Skip to Main Content

Nutritional Science (BS)

Download as PDF

Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science Bachelors BS

Variable Credit Min

60

Variable Credit Max

62

Major Academic Plan

Title

Nutritional Science Fundamentals

Learning Outcome

Identify the chemical structure of nutrients their food sources functions and the scientific basis for nutrition requirements and dietary recommendations. Describe the processes of digestion absorption transport and metabolism and the metabolic consequences of nutrient deficiencies interactions imbalances and toxicities.

Title

Diet in Health and Disease

Learning Outcome

Explain the role of dietary choices and interventions for optimizing health and preventing or ameliorating chronic disease and malnutrition.

Title

Nutritional Assessment

Learning Outcome

Assess nutritional status of individuals or populations.

Title

Research

Learning Outcome

Search interpret and summarize peer-reviewed scientific literature. Evaluate nutritional claims for accuracy. Design research for nutritional science that includes ethical considerations of using human and animal subjects.

Program Requirements

Requirement 1 — Complete 4 Courses

Core requirements:

course - Essentials of Human Nutrition 3.0

course - Nutrient Metabolism 3.0

course - Nutrition Research Fundamentls 1.0

course - Nutr Biochem & Metabolism 4.0

Requirement 2 —Complete 6 hours

course - Society Nutr Chronic Disease 3.0

course - Med Nutr Therapy 1 4.0

course - Nutr & Metab Sports Exercise 3.0

course - Nutrition and Genes 3.0

course - International Nutrition 3.0

course - Community Nutrition 3.0

course - Human Obesity 3.0

course - Nutrition Through Life Cycle 2.0

course - Nutrition Educ & Counseling 3.0

Requirement 3 —Complete 6 hours

Note: No more than 3 credits combined from NDFS 399R or 494R can be applied to this requirement.

course - Cell Biology 3.0

course - Principles of Epidemiology 3.0

course - Molecular & Cellular Bio Lab 1.0

course - Society Nutr Chronic Disease 3.0

course - Essentials of Food Science 3.0

course - Essentials of Food Sci Lab 1.0

course - Med Nutr Therapy 1 4.0

course - Nutr & Metab Sports Exercise 3.0

course - Nutrition and Genes 3.0

course - International Nutrition 3.0

course - Academic Internship - You may take once 0.5v

course - Community Nutrition 3.0

course - Human Obesity 3.0

course - Nutrition Through Life Cycle 2.0

course - Nutrition Educ & Counseling 3.0

course - Undergrad Research in N D F S - You may take once 0.5v

course - Genetics 3.0

Requirement 4 —Complete 1 of 2 Courses

Prerequisite to CELL 305, required below:

course - Human Anatomy (w/ virtual lab) 3.0

course - Human Anatomy (with lab) 4.0

Requirement 5 —Complete 11 Courses

course - Science of Biology 3.0

course - Human Physiology 4.0

course - Gen College Chem 1+Lab Integr 4.0

course - General College Chemistry 2 3.0

course - Gen Coll Chem Lab 1.0

course - Organic Chemistry 1 3.0

course - Organic Chemistry 2 3.0

course - Biochemistry 3.0

course - Molecular Biology 3.0

course - General Physics 1 3.0

course - Intro to Stat Data Analysis 3.0

Requirement 6 —Complete 1 hour

course - Organic Chem Lab-Nonmajors 1.0v

Recommended Courses are not required to complete the program

course - Adv Physiology Lab 1.0

CHEM 223 - Quant & Qual Analy 4.0 - This course is not longer available.

course - Principles of Epidemiology 3.0

course - General Microbiology 3.0

course - General Physics 2 3.0

course - General Physics Lab 1 1.0

course - General Physics Lab 2 1.0

Note: Professional schools and graduate programs may require additional courses not required for the major, such as Phscs 106, 107, 108, or Math 119 or 112. Students should contact the program to which they may apply to determine the specific courses required.