Courses: Human Nutrition and Foods (NUTR)College: Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Any TCCN equivalents are indicated in square brackets [ ].

NUTR 2133: Food Science Lab I
Cr. 1. (0-3). Prerequisite: NUTR 2233, 3101, and declared major in nutrition. Laboratory aspects of the general principles of food and food preparation.

NUTR 2332: Introduction To Human Nutrition (formerly HDCS 2332)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: MATH 1310 and either BIOL 1334, or 1344 , and CHEM 1301 or 1331. Principles of human nutrition, with emphasis on the nutrient composition of foods, nutrient absorption, and metabolic and physiological processes. Evaluate nutrition claims.

NUTR 2333: Food Science I (formerly NUTR 2233)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: NUTR 2332, 3101, and declared major in nutrition. Concurrent enrollment in NUTR 2133 required. Introduction to general principles of food, preparation and their relationship to chemistry and microbiology.

NUTR 3101: Dietetics as a Profession
Cr. 1. (1-0). Prerequisites: declared major in nutrition. Overview of dietetics profession, including the development of a professional portfolio, career options in dietetics, and application to post-baccalaureate programs.

NUTR 3235: Commercial Food Production Lab
Cr. 2. (0-6). Prerequisites: junior standing and NUTR 3330. Concurrent enrollment in NUTR 3335. Analysis of food service systems with laboratory experiences in quantity food processing and merchandising.

NUTR 3320: Seminar in Nutrition Research (formerly NUTR 4337)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: junior standing and NUTR 2332. Analysis of research methods in the field of nutrition.

NUTR 3330: Food Service Systems Management (formerly NUTR 4332)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing and NUTR 2133, 2332, 2333, and 3101. Overview of food service management with emphasis in operation and management functions. Includes food safety, menu, purchasing and receiving, production and service, facility design, accounting, marketing, and human resources.

NUTR 3334: Advanced Nutrition (formerly HDCS 3334)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing and NUTR 2332. Metabolic pathways of macronutrients. Role of micronutrients in human nutrition.

NUTR 3335: Commercial Food Production (formerly HDCS 3335)
Cr. 3. (2-1). Prerequisites: junior standing and NUTR 3330. Concurrent enrollment in NUTR 3235. Analysis of food service systems in quantity food processing and merchandising.

NUTR 3336: Nutritional Pathophysiology
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing and NUTR 2332, BIOL 1334, 1134, 1344, and 1144. Diseased and other abnormal physiological processes of various pathological conditions involving the cardiovascular and metabolic systems and their relationship to diet and nutrition.

NUTR 3340: Nutrition In The Life Cycle (formerly HDCS 3340)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: junior standing and NUTR 2332. Changes in nutritional needs from infancy through advanced age. Changes in absorption, metabolism, and utilization of nutrients throughout the life cycle.

NUTR 4135: Food Science Lab II
Cr. 1. (0-3). Prerequisites: credit for NUTR 2133 , 2233, and credit for or concurrent enrollment in NUTR 4235. Laboratory aspects of food, chemistry, and microbiology.

NUTR 4235: Food Science II (formerly HDCS 4335)
Cr. 2. (2-0). Prerequisites: junior standing, NUTR 2133, and NUTR 2333. Continuation from NUTR 2333 with greater exploration of the relationship between food, chemistry, and microbiology.

NUTR 4312: Nutrition Assessment and Planning (formerly NUTR 3333)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing, NUTR 2332, 3336, BIOL 1334, 1344, CHEM 1331, and 1332. Determination of nutritional status of individuals, including dietary assessment and anthropometric techniques. Emphasis on diet modification, counseling, documentation, and provision of care.

NUTR 4333: Medical Nutrition Therapy - Cardiovascular
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing NUTR 3336 and 4312. Medical nutrition therapy in the management of cardiovascular and renal diseases, diabetes, obesity, and digestive disorders.

NUTR 4334: Community Nutrition (formerly HDCS 4334)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing and NUTR 2332. Assessment of the nutritional needs of population groups. Application of nutritional epidemiology and overview of nutritional programs and interventions available in the community.

NUTR 4336: Issues In Women's Nutrition
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: NUTR 3340. Women's nutrition, including life cycle stages and diseases of women.

NUTR 4338: Pediatric Nutrition
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: NUTR 3340. Nutritional needs of healthy and diseased infants, children, and adolescents. Problems with nutrition delivery.

NUTR 4339: Sports Nutrition
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing and NUTR 2332. Exercise physiology and biochemistry. Nutritional strategies to enhance performance, before, during and after competition.

NUTR 4345: The Obesity Epidemic
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: junior standing. Investigation of public health, policy, and environmental correlates of obesity prevention and control in the U.S.

NUTR 4346: Research in Obesity and Weight Management
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing and NUTR 2332 and KIN 4310. Overview of the multiple contributing factors in obesity; analysis of current research in obesity and weight management; review of dietary approaches to weight control.

NUTR 4347: Medical Nutrition Therapy - Metabolic
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing and NUTR 2332 and 3336. Medical nutrition therapy in the management of liver, gall bladder, respiratory, cancer, and infectious disease states.

NUTR 4348: Introduction to Nutritional Counseling
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing, NUTR 2332, and declared Human Nutrition and Foods major. Overview of dietetics profession, including the development of a professional portfolio, career options in dietetics, and application to post-baccalaureate programs.

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Effective beginning Fall 2013:
NUTR 4349: Public Policy in Nutrition
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: NUTR 2332. Overview of public policies in government agencies related to nutrition.

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Effective beginning Fall 2013:
NUTR 4350: Global Health and Nutrition
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: NUTR 2332. Emerging issues in international nutrition and public health.

NUTR 4396: Selected Topics in Nutrition (formerly HDCS 4396)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing and NUTR 2332. May be repeated for a maximum of nine hours when topics vary.

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Catalog Publish Date: August 22, 2012
This Page Last Updated: May 1, 2013