Nutrition Courses

NTR 161 (3-0-3)

Introduction to Human Nutrition

This course is designed to explain the role of nutrition in health maintenance. Food sources, functions, and interrelationships of the six major nutrient categories are discussed as well as energy requirements and balance. The principles of nutrient needs throughout the life cycle are applied to nutritional assessment, menu planning and designing a healthy diet.

NTR 261 (3-0-3)

Advanced Nutrition/Clinical

This course explores the characteristics of selected therapeutic diets—their application, planning, calculation, and menu adjustment—through a case-based learning approach. Lecture topics include fundamentals in managing disease and disorders through nutrition. 
PR: NTR 161 or Permission of Dean