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Nutrition Course Catalog

NUTR 240 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN NUTRITION (3)

Beck

Prerequisites, BIOL 101/101L and CHEM 102/102L. 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. Beck and Faculty.

NUTR 245 SUSTAINABLE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS: INTERSECTION OF LOCAL FOODS AND PUBLIC HEALTH (3)

Ammerman

Examines the intersection of local foods and public health in respect to nutrition, environmental, economic, and community issues. Students explore impacts of the increasingly industrialized and centralized food system, as well as, potential solutions, while assisting community partners increase opportunities for farmers, local food marketers, distributors, and entrepreneurs. Spring. Ammerman.

NUTR 295 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN NUTRITION (3)

Permission of the instructor. For undergraduates enrolled in the department's baccalaureate degree program. 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)

Styblo

Drobna

NUTR 600 HUMAN METABOLISM: MACRONUTRIENTS (3)

Coleman

Prerequisite, NUTR 400. Permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisites. 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. Coleman and Faculty.

NUTR 611 NUTRITION OF CHILDREN AND MOTHERS (3)

Siega-Riz

Gordon-Larsen
Prerequisite, NUTR 400. Permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisites. 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)

Holliday

Prerequisites, NUTR 400. Permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisites. 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. Fall. Holliday.

NUTR 620 HUMAN METABOLISM: MICRONUTRIENTS (3)

Makowski

Prerequisite, NUTR 400 and 600. Permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisites. 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. Makowski.

NUTR 630 NUTRITION ASSESSMENT AND COUNSELING SKILLS (3)

Holliday

Prerequisite, NUTR 240. Permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisites. 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)

Holliday

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

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

Holliday

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

NUTR 644 MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY CASE SEMINAR (1)

Holliday

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. Permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisites. 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. Spring. Mojica.

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

Mojica

Concurrent with NUTR 650. Permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisites. 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. Spring. 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. Mojica.

NUTR 660L FOOD SERVICE SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE (1)

Mojica

Corequisite, NUTR 660. This is a food service management practicum that applies the basic concepts of institutional food service systems. Two lab hours per week. Fall. Mojica.

NUTR 692H HONORS RESEARCH IN NUTRITION (3)

Permission of instructor. 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)

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)

Permission of the instructor. Reading and tutorial guidance in special areas of nutrition. 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)

Holliday

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)

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. Allicock.

NUTR 720 PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION MANAGEMENT I (5)

Sommers

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-five lecture hours and 24-32 hours of field experience per week depending on MPH track. Summer. Sommers and 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)

Holliday

Sommers
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 Sommers.

NUTR 735 NATIONAL NUTRITION ISSUES (1)

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. Fall. 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 780 PUBLIC HEALTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP (3)

Ammerman

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. Fall. Ammerman.

NUTR 785 GRADUATE TEACHING EXPERIENCE (1)

Beck
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. Beck.

NUTR 809 APPLIED QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS (2)

Prerequisite, permission of instructor. This course introduces students to qualitative research methods with an emphasis on their use in nutrition-related programmatic research. The course will use a combination of didactic, interactive and applied techniques to teach knowledge and skills relevant to qualitative research.

NUTR 810 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH (3)

Ward

Hales
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 and Hales.

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

Tate

Prerequisite, permission of the instructor. Understanding of the role and application of both theory and empirical data in 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)

Popkin

Gordon-Larsen
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)

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. Faculty.

NUTR 818 ANALYTICAL METHODS IN NUTRITIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (3)

Adair

Prerequisites, EPID 600 or 710, NUTR 813 and BIOS 545, or permission of the instructor. Skills and techniques to study how dietary exposures, physical activity and anthropometric status relate to disease outcomes. Focus is hands on data analysis using STATA, and interpretation of results from statistical analysis. Fall, alternate years. Adair.

NUTR 820 ADVANCED PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION MANAGEMENT (3)

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 845 NUTRITIONAL METABOLISM (3)

Coleman

NUTR 851 ADV. NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY: OBESITY AND BODY WEIGHT REGULATION (2)

Swick

Prerequisites, NUTR 600 and 620; or permission of instructor. Develop a basic understanding of obesity and body weight regulation based on recent scientific advances and concepts. Topics covered will include the regulation of food intake and energy expenditure, as well as pharmacological and surgical treatments of obesity. Spring, alternate years. Swick.

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 864 ADV. NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY: OXIDATIVE STRESS AND NUTRITIONAL ANTIOXIADANTS IN HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE (2)

Styblo
Prerequisite, BIOL 101, CHEM 102, NUTR 400 (or equivalent). Permission of the instructor for non-majors. Provide basic information about the cellular and molecular mechanisms that are responsible for generation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, about key cellular structures targeted by these species, and about the role of oxidative stress and antioxidants in etiology and prevention of human diseases. Fall, alternate years. Styblo.

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)

Zeisel

Popkin

Ward
Prerequisites, for doctoral students permitted by instructor/prepared with PHD aims/focus. Courses focuses on key elements that contribute to a successful career as a scientific researcher. These include scientific presentations, NIH proposal grant writing, evaluating published manuscripts, sources of funding, peer review, use of animals and humans in research, and scientific ethics. Fall. Zeisel, Popkin, and Ward.

NUTR 885 DOCTORAL SEMINAR (1)

Adair

Sheridan

Niculescu

Faith

Cao

Drobna

Ward

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, Sheridan, Mehedint and Faith; Spring (Cao, Drobna, Ward and Faculty).

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)

Sheridan

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. Sheridan.

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 January 25, 2012