LLEK10257U Food Choice and Acceptance
MSc Programme in Food Innovation and Health
MSc Programme in Animal Derived Foods
The course has its focus on the different factors underlying consumers’ food behaviours. Centrally in the course are theories on determinants of food choice, strategies to change behaviour and theory of decision making processes. Factors influencing food acceptance throughout the different life stages, the relationships between choice, consumption of foods and the sensory, psychological and physiological responses in the human body are presented and discussed. The physiological and psychological drivers of food acceptance and food intake are presented in relation to (neuro)physiological processes in the brain and GI tract. Methods and techniques for measuring specific responses in relation to eating behaviour are introduced theoretically. The students will in groups work on a curriculum related topic, and hand in a project report towards the end of the course. Only submission, presentation and approval of project report will qualify the student for the examination.
The course aims at introducing students to the determinants and principles of consumer’s food behaviours.
Knowledge
- Demonstrate overview of the terminology and definitions in the
field of food choice and acceptance research
- List the most important factors that play a role in food
choice and acceptance
- Explain the coupling between sensory and physiological effects on
food intake
- Describe the neurological principles and mechanisms of sensory
perception, desires, appetite and food reward/addiction
- Describe how perception and more specifically interoception
influence food acceptance
- Identify and discuss the prevailing theories of food choice
behaviour
Skills
- Analyse and discuss formation of food preferences and habits and
how these are related to sensation, perception, cognition, emotion
and physiological processes
- Integrate neurological principles and mechanisms of sensory
perception, appetite and food addiction
- Design and reflect on solutions to handle scientific as well as
everyday life problems in breaking food habits
- Compare and explain how different scientific disciplines work
with food choice behaviour
Competences
- Evaluate and critically review scientific work related to changes
in food acceptance
- Design small scale experiments in the food choice domain,
interpret and evaluate the resulting data
- Collaborate effectively in joint exercises with fellow students
Lecture notes and compendium (latest version). The compendium is available for purchase from Academic Books on Campus.
- Category
- Hours
- Colloquia
- 10
- Exam
- 4
- Lectures
- 48
- Preparation
- 72
- Project work
- 46
- Theory exercises
- 26
- Total
- 206
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- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written examination, 4 hours under invigilationTypically 4-6 questions with sub-questions. The individual weight of the sub-questions may vary, but the percentage is always listed.
- Exam registration requirements
Submission, presentation and approval of project report/poster
- Aid
- All aids allowed
NB: If the exam is held at the ITX, the ITX will provide you a computer. Private computer, tablet or mobile phone CANNOT be brought along to the exam. Books and notes should be brought on paper or saved on a USB key.
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
More than one internal examiner
- Re-exam
Possibility to re-submit project report/poster two weeks before the registration date of the re-examination.
If 10 or fewer register for the re-examination the examination form will be oral.
Criteria for exam assesment
Fullfilment of the learning outcomes
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- LLEK10257U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 2
- Schedule
- B
- Course capacity
- No limitation
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study Board of Food, Human Nutrition and Sports
Contracting department
- Department of Food Science
Course responsibles
- Per Møller (3-746971446a737368326f7932686f)