Nutrition Course Descriptions

HNSC 7120X Epidemiology

45 hours; 3 credits
Principles and application of epidemiological analysis, illustrations of incidence, distribution, multiple determinants, and control of disease. Methods of investigation. Sources, presentation, and interpretation of data. Prerequisite: an introductory course in epidemiology or an equivalent course.

HNSC 7183X Health Counseling

45 hours; 3 credits
Application of principles and methods of counseling to health problems. Case studies, identification of problems, techniques of interviewing. Prerequisite: a course in personal and community health.

HNSC 7210X Nutritional Biochemistry

45 hours; 3 credits
Emphasis on homeostatic mechanisms and hormonal controls of intermediary metabolism on a cellular level. Select topics related to the metabolic diseases and inborn errors of metabolism. Prerequisite: a course in advanced nutrition and a course in nutritional chemistry or biochemistry or permission of the chair.

HNSC 7211X Micronutrients

45 hours; 3 credits
Physiological regulation of metabolism of vitamins and minerals; effects of deficiencies and excesses. Prerequisite: a course in nutrition and a course in biochemistry; or permission of the chair.

HNSC 7212X Evaluating Nutrition Research

45 hours; 3 credits

Critical examination of current literature and scientific research in nutrition. Impact of current nutritional developments relating to individual, family, and community well-being. Prerequisite: Courses in biochemistry, medical nutrition therapy and statistics, or permission of the chair.

HNSC 7213X Human Pathophysiology

45 hours; 3 credits
Etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical manifestations of human diseases that are treated by nutritional therapies. Prerequisite: a course in human physiology.

HNSC 7221X Cultural Aspects of Foods

45 hours; 3 credits
Foodways, the study of relationships of food and culture. Ethnic, geographic, economic, social, religious influences on food habits and practices of individuals and families. Prerequisite: a course in food science or nutrition or permission of the chair.

HNSC 7230X Community Nutrition

45 hours; 3 credits
Community and public health nutrition with focus on factors affecting food consumption of a community and nutritional problems of select groups. Consumption patterns, assessment techniques, intervention programs, and evaluation of programs (federal, state, and local). Prerequisite: a course in human nutrition and a course in life cycle, developmental or geriatric nutrition, or permission of the chair.

HNSC 7231X Pediatric Nutrition

45 hours; 3 credits
Effects of nutritional factors on development from prenatal growth to adolescence. Topics include: placental transport of nutrients, causes of congenital defects, breast feeding vs. bottle feeding, factors affecting rate of growth and age at puberty, effects of nutritional deficiencies and excesses, and the relationship of nutrients to morphogenetic or biochemical processes. Prerequisite: a course in advanced nutrition and a course in physiology.

HNSC 7232X Geriatric Nutrition

45 hours; 3 credits
Recent knowledge of nutrition and human aging. Special emphasis on interactions of physiological stages, age, lifestyle, health, disease, and nutrition. Examination of research findings focusing on the relationship of nutrition to the structural and functional changes associated with the aging process. Prerequisite: a course in nutrition or permission of the chair.

HNSC 7233X Nutrition and Behavior

45 hours; 3 credits
The relationship between nutrient deprivation during critical growth periods and interactional and learning deficits and maladaptive behavior patterns. Behavioral disorders and nutrient needs and idiosyncrasies. Psychodietetics: determinants of psychological reactions to foods and evolving food behavior patterns. Prerequisite: one course in psychology and a course in human nutrition and a course in physiology.

HNSC 7234X Nutrition and Exercise

30 hours plus conference; 3 credits
Exploration of human nutritional requirements of exercise; the significance of intermediary metabolic pathways and the effect of dietary manipulation on exercise performance. (This course is the same as PEES 7279X [779X].) Prerequisite: a course in human or animal physiology and a course in exercise physiology or biochemistry.

HNSC 7240X Assessment Techniques and Nutritional Care

45 hours; 3 credits
Study of the components of nutritional assessment as the initial step in nutrition care process. Emphasis on comparative analysis of dietary intake methods, interpretation of clinical laboratory values, evaluation of anthropometric and body composition methods, retrieval of medical history/physical examination data. Prerequisite: a course in medical nutrition therapy and HNSC 7213X.

HNSC 7241X Nutritional Aspects of Disease

45 hours; 3 credits
Changes in requirements and utilization of nutrients; nutritional status of the individual during pathological states. Disease, malnutrition, and environmental pollution assaults on nutrient metabolism. Methodology and interpretation of recent clinical nutrition research. Prerequisite: a course in medical nutrition therapy and HNSC 7213X or permission of the chair.

HNSC 7910 Special Topics Course: Integrative and Functional Nutrition (new number pending)

45 hours; 3 credits

Introduction to principles guiding the practice of integrative and functional nutrition therapy; patient centered approach; identifying unique nutritional imbalances; supporting detoxification pathways; evaluating the interaction among genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors that impact chronic disease risk.

HNSC 7931 Principles of Nutrition Research

45 hours; 3 credits
Examination of experimental design as applied to nutrition research, including intervention, observational, survey, and animal models. Development of research topics; methods of data collection; interpretation and presentation of results; ethical considerations; application of principles for development of research proposals and evaluation of the nutrition literature. Prerequisites: advanced course work in nutrition and a course in biostatistics.

HNSC 7935X Research Seminar II

45 hours; 3 credits
Examination of quantitative and qualitative techniques appropriate for research in the health sciences. Class discussions of each student's efforts in developing a master's thesis. (Not open to students who are enrolled in or have completed HNSC 7940X [791.3X] or 7950X [797.1X].) Prerequisite: HNSC [791X] or 7930X [791.1X], and a GPA of 3.00 (B) or better in graduate courses completed to date.

HNSC 7999X Thesis Research

3 credits

Hours to be arranged; 3 credits

Research for master's thesis supervised by a faculty member. Credit is not earned until the thesis is accepted. Students register for this course only once. Prerequisite: HNSC 7931X or permission of the deputy chair.

Graduate Nutrition Courses (rotation)

Fall Semesters (M.S.)

HNSC 7200—Seminar in Nutritional Practice (Dietetic Interns only)

HNSC 7202—Fieldwork in Dietetic Practice I (Dietetic Interns only)

HNSC 7212—Evaluating Nutrition Research

HNSC 7213—Human Pathophysiology

HNSC 7230—Community Nutrition

HNSC 7231—Developmental Nutrition

HNSC 7931—Principles of Nutrition Research

HNSC 7935—Research Seminar II (first part of master's thesis sequence)

HNSC 7999—Thesis Research (second part of master's thesis sequence)

Spring Semesters (M.S.)

HNSC 7201—Seminar in Clinical Applications of Nutrition Research (Dietetic Interns only)

HNSC 7203—Fieldwork in Dietetic Practice II (Dietetic Interns only)

HNSC 7210—Nutritional Biochemistry

HNSC 7211—Micronutrients

HNSC 7221—Cultural Aspects of Food

(HNSC 7233—Nutrition and Behavior, under revision)

HNSC 7234/KINS 7279—Nutrition and Exercise

HNSC 7240—Assessment Techniques and Nutritional Care

HNSC 7241—Nutritional Aspects of Disease

HNSC 7120—Epidemiology