201 Careers in Dietetics U 1
Roles, responsibilities, and educational requirements for a career in dietetics; current employment opportunities.
Wi Qtr. 1 cl.

420 Management in Medical Dietetics U 5
Application of management process to nutritional care of patients in the health care institution.
Sp Qtr. 5 cl. Prereq: Humn Ntr 310 and 314; Alli Med 630.

422 Food Service Systems Practicum U 6
Applications of food service management in health care institutions.
Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 32 hrs/wk in practice setting (6 wks). Prereq: 420 or equiv.
Enrollment in MED DIET. This course is graded S/U.

520.01 Nutrition and Human Metabolism I U 4
Application of medical nutrition therapy in prevention and disease states.
Wi Qtr. 4-hr cl. Prereq: 545 or Humn Ntr 610 or equiv.

520.02 Nutrition and Human Metabolism Lab I U 1
Application of medical nutrition therapy in prevention and disease states.
Wi Qtr. 1 3-hr lab. Prereq: 545 or Humn Ntr 610 or equiv.

521.01 Nutrition and Human Metabolism II U 5
A continuation of 520.
Sp Qtr. 4-hr cl,. Prereq: 520 or equiv.

521.02 Nutrition and Human Metabolism II Lab U 5
A continuation of 520.
Sp Qtr. 1 3-hr lab. Prereq: 520 or equiv.

530 Nutritional Care Process U 4
Gathering and evaluating assessment data for planning, implementing, documenting and evaluating nutritional care. Nutrition counseling theory, practice and evaluation.
Sp Qtr. 3 cl, 1 3-hr lab. Prereq: 520 or Humn Ntr 612.01.

545 Human Nutrition and Dietetics U 4
Integration of principles related to foods, nutrients, physiology, and biochemistry as they apply to nutritional care for the promotion of health and prevention of disease.
Au Qtr. 4 cl. Prereq: Chem 102, Biology 101, and Humn Ntr 310 and 314.

546 Physical and Nutritional Assessment U 2
Methods of gathering, interpreting, and reporting nutritional assessment information.
Au Qtr. 2 hr cl, 2-hr lab. Prereq: Humn Ntr 310; EEOB 232 or Zoology 232 or equiv.

595 Seminar U 1-3
Conferences, group discussions, and presentations of selected topics.
Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 1-3 cl. Prereq: Permission of instructor.

620 Management Applications in Dietetics U 3
Emphasis on managerial skills in food service or nutrition care units in health care organizations.
Wi Qtr. 2 1.5-hr cl. Prereq: 420 or equiv.

622 Human Resource Management in Dietetics U 3
Emphasis on human resource development in nutrition and food service environment.
Wi Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 420 or equiv. Not open to students with credit for Alli Med 622. Cross-listed in Allied Medicine.

636 Nutrition Education and Counseling U 3
Principles of individual and group teaching and nutrition counseling as applied to responsibilities of the dietitian.
Wi Qtr. 2-hr cl, 3-hr lab. Prereq: Humn Ntr 310.

637 Health Promotion and Community Nutrition
Study of nutrition and health risk appraisal, intervention strategies, and cost effectiveness of risk reduction for selected populations in public and private health programming.
2 1.5-hr cl. Prereq: Humn Ntr 310.

637.01 Basic Concepts in Health Promotion and Community
Nutrition U 3
Wi Qtr.

637.02 Advanced Concepts in Health Promotion and Community
Nutrition U 3
Wi Qtr. Prereq: 637.01 or Humn Ntr 704.

638 Maternal and Pediatric Nutrition U 3
Physiological basis of nutritional needs for pregnancy, lactation, infancy, and childhood. Nutritional management of selected pediatric disorders in hospitalized and ambulatory infants and children.
Wi Qtr. 2 1.5-hr cl. Prereq: Humn Ntr 310 or 506 or permission of instructor.

639 Geriatric Nutrition U 3
Study of nutritional requirements, nutritional status assessment, and other selected issues in delivery of health care to older adults.
Au Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: Humn Ntr 506 or permission of instructor.

645 Advanced Medical Dietetics U 3
Study of medical nutrition therapy in trauma and hypermetabolic conditions. Emphasis on enteral and parenteral nutrition.
Au Qtr. 2 1.5-hr cl. Prereq: 521 or Humn Ntr 612.02, or permission of instructor.

646 Medical Nutrition Therapy Practicum U 10
Clinical experiences and post clinical conferences with emphasis on assuming responsibility for patient nutrition care in the acute care, community, and out-patient settings.
Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 1 cl, 32 hrs clinic. Prereq: Sr standing in Medical Dietetics or permission of instructor. May require travel to off-campus clinical facility. This course is graded S/U.

685 Dietetics Practicum

Clinical experience and post-clinical conferences with emphasis on observation and practice in pediatric, geriatric, community, and health promotion sites.
Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 cl, 32 hrs clinic (4 wks). Prereq: Sr standing in MED DIET.
Not open to students with credit for 689.

685.01 Long-Term/Subacute Nutrition Care Practicum U 4
Clinical experience and post clinical conferences with emphasis on assuming responsibility for patient care in the extended are setting.
Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 1 cl, 32 hrs clinic.  May require travel to off-campus clinical facility.
Not open to students with credit for 689.01. This course is graded S/U.

685.02 Community Dietetics Practicum U 4
Community or counseling experience and post clinical conferences with emphasis on assuming responsibility for teaching classes or conducting one-on-one counseling sessions in the out-patient setting.
Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 1 c, 32 hrs clinic. Prereq: Senior standing in Medical Dietetics or permission of instructor.  May require travel to off-campus clinical facility.  Not open to students with credit for 689.03. This course is graded S/U.

688 Medical Dietetics Advanced Practicum U 6
Supervised professional practice in various health care settings.  This 40 hours per week experience is a staff relief or culminating experience in which students are progressively more independent in the supervised practice site.  By the end of the experience, students are practicing independently or with minimal assistance from the dietitian. 
Su, Sp Qtrs. 1 cl, 40 hrs clinic (6 wks). Prereq: Senior standing in Medical Dietetics; 422 and 646; permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 646.04. May require travel to off-campus clinical facility. This course is graded S/U.

688.01 Advanced Practice in Subacute/Long-Term Care Dietetics U 6
This course is graded S/U.

688.02 Advanced Practice in Community Dietetics U 6
This course is graded S/U.

688.03 Advanced Practice in Medical Nutrition Therapy U 6
This course is graded S/U.

688.04 Advanced Practice in Nutrition Counseling and Education U 6
Su, Sp Qtrs. This course is graded S/U.

693 Individual Studies in Nutrition or Dietetics U G 1-5
Problems in various phases of nutrition or medical dietetics not included in current course offerings.
Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Prereq: Grad or Sr standing in MED DIET and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U.

695 Seminar U G 1-3
Conferences and group discussions of selected topics.
Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 1.5-hr cl. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 9 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U.

720 Management Applications in Dietetics G 3
Emphasis on leadership skills for nutrition and dietetics in health care settings.
Sp Qtr. 2 1.5-hr cl. Prereq: Approved undergrad program in dietetics.

838 Maternal and Pediatric Nutrition
Physiology of pregnancy and lactation including women with special needs; physiology of the neonate, normal growth and development 0-12 months, and nutritional disorders of infancy.
Prereq: Grad standing, 5 hrs physiology and biochemistry, Humn Ntr 310 or above, permission of instructor.

838.01 Physiological and Theoretical Bases for Maternal and Pediatric Needs G 3
Physiology of pregnancy and lactation including special needs; physiological changes in the neonate; normal growth and development during the first year; and nutritional disorders of the pediatric patient.
Sp Qtr. 3 cl.

838.02 Clinical Applications in Maternal and Pediatric Nutrition G 2
Experiences in the perinatal and pediatric setting to enhance the students’ clinical assessment and counseling skills in these specialized settings.
6 hrs clinical. This course is graded S/U.

856 Nutrition in Critical Care
The pathophysiological background in systemic disease, surgical intervention and nutritional interrelationships among disease, treatments, and nutrition.
Au Qtr. 2 1.5-hr cl. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for Prev Med 856.

856.01 Lecture G 3
Au Qtr. 2 1.5-hr cl.

856.02 Practicum G 2
Au Qtr. 1 4-hr clinic. This course is graded S/U.

857* Nutrition and Metabolic Imbalance G 3
The pathophysiological background of metabolic imbalances encountered in the clinical setting and the rationale for nutritional therapies.
Au Qtr. 2 1.5-hr cl. Prereq: 856.01, Fd Sc&Nu 761 or permission of instructor.

858* Community Nutrition G 3
Methods of discovering problems in public health nutrition and practical application of nutrition information for improvement of nutritional status at various age levels.
Au Qtr. 2 1.5-hr cl Prereq: 638 and 856, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for Prev Med 858.

889 Clinical Practicum
Advanced, specialized orientation to clinical dietetics including resource and patient management through individual conferences, group conferences, team conferences, and clinical practice.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Subdivisions are repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs.

889.01 Crisis Care Practicum G 2-5
Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 3 clinic hrs/credit. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U.

889.02 Primary Care Practicum G 2-5
1 cl, 16-hrs clinic. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U.