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BS Nutrition and Food Studies / MS Nutrition and Dietetics

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136-150 Total Credits Required

Liberal Arts Core

49 Credits

SAHS-UE 1
New Student Seminar
0 Credits
Expository Writing
EXPOS-UA 1
Writing the Essay
4 Credits
ACE-UE 110
The Advanced College Essay: Education and the Professions
4 Credits
Foreign Language (8 Credits)
Foundations of Contemporary Culture
CORE-UA 04xx/ST-CORE-UE
Texts and Ideas
4 Credits
CORE-UA 07xx/ST-CORE-UE
Expressive Culture
4 Credits
CORE-UA 05xx/ST-CORE-UE
Cultures and Contexts
4 Credits
Societies and Social Sciences
APSY-UE 2
Introduction to Psychology and its Principles
4 Credits
or
PSYCH-UA 1
Introduction to Psychology
4 Credits
Foundations of Scientific Inquiry
APSTA-GE 2XXX
Graduate Level Statistics by Advisement
3 Credits
CHEM-UA 120
Intro to Modern Chemistry
5 Credits
CHEM-UA 210
Principles of Organic & Biological Chemistry
5 Credits
NUTR-UE 1068
Introduction to Human Physiology
4 Credits
Liberal Arts Electives (11 Credits)

Undergraduate Coursework

68 Credits

Required Core Courses
FOOD-UE 1051
Food and Identity
4 Credits
NUTR-UE 85
Introduction to Foods and Food Science
3 Credits
NUTR-UE 91
Food Management Theory
3 Credits
NUTR-UE 119
Nutrition and Health
3 Credits
NUTR-UE 1052
Food Production and Management
3 Credits
Specialization Courses
NUTR-UE 120
Theories & Techniques of Nutrition Education and Counseling
2 Credits
NUTR-UE 1023
Food Microbiology and Sanitation
3 Credits
NUTR-UE 1064
Nutritional Biochemistry
3 Credits
NUTR-UE 1184
Food Science and Technology
3 Credits
NUTR-UE 1185
Clinical Nutrition Assessment and Intervention
3 Credits
NUTR-UE 1198
Fieldwork
4 Credits
NUTR-UE 1209
Community Nutrition
3 Credits
NUTR-UE 1260
Diet Assessment and Planning
3 Credits
NUTR-UE 1269
Nutrition and the Life Cycle
3 Credits
Restricted Electives by Advisement (choose two for 6 Credits total)
NUTR-GE 2041
Pediatric Nutrition
3 Credits
NUTR-GE 2043
Critical Care Nutrition
3 Credits
NUTR-GE 2045
Sports Nutrition
3 Credits
NUTR-GE 2xxx
Advanced Nutrition Seminar
3 Credits
NUTR-GE 2194
Weight Control
3 Credits
NUTR-GE 2220
Nutrition and Aging
3 Credits
NUTR-GE 2222
Nutritional Aspects of Eating Disorders
3 Credits

Electives

19 Credits

Graduate Nutrition Electives by Advisement (taken in junior or senior year - 6-9 Credits)
Unrestricted Electives (7-10 Credits)

Graduate Coursework

34-40 Credits

Students will take Track 1, 2, or 3 (detailed below)

Nutrition Science
NUTR-GE 2139
Advanced Nutrition: Protein- Fats and Carbohydrates
3 Credits
NUTR-GE 2144
Advanced Nutrition: Vitamins and Minerals
3 Credits
Statistics and Methods (coursework taken at the undergraduate level - 6 Credits)
Advanced Clinical Nutrition (two courses taken as Restricted Electives by Advisement in junior or senior year - 6 Credits)
Culminating Experience
NUTR-GE 2061
Research Applications in Nutrition
3 Credits
Or
NUTR-GE 2063
Res Appren in Foods & Nutrition
3 Credits

19 Credits

 

Physical Assessment
Course taken in junior or senior year

2 Credits

Graduate Level Electives by Advisement
Taken in junior or senior year

4 Credits

NUTR-GE 2037
Medical Nutrition Therapy
4 Credits
NUTR-GE 2198
Nutrition Counseling Theory and Practice
3 Credits
NUTR-GE 2146
Clinical Practice in Dietetics I
3 Credits
NUTR-GE 2147
Clinical Practice in Dietetics II
3 Credits

13 Credits

 

Graduate Level Electives by Advisement
Taken in junior or senior year

9 Credits

Additional Electives by Advisement

4 Credits

19 Credits

 

Graduate Level Electives by Advisement
Taken in junior or senior year

6 Credits

Additional Electives by Advisement

10-12 Credits

NUTR-GE 2077
Field Experience
1 - 4 Credits