Registered Dietitian Courses
Core Requirements (9 credits)
Concentration Requirements (12 credits)
NED 599 Comprehensive
Examination in Nutrition Education (0)
A written examination that evaluates the student’s synthesis and integration
of nutrition concentration coursework. (Taken concurrently with comprehensive
examination in Core Curriculum.) Prerequisites: all admission requirements
(including Miller Analogies Test or Graduate Record Examination); completion
of core requirements, concentration requirements, program electives, overall
GPA of 3.0 or above. (Up to 3 credits may be completed concurrently)
NED 641 Advanced Nutrition
and Metabolism: Macronutrients (3)
Study of the biochemistry and metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins and fats
and their inter-relationships. (Prerequisites: undergraduate biochemistry,
GEN 502 Methods of Research [may be taken concurrently with approval of department
chair]).
NED 642 Advanced Nutrition
and Metabolism: Regulatory Nutrients (3)
Study of the biochemistry and metabolism of vitamins and minerals and their
inter-relationships. (Prerequisites: undergraduate biochemistry, GEN 502 Methods
of Research [may be taken concurrently with approval of department chair]).
NED 653 Health Counseling
(3)
Examination and application of counseling skills, counseling strategies and
counseling theories needed to promote health behavior change. Students will
be guided in the development of a personal counseling style and philosophy.
Focus on interactive learning of the counseling process, including role-play
and skills practice.
NED 689 Introduction
to Nutrition Research (1)
Development of research proposal for NED 690 project. Prerequisite: completion
of core requirements, concentration requirements (except comprehensive examination).
(Fall semester only)
NED 690 Seminar in Nutrition
Education (3)
Development and implementation of a pilot project in nutrition education. Brief
discussion of guidelines for comprehensive examination preparation. Prerequisite:
NED 689, program electives, and one additional elective for students in track
one. (Spring semester only)
Concentration Electives (21 credits)
GEN 504 Strategies in
Teaching and Learning (3)
An analysis of the latest research findings on teaching and learning as it
applies to all participants in service-oriented professions.
GEN 511 Special Topics
(1-3)
Innovative courses, carrying one to three academic credits; may be used as
electives.
NED 511 Special Topics
in Nutrition (1-3)
Focused study of a nutrition topic of current interest. Topic varies by semester.
NED 643 Community Nutrition
(3)
Study and identification of nutritional needs of population groups. Survey
of agencies that provide nutrition services, and other available resources.
Emphasis on development of community nutrition interventions.
NED 644 Nutrition in
the Life Cycle (3)
Study of nutrition in all stages of the life cycle (pregnancy through aging)
for the healthy individual.
NED 645 Medical Nutrition
Therapy I (3)
The role of nutrition in various disease states. Physiology of organ systems
and an examination of the application of therapeutic intervention in selected
pathological states. (Prerequisite for all students who have not completed
a transcripted undergraduate course in Medical Nutrition Therapy: NED 601)
NED 646 Geriatric Nutrition
(3)
Examination of the physiological, emotional, and social changes in the elderly.
Discussion of nutritional needs, and social programs providing nutritional
assistance to the elderly.
NED 647 Contemporary
Topics in Nutrition (1-3)
Investigation, discussion, and evaluation of current controversies and research
in nutrition.
NED 648 Independent Study
(3)
A one-semester independent project under faculty supervision which meets with
the approval of department chair.
NED 650 Planning Programs
for Wellness (3)
Examination of the role of lifestyle changes in disease prevention and health
promotion. Focus on the assessment of health and nutritional needs of population
groups, and the application of needs assessment to the development of appropriate
wellness programs.
NED 651 Normal Pediatric
Growth and Development (3)
Examination of normal growth and development during infancy through adolescence.
Discussion of normal nutrition from infancy through adolescence.
NED 654 Therapeutic Pediatric
Nutrition (1)
Nutrition assessment and management of various disease states in the pediatric
population.
NED 655 Medical Nutrition
Therapy II (3)
Examination of the role of nutrition in nutrition support and critical care
in various disease states. (Prerequisite: NED 645 or R.D.)
NED 699 Thesis (3)
Development of an in-depth individual research or application project in the
field of nutrition education under faculty supervision. Student will begin
implementation of project during NED 690, then complete project in this course
in an independent study format. (Prerequisite: completion of NED 690).
HCA 620 Marketing Health
Care Services (1)
Emphasizes the essential principles and aspects of marketing in the health
care industry. Emphasis will be placed in areas such as long-term care, the
pharmaceutical industry, hospital and outpatient services, and health insurance.
HCA 621 Health Ethics
(1)
Examines clinical and administrative activities under which ethical review
falls. Issues including advance directives, medical record privacy, hospice
care, life-sustaining treatment, surrogate and proxy decisions, Bioethics,
and medical research will be discussed.
HCA 630 Health Economics
(2)
Involves the application of microeconomic tools to health issues and problems.
Focuses on the supply and demand of health care resources and the impact of
health care resources on a population with the goal of developing corrective
health policies. Pricing, competitiveness, productivity, and technology are
discussed.