Designed primarily for students who wish to extend their knowledge in some specialized area in the field of dietetics.

(Also offered as NUSC 3150.) Introduction to the nutrition care process, nutrition assessment, planning of special diets and applications of medical nutrition therapy to selected disease states and conditions.

Supervised practice experience in the health care setting.

Supervised practice experiences in food service settings.

(Also offered as NUSC 3230.) Role of community structure, agencies, and resources in community health relating to nutrition.

Develops critical thinking skills through research and writing in community nutrition.

Supervised practice experiences in community agencies.

(Also offered as NUSC 3250.) Continuation of Medical Nutrition Therapy I. Further investigation of the interrelationships of physiology and biochemistry of disease and dietary intervention.

Supervised practice experience in the health care setting.

(Also offered as NUSC 3272.) Quantity food procurement, preparation and distribution; recipe standardization and menu development; sanitation and safety; portion and quality control; systems approach and delivery systems.

Provides Dietetic majors research experience under the guidance and supervision of a department faculty member; designed to engage a student in inquiry and investigation on a topic of interest.

Application of the scientific method of inquiry to planning, implementing, evaluating, and reporting a study of a problem related to dietetics. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic.

(Also offered as NUSC 4272.) Institutional menu development; cost and budgeting; equipment layout and design; personnel management; marketing and merchandising; purchasing and inventory control.

Dietetic majors research experience under the guidance and supervision of a department faculty member; designed to engage a student in inquiry and investigation on a topic of interest.

Supervised practice experience applying didactic learning to foodservice experiences will be in a healthcare establishment.

Supervised practice experience applying didactic learning to clinical nutrition.

Medical nutrition therapy for complex medical problems. Continuation of DIET 3250.

Application of knowledge, skills, and competencies affecting contemporary nutrition practice in the clinical dietetics, food service management, and community nutrition settings.

Supervised practice experiences in the clinical dietetics, food service management, and community nutrition settings.

Relationship of nutrients to each other and to body function.

Application and synthesis of performance requirements in food service systems.

Application and synthesis of performance requirements in community nutrition.

Application and synthesis of performance requirements in clinical dietetics.

Special problems and issues in dietetics. The management role in patient care, nutrition education, and the integration of nutrition and food service units.

Meets the performance requirements of the American Dietetic Association. Supervised practice experience in this course primarily in food service, long-term care, and community nutrition. Some lecture hours and discussion groups required.

Meets the performance requirements of the American Dietetic Association. Supervised practice experience in this course primarily in research in dietetics, clinical dietetics, and ambulatory nutrition care. Some lecture hours and discussion groups required.

Culminating supervised practice experiences in application and synthesis of performance in clinical, community, food service or research; and practice experience in a specialty area of individual professional interest.