NUTR 601 Fundamentals of Nutrition 3(3,0) Biochemical and physiological fundamentals of nutrition applicable to domestic animals and man. Digestive processes and absorption and metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, water, minerals, and vitamins are considered. Energy metabolism and comparative anatomy and physiology of digestive systems are discussed. Offered fall semester only. Preq: BIOCH 305, CH 223, or consent of instructor.
NUTR 624 Medical Nutrition Therapy I 4(3,3) Principles of nutritional assessment, education, and counseling skills; development of medical nutrition therapy for individuals with obesity and eating disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, metabolic, and renal disorders. Preq: BIOSC 223, NUTR 451, or consent of instructor.
NUTR 625 Medical Nutrition Therapy II 4(3,1) Development of medical nutrition therapy for individuals with various disease states including cardiovascular, hepatic, musculoskeletal, and neoplastic disorders with consideration of sociocultural and ethnic aspects of food consumption and alternative nutrition therapies. Preq: BIOSC 223, NUTR 424, or consent of instructor.
NUTR 626 Community Nutrition 3(3,0) Study of fundamentals of nutrition care delivery in community programs beginning with assessment and problem identification and continuing through the development, implementation, and evaluation of nutrition intervention programs. Preq: NUTR 451 or equivalent or consent of instructor.
NUTR 651 Human Nutrition 3(3,0) Essentials of nutrition and principal nutritional deficiency conditions. Factors affecting adequacy of dietary intake, methods of determining nutritional status, development of nutrition standards, and recent advances in human nutrition. Preq: BIOCH 305/306 or equivalent or consent of instructor.
NUTR 655 Nutrition and Metabolism 3(3,0) Concepts of metabolism fundamental to understanding normal and therapeutic nutrition are examined. Bioenergetics as well as metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, vitamins, and minerals as they relate to nutrition are discussed. Preq: BIOCH 305 or 406 or 423, NUTR 451, or consent of instructor.
NUTR 706 Nutrition for Teachers 3(3,0) Principles of nutrition applied to nutrition education. Preq: Consent of instructor.
NUTR 801 Topical Problems in Nutrition 1-3(1-3,0) Topics not covered in other courses or by thesis research. Credit varies with problems selected.
NUTR 802 Special Topics in Nutrition 1-3(1-3,0) Topics of special interest or contemporary subjects not examined in other courses.
NUTR 803 Advanced Human Nutrition 4(4,0) Biochemistry and physiology related to human nutrition and their application to formation and adoption of healthy eating patterns. Emphasis is on individual nutrients in the context of healthy eating patterns throughout the life cycle and on recent advances in human nutrition. Preq: BIOCH 305/306, BIOSC 223, NUTR 451, or consent of instructor.
NUTR 804 Nutrition Education of the Public 3(3,0) Analysis of community-based food and nutrition programs to include management, program provision, outcome-based evaluation, and integration of services. Emphasis is on outcome-based nutrition education across the lifespan, management and integration of multiple services for targeted population, and public policy development. Preq: NUTR 426 or consent of instructor.
NUTR 805 Metabolic Basis of Medical Nutrition Therapy 3(3,0) Integration of metabolism and pathophysiology into medical nutrition therapy recommendations. Preq: NUTR 425 or consent of instructor.
NUTR 806 Dietetic Internship 1-6(0,3-18) Internship consisting of preceptor-supervised and faculty-led dietetic experiences in community, clinical, and food service settings. Must be taken for six credits during the internship rotations. Preq: Acceptance into Dietetic Internship Program.
NUTR 808 Monogastric Nutrition 3(3,0) Basic concepts and current research related to nutrient requirement and metabolism of poultry, swine, and other monogastric species. Preq: NUTR 401 or 451.
NUTR 809 Ruminant Nutrition 3(3,0) Microbiological, biochemical, and physiological processes involved in the synthesis of amino acids, proteins, and B-vitamins; relation of these processes to utilization of proteins, lipids, and fibrous and nonfibrous feed ingredients; properties and functions of nutrients, nonprotein nitrogen compounds, and growth-promoting substances for dairy cattle, beef cattle, and sheep. Preq: NUTR 401 or consent of instructor.
NUTR 811 Carbohydrate Nutrition 2(2,0) Dietary sources, chemistry, absorption/excretion, and functions of carbohydrates; the aberrations of metabolism and possible role in the etiology of degenerative diseases. Preq: BIOCH 623 or equivalent; NUTR 601 or 651 or equivalent; or consent of instructor.
NUTR 817 Mineral Nutrition 2(2,0) Occurrence, chemistry, absorption/excretion, and general and specific physiological functions of minerals. Preq: BIOCH 623 or equivalent; NUTR 601 or 651 or equivalent; or consent of instructor.
NUTR 819 Vitamin Nutrition 2(2,0) Overview of the chemistry, metabolism, physiology, digestion, absorption, and excretion of the vitamins as applied to the nutrition of humans and domestic animals. Preq: BIOCH 623 or equivalent; NUTR 601 or 651 or equivalent; or consent of instructor.
NUTR 820 Nutritional Bioenergetics 2(2,0) Quantitative approach to the losses of dietary energy during digestion and metabolism; factors governing the energetic efficiency of different biological functions in animals and man; regulation of energy balance; body temperature regulation; techniques of calorimetry. Preq: BIOCH 623 or equivalent; NUTR 601 or 651 or equivalent; or consent of instructor.
NUTR 851 Nutrition Seminar I 1(1,0) Current research and developments in nutrition. Topics, selected by the instructor and students, come from student research and nutrition literature. Offered fall semester only.
NUTR 852 Nutrition Seminar II 1(1,0) Continuation of NUTR 851. Offered spring semester only.
NUTR 891 Master's Thesis Research 1-12
NUTR 991 Doctoral Dissertation Research 1-12