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Catalog: 2015-2016 Course Catalog Program: Nutrition, B.S. - Nutrition and Wellness

Nutrition, B.S. - Nutrition and Wellness

Also see

Nutrition, B.S. - Didactic Program
Dietetic Internship Graduate Certificate

The USJ Nutrition and Public Health Department offers two tracks. One prepares a student for a dietetic internship (Didactic) and this second one will prepare a student to work in the arena of wellness and community as a nutrition educator working with a variety of populations such as pregnant women and their children in a WIC program, Head Start, the SNAP program, and food programs including school nutrition programs. The emphasis is on preventative nutrition, education and wellness. This track is flexible and allows room for a minor in Public Health, Biology, Sports Studies, Psychology or other areas of interest.

Program Outcomes

The student will:

Become an effective food and nutrition professional in a variety of settings
Use critical thinking skills to locate, analyze and evaluate health, food, and nutrition information
Interpret and present food, nutrition, and health-related research in a variety of professional and public forums
Establish collegial relationships through effective communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
Develop life-long learning behaviors to remain current in her/his area of professional expertise

Degree Requirements (31 credits)

Required Courses (22 credits)

Course Name

Credits

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

NUTR 101 - Survey of Careers in Nutrition and Public Health

1 Credits

NUTR 130 - Foods

4 Credits

NUTR 220 - Fundamentals of Nutrition

3 Credits

NUTR 305 - Health Coaching

3 Credits

NUTR 310 - Nutrition Counseling and Communication

3 Credits

NUTR 315 - Community Nutrition I

2 Credits

NUTR 325 - Nutrition Through the Lifecycle

2 Credits

NUTR 410 - Health Care Issues

1 Credits

NUTR 499 - Coordinating Seminar

3 Credits

Nutrition Electives (9 credits)

Required Supporting Coursework (15 credits)

Students who take a semester of Anatomy and Physiology do NOT need to take Human Biology.

Course Name

Credits

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

BIOL 223 - Human Biology

3 Credits

BIOL 223L - Human Biology Laboratory

1 Credits

CHEM 170 - Principles of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry

4 Credits

CHEM 240 - Biochemistry of the Human Body

4 Credits

MATH 110 - Elementary Statistics

3 Credits

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