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Nutrition Course Catalog

NUTR 240 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN NUTRITION (3)

Styblo

Prerequisites BIOL 101, BIOL 101L, CHEM 102, and CHEM 102L or equivalents. Relationships of human nutrition to health and disease. Integration of biology, chemistry, and social sciences as related to human function. Nutrient composition of foods and safety of the food supply. Fall. Styblo and Faculty.

NUTR 295 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN NUTRITION (3)

For undergraduates enrolled in the department's baccalaureate degree program. Permission required from faculty research director. Directed readings or laboratory study on a selected topic. May be taken more than once for credit. Fall, Spring, Summer. Faculty.

NUTR 400 INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL NUTRITION (3)

Switzer

Prerequisites, NUTR 240, CHEM 101, 102 and BIOL 101. Function of the human body focusing on nutrient interaction. Review of structure and function of cells and organs. For advanced undergraduates and graduate students needing to enhance background prior to NUTR 600. Spring. Switzer.

NUTR 600 HUMAN METABOLISM: MACRONUTRIENTS (3)

Combs

Prerequisite, NUTR 400 or equivalent. Cell biochemistry and physiology emphasizing integration of proteins, carbohydrates and lipids in whole-body metabolism, regulation of energy expenditure, food intake, metabolic adaptations, and gene expression, and macronutrient-related diseases (atherosclerosis, obesity). Fall. Combs and Faculty.

NUTR 611 NUTRITION OF CHILDREN AND MOTHERS (3)

Gorden-Larsen

Siega-Riz

Prerequisite, NUTR 400 or equivalent. Biologic bases for nutrient requirements and dietary recommendations as they vary throughout the life cycle. Covers the nutritional needs of women during childbearing years, infants, children, and adolescents. Fall. Gordon-Larsen and Siega-Riz.

NUTR 615 NUTRITION IN THE ELDERLY (1)

Prerequisites, NUTR 400 or equivalent. Special dietary and nutritional needs and conditions of the elderly. Includes overview of biology and demography of aging, discussion of nutritional requirements, and assessment of the elderly as well as nutrition in health and various disease states of the elderly. Spring. Holliday.

NUTR 620 HUMAN METABOLISM: MICRONUTRIENTS (3)

Beck

Prerequisite, NUTR 400, 600 or equivalent. Cell biochemistry and physiology emphasizing metabolism of vitamins and minerals including antioxidant protection, immune function, nutrient control of gene expression and disease states induced by deficiencies (e.g., iron-deficient anemia). Spring. Beck.

NUTR 630 NUTRITION ASSESSMENT AND COUNSELING SKILLS (3)

Prerequisite, NUTR 240 or equivalent. Functions of a dietitian working with individuals, emphasizing interviewing, assessment, nutrition care planning, counseling, and service documentation in prevention and therapeutic situations. Practice in the use of current dietary analysis software programs and development of educational materials included. Fall. Holliday.

NUTR 640 MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY I: CHRONIC DISEASE MNGT. (3)

Prerequisite, NUTR 630. Course designed to examine the rationale and implementation of diet therapy and nutrition support in the prevention or treatment of chronic disease. Spring. Holliday.

NUTR 642 MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY II: ACUTE DISEASE MNGT. (3)

Prerequisite, NUTR 640. Course designed to examine the rationale and implementation of diet therapy and nutrition support in the prevention or treatment of acute disease. Fall. Holliday.

NUTR 644 MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY CASE SEMINAR (1)

Prerequisite, NUTR 642. Course designed to introduce the student to clinical nutrition practice. Students learn case-based medical nutrition therapy, professional interdisciplinary communication and documentation skills. Spring. Holliday.

NUTR 650 FOOD SCIENCE, PRODUCTION AND MEAL PREPARATION (2)

Mojica

Prerequisite, NUTR 400. Introduction to foods, food composition and properties; factors affecting selection, handling and prep of foods; food safety; basic food industry knowledge; meal planning. NUTR 650 Lab required. Fall. Mojica.

NUTR 650L FOOD SCIENCE, PRODUCTIN AND MEAL PREPARATION (1)

Mojica

Concurrent with NUTR 650. This is the lab that accompanies NUTR 650. This lab applies the basic concepts of meal preparation, food production and food science. Lab fee required. Three lab hours per week. Fall. Mojica.

NUTR 660 FOOD SERVICE SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT (2)

Mojica

Permission of the instructor for non-majors. Basic concepts of institutional food service systems management applied to small and medium-sized health care facilities in the community. Fall/Spring. Mojica.

NUTR 660L FOOD SERVICE SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE (1)

Mojica

Prerequisite or corequisite, NUTR 660. This is a food service management practicum that applies the basic concepts of institutional food service systems. Two laboratory hours per week. Fall/Spring. Mojica.

NUTR 692H HONORS RESEARCH IN NUTRITION (3)

Permission required from faculty research director. Directed readings or laboratory study of a selected topic. Requires a written proposal to be submitted to and approved by BSPH Committee and faculty research director. A written report is required. May be taken more than once for credit. Six laboratory hours per week. Fall, spring, summer. Faculty.

NUTR 695 NUTRITION RESEARCH (VAR. 1-9)

Prerequisite, permission of the instructor. Individual arrangements with faculty for bachelor and master students to participate in ongoing research. Fall, spring, and summer. Faculty.

NUTR 696 READINGS IN NUTRITION (VAR. 1-9)

Prerequisite, permission of the instructor. Individual arrangements with faculty for bachelor and master students to participate in ongoing research. Fall, spring, and summer. Faculty.

NUTR 700 NUTRITION IN MEDICINE (2)

Kohlmeier

Prerequisite, BIOL 252 and NUTR 600 or equivalent. Comprehensive review of nutrition basics with strong clinical perspective. Integrates nutrient biochemistry and metabolism into a framework of nutritional assessment and dietary intervention. Fall. Kohlmeier.

NUTR 710 CLINICAL NUTRITION EXPERIENCE (5)

Prerequisite, NUTR 644. Students are assigned to medical facilities where, under the supervision of registered dietitians, they participate in the nutritional care of patients. Field fee required. Forty hours per week for twelve weeks. Summer. Holliday and field preceptors.

NUTR 715 DIETARY CHANGE INTERVENTIONS (VAR. 2-3)

Campbell

Prerequisite, permission of the instructor for non-majors. Focus on developing theory-based nutrition interventions at the population level. Addresses levels of interventions such as individual, social network, organizational (e.g., schools and work sites); methods of implementation (including social marketing and mass media); and principles of assessing change. Spring. Campbell.

NUTR 720 PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION MANAGEMENT I (5)

Samuel-Hodge

Prerequisites, NUTR 630, NUTR 640, NUTR 715. Allows student to focus on the roles and functions of the health care team and nutritionist in providing nutrition services at the community level. Includes community assessment and organization, quality assurance and program evaluation, and basic personnel management. Three lecture hours and twenty-four hours of field experience per week. Summer. Samuel-Hodge.

NUTR 725 PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION MANAGEMENT II (3)

Sommers

Prerequisite, NUTR 720. An overview of the planning and management of local, state, federal, and voluntary public health nutrition programs. Examines legislative and administrative structures. Fall. Sommers.

NUTR 728 NUTRITION TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AND APPLICATION (2)

Mayer-Davis

Prerequisite, NUTR 725. Designed to focus on translational nutrition research and application including grant writing, to prepare students to apply evidenced-based nutrition interventions (education, counseling, and research) in clinical, public health and policy arenas. Spring. Mayer-Davis.

NUTR 730 PUBLIC HEALTH FIELD EXPERIENCE (6)

Prerequisites, NUTR 710 and NUTR 720. During a consecutive ten-week block of time, students are assigned to a) hospital or b) state, local, or district health agency or other appropriate agency for their supervised field experience. Field fee required. Fall, spring, summer. Holliday and Faculty.

NUTR 735 NATIONAL NUTRITION ISSUES (1)

Kelsey

Prerequisite, NUTR 725 or permission of the instructor. Three-day in-depth seminar held in Washington, DC on national nutrition issues, policy formulation and program development with key congressional staff, federal agencies staff, and pertinent public interest/consumer advocacy groups. Paper required. Field fee required. Spring. Kelsey and Ng.

NUTR 740 BLOCK FIELD RESEARCH (4)

Prerequisite, NUTR 700 and NUTR 813. During a consecutive ten-week block of time, students conduct nutrition-related research on topics including cancer, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. Supervised by an approved faculty and mentor. Field fee required. Fall, spring, summer. Faculty.

NUTR 745 INTERNATIONAL NUTRITION (3)

Adair

Bently

Provides a broad overview of international nutrition research issues, programs, and policies. Topics will include micronutrient deficiencies, child feeding and growth, determinants of under- and over-nutrition, chronic disease and nutrition, food fortification and supplementation, and nutrition intervention programs and policy. Fall. Adair and Bentley.

NUTR 750 INTERNATIONAL NUTRITION: SPECIAL TOPICS (1).

Adair

Prerequisite, NUTR 745. Follow-up in greater detail of selected issues discussed in NUTR 745. Two seminar hours per week. Spring. Adair.

NUTR 753 QUALITATIVE EVALUATION AND RESEARCH METHODS (3)

Prerequisite, HBHE 750 or equivalent. Theoretical and methodological approaches of applied medical anthropology for health program development and evaluation. Field methods for collecting and analyzing data through observation, interviewing, group methods and case studies. Spring. Faculty.

NUTR 780 PUBLIC HEALTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP (3)

Ammerman

Pomp

Prerequisite, Approval of Instructor (complete application ~ http://www.unc.edu/cei/grad). Basic concept underlying commercial and social entrepreneurship applied to public health, including guest lectures by individuals with proven success in these areas. Spring. Ammerman and Pomp.

NUTR 785 GRADUATE TEACHING EXPERIENCE (1)

Prerequisite, permission of the instructor. Individual arrangements with faculty for a graduate student to serve as a teaching assistant for a Nutrition course. Fall and Spring. Faculty.

NUTR 810 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH (3)

Ward

Prerequisite, EPID 600 or equivalent. This course provides an overview of major issues in physical activity measurement, population distribution, correlates, impacts (physically and economically), and public health recommendations. Interventions, including relevant theories, will be reviewed. Fall. Ward.

NUTR 811 DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION INTERVENTION (VAR. 3)

Tate

Prerequisite, NUTR 680 or permission of the instructor. Understanding of the role and application of both theory and empirical data n the design and development of effective behavior change interventions, with particular focus on changing nutrition behaviors. Fall. Tate.

NUTR 812 INTRODUCTION TO OBESITY: CELL TO SOCIETY (3)

Campbell

Popkin

Prerequisite, permission of the instructor. This course provides a broad survey of obesity research including measurement issues, biological, social and economic etiologies, health and economic consequences, and prevention and treatment of obesity. Spring. Gordon-Larsen and Popkin.

NUTR 813 NUTRITIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (3)

Prerequisites, EPID 600 or 710 and BIOS 600 or equivalent. This course introduces basic methods of dietary assessment, reviews various topics in nutrition epidemiology and teaches the skills needed for critical evaluation of the nutritional epidemiologic literature. Spring. He.

NUTR 814 OBESITY EPIDEMIOLOGY (3)

Prerequisites, EPID 710, NUTR/EPID 813 and BIOS 600. Examines epidemiology research on the causes, consequences, and prevention of obesity. Emphasis on methodological issues pertinent to obesity research. Spring, alternating years. Stevens.

NUTR 815 DIET AND CANCER (3)

Satia

Prerequisites, EPID 600 or 710; BIOS 600, EPID 771, and NUTR 813 (or equivalents). Examines and critically evaluates epidemiologic research on relationships of diet-related exposures with cancer etiology, prevention, and survivorship. Emphasis on skills for conducting, analyzing, and interpreting diet and cancer epidemiologic studies. Fall, alternate years. Satia.

NUTR 818 ANALYTICAL METHODS IN NUTRITIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (3)

Adair

Prerequisites, EPID 600 or 710, NUTR 813 and BIOS 545, or permission of the instructor. This course teaches the skills and techniques required to study dietary exposures, anthropometric status, and disease outcomes. Students will gain skills in analysis and interpretation of anthropometric data. Concepts and applications include: quantification and measurement of dietary intake; use and management of nutrition monitoring data sets; application and interpretation of epidemiologic and statistical methods for the analysis of these data (such as linear and logistic regression and hazard modeling); and appropriate use and interpretation of anthropometric indices. Fall, alternate years. Adair.

NUTR 820 ADVANCED PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION MANAGEMENT (3)

Prerequisite, MPH degree or permission of the instructor. Analysis of policy development and management techniques used in the public and private sectors with relevance to the development and management of nutrition policy and programs. Spring, alternate years. Faculty.

NUTR 845 NUTRITIONAL METABOLISM (3)

Coleman

Prerequisite, NUTR 600 or equivalent. A problem-based approach to examine current topics in biochemistry relevant to nutrition and metabolism. Students interpret data and design experiments related to recent advances in nutritional biochemistry. Spring. Coleman and nutritional biochemistry faculty.

NUTR 850 NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY: METABOLISM AND LONGEVITY (2)

Combs

Prerequisites, NUTR 600 and 620 or equivalent. Reviews the current evidence that links metabolism and longevity in humans and experimental models. Fall, alternate years. Combs.

NUTR 860 ADV. NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY. GENETICS AND GENOMICS (2)

Pomp

Prerequisites, NUTR 600 or equivalent. Concepts of genetics and tools of genomics as applied to obesity and other complex traits impacted by nutrition. Spring, alternate years. Pomp.

NUTR 861 ADV. NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY. NUTRITION AND IMMUNOLOGY (2)

Beck

Prerequisites, NUTR 600 and 620 or equivalent. Presents an understanding of basic immunology and the role of nutrition in modifying the immune response. Fall, alternate years. Beck.

NUTR 862 ADV. NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY: EPIGENETICS IN NUTRITION (2)

Niculescu

Prerequisite, permission of the instructor for non-majors. Introduction to epigenetic mechanisms regulating gene expression. Emphasis on the relationship between nutrition and epigenetics, and on related health outcomes. Fall, alternate years. Niculescu.

NUTR 867 NUTRIENTS AND DISEASE: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (2)

Switzer

Prerequisites, NUTR 110 and 120 or equivalent. Presents an understanding of molecular and physiological events preceding cardiovascular diseases and the role of nutrition in the prevention of modification of risk and treatment. Fall, alternate years. Switzer.

NUTR 868 NUTRIENTS AND DISEASE: BRAIN FUNCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (2)

Zeisel

Prerequisites, NUTR 600 and 620 or equivalent. Seminar on nutrients that influence brain and neuron development and function. Spring, alternate years. Zeisel.

NUTR 875 NUTRITION POLICY SEMINAR (VAR. 1-2)

Ammerman

Prerequisite, permission of the instructor. Doctoral seminar to introduce federal policy strategies for monitoring and improving nutritional status of populations. Five policy areas will be covered: national nutrition objectives/planning strategies, dietary guidance, nutrition surveillance/monitoring, economic policy as related to federal feed programs, and policy analysis. Fall. Ammerman.

NUTR 880 ELEMENTS OF BEING A SCIENTIST (3)

Ward

Zeisel
Stevens
P rerequisites, doctoral students ready to formulate dissertation focus. Focuses on key elements that contribute to a successful career as a scientific researcher. These include: scientific presentations; scientific photography and graphics; writing a scientific manuscript and evaluating published manuscripts; grant writing and sources of funding; peer review; use of animals and humans in research; and scientific ethics. Fall. Ward, Zeisel, and Stevens.

NUTR 885 DOCTORAL SEMINAR (1)

Adair

Sheridan

Ward

Drobna

This course is designed for doctoral and master of science students only. Critical review of current literature in nutritional biochemistry, intervention and policy, and population-based nutrition science. Focuses on the development of skills in reviewing and criticizing articles. Fall (Adair and Sheridan); spring (Ward and Drobna).

NUTR 910 NUTRITION RESEARCH (VAR. 1-9)

Individual arrangements with faculty for doctoral students to participate in ongoing research. Fall, spring, and summer. Faculty.

NUTR 920 RESEARCH ROTATIONS FOR NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY DOCTORAL STUDENTS (VAR. 1-3)

da Costa

Three laboratory or research group rotations supervised by nutritional biochemistry faculty. Provides a breadth of research experience for students prior to selecting dissertation adviser. Up to six laboratory hours per week. Fall, spring, and summer. da Costa.

NUTR 992 MASTER'S PAPER (3)

Fall, spring, and summer. Faculty.

NUTR 993 MASTER'S THESIS (3)

Fall, spring, and summer. Faculty.

NUTR 994 DOCTORAL DISSERTATION (3)

Fall, spring, and summer. Faculty.

Last updated October 26, 2009

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