Nutrition Courses

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(All courses carry 3 credits unless otherwise noted.)

101 Introduction to the Profession of Nutrition (1st sem) 1 cr

History of nutrition; career options and decision-making alternatives; professional societies and their roles; introduction to the faculty, curriculum, and facilities of the department.

130 Nutrition for a Healthy Lifestyle (BS) (both sem)

Introduction to the science of human nutrition. Relationship of health to food intake. Description, digestion, absorption, metabolism, interactions and functions of nutrients. Nutrient and energy requirements of young adults, athletes, older individuals. Nutrient deficiency symptoms. Body weight control. Eating disorders. Vegetarianism, other dietary preferences. Planning adequate diets that fit life-styles. Not for Nutrition majors.

210 Meal Management and Scientific Food Principles (2nd sem) 4 cr

With lab. Meal management; emphasis on nutritional, economic, time, ethnic, and cultural factors. Experimental application of the chemical and physical properties of food in food preparation. Prerequisites: CHEM 112 or equivalent; NUTR 230.

230 Basic Nutrition (both sem)

Basic principles of human nutrition. Energy needs. Chemical structures, physical characteristics, and metabolism of protein, carbohydrate, lipids, minerals, and vitamins. Human requirements at various ages. Food sources. Effects of deficiency or excess on health. Prerequisites: general biology and chemistry; organic chemistry concurrent.

232 Clinical Nutrition (2nd sem)

Integration of basic nutrition principles with their clinical applications: the nutrients, their functions, effects on health and disease prevention; foods as sources of nutrients; evaluation of dietary intake; impact of disease on nutritional assessment and care. For Nursing and Pre-Nursing majors only; does not replace NUTR 230 for Nutrition majors.

352 Nutrition in the Life Cycle (1st sem)

Nutritional needs and effects of intakes during pregnancy and lactation, infancy, preschool period, middle childhood, adolescence, adulthood and aging. Relation of nutrition to physical and physiological growth, development, maturation, and decline. Prerequisites: NUTR 230, biochemistry, physiology.

391C Writing in Nutrition and Dietetics
(1st sem)

Satisfies Junior Year Writing requirement for Nutrition majors only. Assignments include: resume, abstract, personnel evaluation, medical records, position paper, and edu-cational materials. Prerequisite: NUTR 230.

430 Nutrition and Metabolism (2nd sem)

The nutrients and their metabolic fate. The interdependent and interrelated nature of nutrients, and the effects of diet upon metabolic functions. Prerequisites: NUTR 230, BIOCHM 420, BIOL 339.

493, 494 Senior Seminar (both sem) 1 cr

Student presentations of topics which integrate previous coursework.

572 Community Nutrition (2nd sem)

Skills and techniques needed to carry out effective community nutrition programs and nutrition education, including knowledge of agencies and programs, program management and evaluation, nutrition policy, writing for radio and newspapers, principles of education, and working with people. Prerequisite: NUTR 352 or consent of instructor.

573 Community Nutrition Fieldwork (2nd sem) 3-6 cr

Supervised fieldwork experience in community nutrition programs. Prerequisites: NUTR 572 and consent of instructor.

577 Nutritional Problems in the U.S. (2nd sem)

A research-oriented approach to studying the impact of nutrition on the prevention of chronic disease. Prerequisite: NUTR 352.

578 Nutritional Problems of the Developing World (2nd sem)

The cause of malnutrition in developing countries, assessment of nutritional status in these countries and the biochemical and clinical dysfunctions consequent on malnutrition. Emphasis on protein-energy malnutrition in the young child. Prerequisite: NUTR 430 or consent of instructor.

579 Nutrition in Disease (1st sem)

Physiological and metabolic bases for nutritional care in the treatment of certain diseases. Topics include surgery, burns, infections, cancer, ulcers, malabsorption syndromes, diseases of the liver and gall bladder, renal failure, diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, genetic anomalies of metabolism. Alternative modes of feeding and methods of diet planning. Prerequisites: NUTR 352, BIOCHM 420 or NUTR 430, BIOL 339, or consent of instructor.

581 Dietetics Practice (1st sem) 2 cr

Application of nutrition knowledge to specific diseases and problems encountered in the practice of dietetics. Topics include: nutritional assessment, menu planning, ethics, quality assurance, regulations, and computer applications. Prerequisites: NUTR 352, NUTR 430 or BIOCHM 420, and NUTR 579 concurrently. Nutrition majors only.

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