Self Assessment Form
This is a pre-screen Physiology and biochemistry self assessment form for application to the Pg Diploma in Dietetics and MSc in
Public Health Nutrition. Applicants should use this form to self declare any relevant prior study which can be used as part of the
admissions process and as outlined in the admissions requirement information. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure this
form is completed sufficiently and written evidence provided in order to allow the programme team to screen their application.
Topic
Overview of biological chemistry:
o Organic chemistry and functional groups,
free radicals, oxidation and reduction.
o Biological molecules – carbohydrates, lipids
and proteins.
o Enzymes
o Metabolic pathways
o Regulation of metabolic pathways
2) Carbohydrate metabolism –
o overview of carbohydrate digestion and
absorption: glucose and glycogen
o glycolysis,
glycogenolysis
and
gluconeogenesis; TCA cycle,
electron
transfer chain and energy metabolism.
Modules studied Credits
and year
and level
Evidence
supplied
Internal use
only (scoring)
3) Lipid metabolism
o overview of digestion and absorption of lipids
– saturated,
unsaturated
and
polyunsaturated fatty acids; essential
fatty
acids;
cholesterol.
Lipid
metabolism – lipoprotein metabolism
o regulation of cholesterol metabolism
4) Amino acid metabolism
o overview of protein digestion and amino acid
absorption
o deamination and transamination reactions
5) Integration of fat carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
o Metabolic control of fat and carbohydrate
metabolism – role of glucagon and insulin in
the fed and fasting state.
6) Understand the physiology of human digestion.
o Physiology of gastrointestinal
tract/digestion and absorption
o Role of major and accessory organs in
digestion
7) Immunology (Summary)
8) Microbiology (Summarise)
9) Sociology (Summarise)
10) any other relevant modules (Summarise)