GDST1003

Course Descriptions

Science and technology play crucial roles in affecting our daily lives. Their effects could directly or indirectly, positively or negatively impact our well-being. The aim of this course is to let students appreciate the importance of science in our well-being, in particularly, the importance of our environment on our physical and mental health, and how we can better adapt to our stressful environment. The course integrates subject in environmental science, food science and psychology to raise awareness of our dependency on the environment such as the quality of the air we breathe, water we drink, and food we eat all affect our physical and mental health as well as our economy then foster recognition of how food and food industry may affect the environment and be affected by the environment and understand how food may affect personal well-being, and appreciate how the holistic concept of mental well-being can help us adapt to our stressful environment. The concept of positive psychology, focusing on positive emotions, strengths, and good mental health rather than disease will be discussed.

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