefiting the following people:

Epidemiologists, Physicians and Healthcare professionals who wish to enhance their understanding of cardio-metabolic diseases.
Biologists, Food scientists and Nutrition educators will appreciate dietary factors influential in disease progression.
Nutritional educators and public health workers who can help in the primary prevention of diseases.

Admission Details

The process of obtaining admissions in the course is simple to follow and the applicant is expected to follow these steps to participate in the program.

The admission for Nutrition, Heart Disease and Diabetes course are:

Step 1: In order to start the registration process, the user must open an account on the given page here: https://courses.edx.org/register.

Step 2: The applicant should register for the course after registering his or her account using the "Enroll" option

Step 3: If the choice for the Verified track is preferred for the certificate, the candidate must opt for the 'Confirmed' course track.

Step 4: For the fee specified, the applicant must pay for the program under the following link: https://payment.edx.org/.

Step 5: The applicant should use the "Place Order" button and any online method to pay for the program fee, such as Paypal or others.

The Syllabus

Instructors

Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Who are the different professionals benefitted by this program?

The candidates come from a wide range of fields such as food science, biology, healthcare, nutritional education, policymaking, etc.

2: What are the topics required in this program?

Nutrition, Heart Disease and Diabetes certification course have topics covering cardiometabolic disease risk, the role of diet, pathophysiology, molecular aspects and nutritional strategies.

3: List the instructors who are associated with this course?

Marianne Geleijnse, Leanne Kupers and Dr. Marco Mensink are the faculty instructors from Wageningen University and Research will be teaching as per the course curriculum.

4: Are professional programs affiliated with this course?

Nutrition, Heart Disease and Diabetes course is delivered as part of the lecture series known as the “Food, Nutrition and Health” Professional Programme.

5: What is the contribution towards the final grade in tests and assignments?

To receive the certificate, the course with all the requisite tests and assignments and the student must be able to secure a 60% score.

6: What is the program's audit policy?

The audit policy is available to students on condition that they are not issued any verified credential or graded assessment.

7: In this program, what is the standard of difficulty for the program?

The course is planned as an intermediate difficulty level curriculum that has eligibility for completion of the program.

8: For this course, what is the knowledge requirement?

To enrol in this course, the participant needs to have knowledge of basic biology.