The minor in Nutritional Science requires the completion of a total of 15 semester credit hours from the following:

 

Table listing course options in the Nutrition minor program.

NUTR 3100

 

Applied Nutritional Science - 3 Hours

Prerequisite: BIOL 2651; Pre- or Co-requisite: BIOL 2652. Introduction to essential dietary nutrients and their metabolic functions. Students will explore the biochemical and physiological responses to macro and micronutrients and apply nutritional science to dietary choices for health promotion.

NUTR 4000

Advanced Nutritional Therapy - 3 Hours

Prerequisites: NUTR 3100. Nutritional assessment and interventions for health management in hospital and community settings. Emphasis is on therapeutic diets and physiologic responses to individual nutrients in the treatment of acute and chronic disease.

ELECTIVE COURSES (9 HOURS)

NUTR 3250

Special Topics in Nutrition - 3 Hours

Prerequisite: Basic nutrition course or NUTR 3100. An intensive study in any area of student interest related to nutrition or a current topic relevant to nutritional science or complementary nutrition care. Topics may vary depending on selected area of nutrition.

NUTR 3300

Nutrition, Fitness, and Health - 3 Hours

Prerequisites: Basic Nutrition course or NUTR 3100 with a grade of "C" or better. Basic nutrients and their role in fitness and health. This course focuses on the effect of nutrients and foods on physical fitness and health.

NUTR 3350

Weight Management and Behavior - 3 Hours

Prerequisites: Basic Nutrition course or NUTR 3100 with a grade of "C" or better. Assessment and interventions for management of unhealthy weights. Emphasis is on the relationship between weight and health problems. The role of behavior change and nutritional strategies in health promotion will be discussed.

NUTR 4900

Lifecycle Nutrition - 3 Hours

Prerequisites: Basic Nutrition course or NUTR 3100 with a grade of "C" or better. The study of nutritional needs from birth through old age. Emphasis is on factors that influence nutritional requirements for growth and development, maturation, and aging.

NUTR 4950

Community Nutrition and Health - 3 Hours

Prerequisites: Basic Nutrition course or NUTR 3100 with a grade of "C" or better. Role of nutrition policy and research in community health and nutrition programs. Emphasis is placed on application and utilization of tools to assess, analyze, and develop programs to meet the nutrition and health needs of communities.

 

Total Hours ........................................................................ 15 hours