Nutrition (NUTR)
Introduction to Dietetics and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND), including its purpose, membership requirements, professional ethics, by-laws, and career opportunities in dietetics, food service industries, and health care facilities. Class meets for two hours weekly.
College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.
Department: Phar Adm and Adm Health Scienc
Introduction to essential nutrients - their food sources, physiological functions, human needs to meet nutritional requirements at different stages of the life cycle, current nutrition trends and controversies. 3 credit hour course per week.
College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.
Department: Phar Adm and Adm Health Scienc
Introduction to selection, preparation and storage of food based on chemical and physical properties, applying food preparation techniques, understanding food components and their specific nature and behavior during preparation, evaluation of quality in food products. Course includes ServSafe Certification.
College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.
Department: Phar Adm and Adm Health Scienc
Examines nutritional needs during aging due to physiological; factors influencing food intake and nutritional status of the elderly; therapeutic diets for chronic diseases commonly found in older adults.
College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.
Department: Phar Adm and Adm Health Scienc
Examines nutritional needs through the life cycle with emphasis on physiological, metabolic, cultural, environmental, psychosocial, genetic, and environmental factors.
College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.
Department: Phar Adm and Adm Health Scienc
Examines nutritional needs for optimum performance; physical activity and fitness.
College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.
Department: Phar Adm and Adm Health Scienc
Analysis of chemical and physical properties of food, study of ingredient functions and factors affecting food product quality as measured by sensory and objective methods. Research design, data collection. Meets 2 hours/week lecture and 3 hours/week laboratory.
College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.
Department: Phar Adm and Adm Health Scienc
Discusses cultural beliefs and practices; religion, food supplies, and socioeconomic status and their impact on food choices and nutritional status.
College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.
Department: Phar Adm and Adm Health Scienc
Discusses the role of nutrition in promoting, maintaining and improving health in the community; financial, legislative, political, sociological, and scientific aspects of public and community health; analytical tools, grantsmanship; role of public and private agencies in community nutrition programs.
College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.
Department: Phar Adm and Adm Health Scienc
The application of principles and hands-on experience of counseling, motivational techniques, and communication skills dietetics/nutrition practice.
College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.
Department: Phar Adm and Adm Health Scienc
Discusses the principles in foodservice production systems with emphasis on equipment, principles of safe food handling, quality standards and controls, menu planning, and environmental issues. This course must be taken concurrently with NUTR 440L (Food Production Systems Lab).
Prerequisite(s): (NUTR 240)
College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.
Department: Phar Adm and Adm Health Scienc
The application of principles in foodservice production systems with emphasis on equipment, safe food handling, quality standards and controls, menu planning, and environmental issues. This course must be taken concurrently with NUTR 440 (Food Production)
Prerequisite(s): (NUTR 240)
College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.
Department: Phar Adm and Adm Health Scienc
Discusses management principles with emphasis on how they apply to food systems - human resources, food, equipment and facilities to provide a quality product and service to customers/clients/patients.
College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.
Department: Phar Adm and Adm Health Scienc
Provides training in nutrition status assessment techniques - laboratory methods for collection and interpretation of demographic, dietary, anthropometric, biochemical and clinical data.
Prerequisite(s): (NUTR 456)
College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.
Department: Phar Adm and Adm Health Scienc
Examines biochemical and molecular aspects of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates; interrelationship of nutrients; principles of determining nutritional requirements of individuals and clinical applications.
College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.
Department: Phar Adm and Adm Health Scienc
Examines biochemical and molecular aspects of vitamins and minerals; interrelationship of nutrients; principles of determining nutritional requirements of individuals and clinical applications. CO-REQUISITES: NUTR 450 (Nutritional Status Assessment Lab).
Prerequisite(s): (NUTR 456)
College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.
Department: Phar Adm and Adm Health Scienc
The application of the Nutrition Care Process (NCP) and evidence-based practice to specific pathophysiological conditions. This course must be taken concurrently with NUTR 460L (Medical Nutrition Therapy Lab I).
College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.
Department: Phar Adm and Adm Health Scienc
The application of the Nutrition Care Process (NCP) and evidence-based practice to specific pathophysiological conditions. This course must be taken concurrently with NUTR 460 (Medical Nutrition).
College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.
Department: Phar Adm and Adm Health Scienc
The application of the Nutrition Care Process (NCP) and evidence-based practice to specific pathophysiological conditions. This course must be taken concurrently with NUTR 461L (Medical Nutrition Therapy Lab II).
College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.
Department: Phar Adm and Adm Health Scienc
The application of the Nutrition Care Process (NCP) and evidence-based practice to specific pathophysiological conditions. This course must be taken concurrently with NUTR 461L (Medical Nutrition Therapy Lab II).
College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.
Department: Phar Adm and Adm Health Scienc