The following directory lists the graduate courses which the University expects to offer, although the University in no way guarantees that all such courses will be offered in any given academic year, and reserves the right to alter the list if conditions warrant. Click on the links below for a list of courses in that subject area. You may then click “View Classes” to see scheduled classes for individual courses.
5000. Nutritional Biochemistry
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: Open only to NUSC students. Not open to students who have passed NUSC 4236.
Grading Basis: Graded
Biochemical processes for the metabolism and functions of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and vitamins.
View Classes »5100. Concepts of Nutrition
2.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
An introduction to the broad field of nutrition. Intended for entering graduate students, the course provides a conceptual framework for research and study in the nutritional sciences.
View Classes »5200. Macronutrient Metabolism
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: MCB 2000 or equivalent; open only to Nutrition Sciences students, instructor consent required.
Grading Basis: Graded
The digestion, absorption/transport and metabolism of carbohydrates, protein/amino acids and lipids; their functions, metabolic pathways and interrelationships; mechanisms regulating their metabolism; methodologies for studying metabolism and assessing nutrient requirements in man and animals.
View Classes »5280. U.S. Nutrition and Food Regulations
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: NUSC 5200.
Grading Basis: Graded
Development of new nutrition products; regulations applicable to foods, medical foods, dietary supplements and ingredients; accurate and appropriate representation of scientific evidence for substantiating label claims and advertisements.
View Classes »5300. Vitamins and Minerals
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: MCB 2000 or equivalent; open only to Nutrition Sciences students, instructor consent required.
Grading Basis: Graded
Comprehensive study of vitamins and macro-/trace minerals on the levels of biochemical and physiological functions, metabolic pathways, interactions, and deficiencies/toxicities.
View Classes »5319. Nutrition Research Methods in Clinical and Population Studies
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: Instructor consent.
Grading Basis: Graded
Basic concepts and methodologies of research in public health and observational and clinical nutritional sciences, research proposal writing and in-class presentation.
View Classes »5325. Principles of Nutritional Assessment
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: NUSC 5200.
Grading Basis: Graded
Nutritional assessment as a systematic process of obtaining and interpreting data to characterize nutritional status in association with health and nutrition-specific problems for individuals and selected populations. Interpretation of dietary, anthropometric, and laboratory data as applied to case studies.
View Classes »5390. Field Work on Community Nutrition
1.00 - 6.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
Supervised field studies of community nutrition problems and visits with community agencies and families. Readings, conferences and reports required.
View Classes »5394. Seminar
1.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 4 credits.
Prerequisites: NUSC 5100.
Grading Basis: Graded
Students develop the skills required for the analysis and presentation of current literature and research problems.
View Classes »5398. Special Topics in Nutrition
1.00 - 6.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
Advanced study in a given area of nutritional science.
View Classes »5399. Independent Study in Nutritional Science
1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 9 credits.
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
Research problems or critical review of literature in any area of nutrition.
View Classes »5400. Molecular Techniques and Instrument Analysis in Nutrition
2.00 credits
Prerequisites: MCB 2000 or equivalent.
Grading Basis: Graded
Provide hands-on experience performing basic molecular nutrition techniques and cover theoretical bases and application.
View Classes »5410. Clinical Nutrition
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: NUSC 5200.
Grading Basis: Graded
Application of principles of human nutrition, physiology, and biochemistry to progressive pathology of selected diseases and associated effects on nutritional status, nutritional needs, nutrient intake and utilization in the context of the nutrition care process.
View Classes »5500. Food Colloids and Nanotechnology
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: Recommended preparation: NUSC 5200.
Grading Basis: Graded
Comprehensive study on properties and structures of food colloids, including lipids, proteins and carbohydrates, from nanotechnology perspective. Development of food colloids-based nanoscale systems for applications in the context of food and nutrition.
View Classes »5510. Plant-based Diets and Nutrition
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: Instructor consent.
Grading Basis: Graded
The nutritional and health aspects of various plant-based food groups with emphasis on the nutrient composition and their roles in health promotion and disease prevention. It also provides the principles of designing and implementing healthy plant-based diets and its implications.
View Classes »5520. Plant-based Food Products
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: Instructor consent.
Grading Basis: Graded
Healthy and sustainable plant-based food alternatives to animal food products, including alternatives of meat, fish, egg, milk and other dairy products. Current research and innovations in plant-based foods and their nutritional implications, socioeconomic and environmental impacts.
View Classes »5600. Pathophysiology of Metabolic Diseases
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: NUSC 5200.
Grading Basis: Graded
Biochemical, physiological and molecular aspects of energy metabolism and inflammatory pathways involved in pathogenesis of metabolic diseases; diet and dietary component contribution to pathogenesis.
View Classes »5700. Precision Nutrition
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: NUSC 5200.
Grading Basis: Graded
Studies the foundation of precision nutrition which encompasses research focusing on the interaction between nutrients and human/microbial genes and identifies genetic backgrounds contributing to individual differences in macro and micronutrient metabolism. Examines the effects of dysregulated nutrient-gene interactions in pathophysiological conditions.
View Classes »6311. Regulation of Food Intake and Energy Balance
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: NUSC 5200.
Grading Basis: Graded
Central and peripheral regulation of energy balance and how this affects body weight and risk for chronic disease. Relative contribution of genetic and metabolic factors, diet, and exercise on the pathophysiology of obesity.
View Classes »6313. Nutrition and Gene Expression
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: NUSC 5200 and 5300.
Grading Basis: Graded
Studies the regulations of eukaryotic gene expression by various macro-/micronutrients and their metabolites in the scope of epigenetic, transcriptional, post-transcriptional, translational, and post-translational mechanisms.
View Classes »6315. Lipid Metabolism in Health and Disease
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
Comprehensive study of lipid and lipoprotein metabolism. Influence of diet, drugs, exercise and obesity. Overview of relationship between genetics, lifestyle factors and chronic disease.
View Classes »6317. Nutritional Epidemiology
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
Principles and applications of nutritional epidemiology with emphasis on research design.
View Classes »6410. Advanced Clinical Nutrition
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: NUSC 5410.
Grading Basis: Graded
Interrelationships of physiology and biochemistry of disease and dietary intervention involving complex conditions, alternative approaches to therapeutic nutrition and extension to special populations. Clinical nutrition research in the context of therapeutic practice and case studies.
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