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Nutrition & Dietetics

Undergraduate Nutrition Courses

ND 231: FOOD SCIENCE (4)
Scientific principles of food preparation; effect of preparation practices on food quality and nutrient retention; storage and preservation principles. 3 Lecture, 3 Lab.

ND 300: THE SCIENCE OF NUTRITION (3)
An introduction to the principles of a healthful diet and weight control on comparison to current trends in eating behaviors and food production.

ND 330: HUMAN NUTRITIONAL NEEDS (3)
Principles of nutrition; needs throughout the life cycle; selection of well-balanced diets for health and well-being.

ND 334: NUTRITIONAL APPLICATIONS (2)
Application of nutritional principles to diet planning, nutrient analysis including computer-aided analysis and nutritional assessment. PREQ: 330 or permission of instructor. 1 Lecture, 4 Lab.

ND 338: NORMAL AND THERAPEUTIC NUTRITION (3)
Principles of normal human nutrition, altered nutrition requirements of disease states, and medical nutrtion therapy. PREQ: BIOL 292, CHEM 133.

ND 340: COMMUNITY NUTRITION (3)
Application of nutrition principles to planning, funding, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of community nutrition programs and activities. PREQ: 330.

ND 389: COOPERATIVE EDUCATION IN NUTRITION (1 or 3, R15)
See Cooperative Education Program.

ND 431: FOOD PRESERVATION (3)
Principles and procedures for food preservation, home methods, principles of home food sanitation and spoilage, food storage techniques. PREQ: 231 or permission of instructor. 2 Lecture, 2 Lab.

ND 433: RESEARCH METHODS IN NUTRITION (3)
Standard procedures for nutrient analysis, including proximate analysis of foods, introductory experimental design and methodology. PREQ: 231: MATH 170 or PSY 251, COREQ: 436, 2 LECTURE, 4 LAB.

ND 434: EXPERIMENTAL METHODS OF FOODS (3)
Advanced food science principles and techniques of sensory and objective evaluation of foods. PREQ: 231; CHEM 133, 2 Lecture, 4 Lab.

ND 436: ADVANCED HUMAN NUTRITION (4)
Normal nutrition related to biochemical and physiological functioning; interrelationships of nutrients and their effect on body needs. PREQ: 334; BIOL 292; CHEM 133. COREQ: 433

ND 437: DIET THERAPY (3)
Mechanisms by which food contributes to maintenance of health, prevention of disease, and correction of nutritional disorders. PREQ: ND 334; BIOL 292; CHEM 133.

ND 439: INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE (3)
Introduction to professional ethics, conduct in patient care, utilization of laboratory values, nutritional assessment, and dietary management. COREQ: 437. 2 Lecture. 3 Clinical.

ND 480: Independent Study in Nutrition (1-3, R6)
PREQ: Permission of Instructor.

ND 495: SEMINAR IN NUTRITION (1)
Student presentation on current topics in nutrtion. PREQ: 436




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