Nutritional Sciences Courses

NUTR510: Nutrition in the Life Cycle

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Olivia Anderson (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Introductory biology and introductory chemistry
• Description: Nutrition in the Life Cycle will cover nutritional needs of individuals during critical stages of development. Students will learn about the biological basis for nutritional requirements in normal development and maintaining health in adulthood. Consequences of over- and under-nutrition and how to identify and address these issues will be discussed.
• This course is cross-listed with PUBHLTH310.

NUTR540: Maternal and Child Nutrition

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Suzanne Cole (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Undergraduates are allowed to enroll in this course.
• Description: This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the nutritional requirements of pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Main topics include: physiologic and metabolic adaptations of pregnancy and lactation, maternal nutrition during pregnancy and lactation, composition of human milk and formula, feeding practices of infants and toddlers, and the nutrient requirements of infants, children, and adolescents. At the conclusion of this course, students will have gained a sufficient foundation in maternal and child nutrition to better understand the relevant scientific literature. Didactic lectures and guest presentations accompanied by class discussions will provide a breadth of maternal and child nutrition knowledge.

NUTR547: Food Science

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Susan Aaronson (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Organic Chemistry
• Description: An examination of food composition and the chemical and physical changes that result from food processing, preparation and cooking. Discussion of foods as complex systems containing a wide variety of chemicals including nutrients, phytochemicals, functional ingredients, natural or transferred toxins and additives. Discussion of changes in chemicals with different types of food preservation. Consideration of health risks associated with dietary exposure to selected nutrients and other chemicals. Exploration of the role of sensory analysis related to food acceptance. Overview of important regulations related to the content of food products.

NUTR555: Foundations of Sustainable Food Systems

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Andrew Jones (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None.
• Advisory Prerequisites: An introductory course in biology, environmental science, ecology, urban planning, food policy, epidemiology, and/or human nutrition
• Undergraduates are allowed to enroll in this course.
• Description: This course teaches about food systems through interdisciplinary, experiential learning and dialogue-based inquiry. In addition to learning how to bridge worldviews and apply systems thinking, students will study the unique perspectives of public health nutritionists involved in addressing complex food systems problems.

NUTR578: Practical Projects

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-4 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Practical Projects is the application of theory and principles of Nutritional Sciences to individual community-based public health settings. Course requirements include an approved practical project related to Nutritional Sciences in consultation with a faculty advisor. The experience is documented in an integrative paper demonstrating the scientific application of NS theories and principles to the practical project. May be elected more than once. Enrollment is limited to NS students with at least two full terms completed prior to registration.

NUTR585: Food Service Management

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Patti Ramos (Residential);
• Offered every year
• Prerequisites: Grad status
• Description: This course examines the principles of food systems management, defing and applying management theories and functions in food and nutrition settings. Human, material and facility management will be discussed. Students gain an understanding of the tools available for managing effective and efficient food and nutrition organizations. Purchasing and inventory techniques will be examined. Using the foodservice systems model as a guide, it shows students how to transform the human, material, facility and operational inputs of the system into outputs of meals, customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction and financial accountability. This course will cover cost control, methods that are specific to managing food service operations, including food waste and theft.

NUTR590: Epigenetics and the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

• Graduate level
• Online MPH only
• This is a first year course for Online students
• Spring-Summer term(s) for online MPH students;
• 2 credit hour(s) for online MPH students;
• Instructor(s): Dana Dolinoy, Erica Jansen, (Online MPH);
• Prerequisites: None
• Advisory Prerequisites: Introduction to Epidemiology, college-level biology, genetics or biochemistry
• Description: In the first part of the course, we will consider how physical growth and maturation from conception through adolescence predict current and later health risk (i.e. the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease hypothesis, or DOHaD). In the second part of the course, we will learn about one of the potential mechanisms underlying the DOHaD hypothesis, which is that early life experiences affect our epigenome - the collection of molecular markers that control our genes' expression. The last portion of the course will culminate in a project that ties part 1 and 2 together. Specifically, you will design an ideal study that incorporates your acquired knowledge on growth assessment and epigenetic methods.
• Learning Objectives: 1- Use the DOHaD framework to explain how early environments can predict later disease 2- Apply life stage-specific tools to assess growth and development 3- Use nutritional epidemiology perspectives to interpret DOHaD findings 4- Design studies to analyze the role of nutrition in altering growth and development during sensitive periods 5- Define key epigenetic mechanisms and biological phenomena 6- Examine how dietary and environmental factors influence epigenetic mechanisms to affect health status 7 Critically assess epigenetic research in the primary literature 8 Explain the complexity of incorporating epigenetics into population health 9 Articulate potential ethical, policy, and risk assessment ramifications

Concentration Competencies that NUTR590 Allows Assessment On

Department	Program	Degree	Competency	Specific course(s) that allow assessment
Population and Health Sciences		MPH	Estimate population health indicators from high quality data resources from diverse sources	PUBHLTH515, EPID643, NUTR590, BIOSTAT592, BIOSTAT501

NUTR592: Foundations of Maternal and Child Nutrition II

• Graduate level
• Online MPH only
• This is a first year course for Online students
• Fall term(s) for online MPH students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for online MPH students;
• Instructor(s): Suzanne Cole (Online MPH);
• Prerequisites: NUTR591
• Advisory Prerequisites: College biology, biochemistry, or physiology
• Description: Adequate nutrition during pregnancy, lactation, and childhood is essential for healthy human growth and development. In this course, you will learn how the biological processes of pregnancy, lactation, and early childhood influence nutrient metabolism and nutrient requirements. We will examine the scientific basis for nutrient recommendations as well as factors that influence maternal and child nutritional status. We will consider evidence-based maternal interventions as well as policies that support healthy maternal and child outcomes. This course will also explore topics such as the bioactivity of human milk and the infant microbiome. Throughout the course, you will have the opportunity to integrate knowledge and apply methods and tools that aim to improve maternal and child nutrition.
• Learning Objectives: 1. Explain the significance of energy and nutrients in meeting the dynamic metabolic needs during pregnancy, lactation, and early childhood 2. Describe how nutrient metabolism is impacted by the biological states of pregnancy, lactation, and early childhood 3. Identify dietary and non-dietary factors that influence maternal and child nutritional status 4. Use dietary planning methods and tools to develop a nutritionally adequate diet 5. Explain the importance of scientific evidence in promoting maternal and child nutrition 6. Critically review nutrition-related interventions and policies that target women or children 7. Advocate for community interventions or policies that improve maternal and child nutrition

NUTR593: Food Security, Policy, and Programs

• Graduate level
• Both Residential and Online MPH
• This is a second year course for Online students
• Fall term(s) for residential students; Fall term(s) for online MPH students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students; 3 credit hour(s) for online MPH students;
• Instructor(s): Suzanne Cole (Residential); Vivienne Hazzard (Online MPH);
• Prerequisites: PUBHLTH511
• Advisory Prerequisites: None
• Description: This course is a critical exploration of the health issues related to domestic food security, food policy, and food programs, with a focus on maternal and child health. We will examine the array of negative health outcomes associated with food insecurity, discuss potential mechanisms underlying these associations, how food policy is made, the intersection of food policy with public health nutrition, and the influence of federal food assistance programs on diet-related outcomes for children and families.
• Learning Objectives: 1. Describe the terminology and measurement of food insecurity 2. Understand families’ lived experiences of food insecurity 3. Articulate the process for creating federal food policy and national dietary guidelines 4. Participate in the policy process through public comment 5. Identify the primary federal food assistance programs that serve the MCH population and their recent policy changes 6. Critically evaluate research on food security and food policy 7. Develop strong written and verbal communication skills

NUTR594: Molecular Nutrition

• Graduate level
• Online MPH only
• This is a second year course for Online students
• Fall term(s) for online MPH students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for online MPH students;
• Instructor(s): Dave Bridges (Online MPH);
• Prerequisites: None
• Advisory Prerequisites: Undergraduate biology, chemistry and physiology
• Description: Individual food decisions can have profound impacts on our health. Here, you will learn about the molecular components of food, and how we digest, absorb, transport, and use them in our bodies. We will then use this information to understand how individuals differ in terms of how foods affect them.
• Learning Objectives: Evaluate foods based on the micro- and macronutrients contained within them Apply knowledge of metabolic, transport, and regulatory mechanisms to predict physiological changes associated with variation in humans.

NUTR595: Nutrition And Genetic Epidemiology

• Graduate level
• Online MPH only
• This is a second year course for Online students
• Winter term(s) for online MPH students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for online MPH students;
• Instructor(s): Edward Ruiz-Narvaez (Online MPH);
• Prerequisites: BIOSTAT 501 or 521 and PUBHLTH 512
• Advisory Prerequisites: None
• Description: This course familiarizes students with general methods and principles of nutrition and genetic epidemiology. In this course, students learn about methods to collect nutritional and genetic information at the population level, and how to apply methods of nutritional and genetic epidemiology to examine the relationship of diet, genes, and disease.
• Learning Objectives: 1. Explain different methods to collect nutrition data 2. Assess strengths and weaknesses of different methods to collect nutrition data in epidemiological studies 3. Apply analytic tools to adjust for energy intake on nutritional epidemiology studies 4. Determine association of dietary factors with health outcomes 5. Explain types of genetic variation at the population level 6. Calculate allele frequencies at the population level 7. Understand factors affecting allele frequencies 8. Identify publicly available data for studies of genetic epidemiology 9. Calculate measures of association of genetic factors and health outcomes 10. Describe types of gene-diet interaction 11. Analyze datasets to estimate measures of gene-diet interaction 12. Interpret results of gene-diet interaction analysis 13. Summarize results of gene-diet interaction analysis to identify at-risk subjects

NUTR596: Precision Nutrition Within A Lifecourse Epidemiological Framework

• Graduate level
• Online MPH only
• This is a second year course for Online students
• Winter term(s) for online MPH students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for online MPH students;
• Instructor(s): Wei Perng (Online MPH);
• Prerequisites: None
• Advisory Prerequisites: NUTR595
• Description: Metabolic heterogeneity, or differences in metabolism, drives need for precision nutrition. In this course, we will learn about sources of metabolic heterogeneity and ways in which precision nutrition addresses this phenomenon across the life course.
• Learning Objectives: -Define precision nutrition and explain how precision/personalized nutrition differs from the traditional field of nutrition and dietary assessment -Identify biological, behavioral, and environmental sources of metabolic heterogeneity -Apply lifecourse epidemiology conceptual frameworks to the study of metabolic heterogeneity

NUTR597: Precision Nutrition: Translating Science To Practice

• Graduate level
• Both Residential and Online MPH
• This is a second year course for Online students
• Fall term(s) for residential students; Winter term(s) for online MPH students;
• 2 credit hour(s) for residential students; 2 credit hour(s) for online MPH students;
• Instructor(s): Susan Aaronson, Sarah Ball, (Residential); Susan Aaronson, Sarah Ball, Susan Aaronson, Sarah Ball, (Online MPH);
• Prerequisites: graduate standing
• Advisory Prerequisites: NUTR 594, NUTR 595, NUTR 596
• Description: In this novel course, students will understand, translate and incorporate the emerging fields of nutrigenetics, nutrigenomics, culinary medicine and the microbiome into personalized nutrition practice grounded in public health principles.
• Learning Objectives: 1 Demonstrate literacy comprehension regarding the emerging science of precision nutrition. 2 Understand the role public health principles play in a precision nutrition approach 3 Describe the role of the microbiome and genetics in chronic disease prevention and treatment 4 Summarize the large precision nutrition randomized controlled trials 5 Explain how food and nutrients impact gene expression and the microbiome 6 Demonstrate how to incorporate culinary genomics into practice 7 Evaluate how genetics and the microbiome are currently being used in practice. 8 Translate current public health nutrition guidelines and recommendations to the individual using genetic and microbiome data. 9 Implement culinary techniques (food and nutrients?) to optimize health. 10 Determine if the current evidence supports the use of precision nutrition in practice and how it can be effectively applied

Concentration Competencies that NUTR597 Allows Assessment On

Department	Program	Degree	Competency	Specific course(s) that allow assessment
Population and Health Sciences		MPH	Recommend evidence-based interventions that engage broad and diverse community stakeholders for population health improvement	PUBHLTH515, EPID591, NUTR597, PUBHLTH511

NUTR602: Professional Communication In The Nutritional Sciences

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 1 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Sarah Ball (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Only open to MPH students and MS NUTR with a dietetics subplan
• Description: This course provides future nutrition professionals with the skills and knowledge to communicate effectively with the public, consumers, organizations, and other professionals by disseminating evidence?based food and nutrition information in a meaningful way. Overall, this course aims to integrate goals, experiences, strengths, and growth as a public health nutrition expert through effective communication.
• Learning Objectives: Apply effective and ethical communication skills and techniques to achieve desired goals and outcomes. Select mode of communication appropriate to the messaging to meet the needs of the audience. Communicate at the appropriate level and understands emotions and emotional situations. Engage in self-reflective practice activities to develop and maintain ongoing competence and professional behaviors. Disseminate skills, knowledge, and data obtained from summer experience or research work. Apply feedback to meet and exceed personal standards of performance. Develop confidence in your expertise as a nutrition public health professional.

NUTR610: Evolutionary Nutrition: Implications for Human Health

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Edward Ruiz-Narvaez (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Advisory Prerequisites: NUTR 630 and NUTR 631
• Description: Dietary and cultural shifts/innovations (for example, cooking, domestication of plants and animals) during human origins may have been acted as evolutionary forces shaping the physiology and metabolism as well as the genome of early humans. Exposure to modern diets may result in a mismatch of old adaptations to a new environment, potentially leading to so-called "diseases of civilization" such as hypertension, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. In this course, we will discuss human nutrition from an evolutionary perspective. We will critically review scientific theories (e.g. thrifty gene hypothesis) explaining how mismatch between old adaptations and modern diets affect human health. This evolutionary analysis may shed new light on the epidemics of "diseases of civilization" and may help to inform public health interventions. Students are expected to be very active participants of class discussions.
• Learning Objectives: After taking this course, students will: -Be able to explain human adaptations to dietary shifts over evolutionary time. -Be able to discuss scientific theories about the mismatch between modern diets and old adaptations. -Understand how an evolutionary perspective may help to explain current population health problems.

NUTR620: Multivariate Analysis of Nutrition Related Studies

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Edward Ruiz-Narvaez (Residential);
• Prerequisites: BIOSTAT 521 or Instructor consent
• Description: This course will teach students how to use multivariate statistical techniques to analyze nutritional data. Students will develop skills for the understanding, interpretation, and communication of nutrition-related results on relation to different health outcomes. Students will present a final report with the synthesis and conclusions of all their analyses.
• Learning Objectives: The student will learn to: -Carry out multivariate analysis to evaluate association between dietary exposures, biomarkers, and health outcomes. -Derive, using principal component analysis, and interpret dietary patterns from dietary intake data. -Summarize, present, and discuss results of nutrition related studies. -Critically read relevant literature.

NUTR621: Eating Disorders Prevention & Treatment

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Kendrin Sonneville (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Advisory Prerequisites: STAT250 or STAT280 or BIOSTATS501/521 (concurrent)
• Undergraduates are allowed to enroll in this course.
• Description: This course is designed to introduce students to eating disorders using a public health framework. Students will be exposed to key concepts and controversies in the eating disorders field.

NUTR622: Weight Bias & Health

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Kendrin Sonneville (Residential);
• Last offered Winter 2023
• Not offered 2024-2025
• Prerequisites: BIOSTATS521 and/or 501
• Advisory Prerequisites: NUTR 621
• Description: This course is designed to introduce students to the pervasiveness and consequences of weight bias. Students will be introduced to weigh-inclusive alternatives (e.g. Health at Every Size) to weight-normative approaches common in public health and health care and will examine issues such as size diversity through a social justice lens.
• Learning Objectives: Discuss the science of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention in population health, including health promotion, screening, etc. Explain behavioral and psychological factors that affect a population's health

NUTR624: Nutritional Epidemiology

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Ana Baylin (Residential);
• Prerequisites: EPID 503 or 600 or EPID 601 or PUBHLTH512; (C- or better)] and [BIOSTAT 501 or 521; (C- or better)]
• Description: This course is designed for Master and PhD students in the Department of Nutritional Sciences who are interested in conducting or better interpreting epidemiologic studies on nutrition and disease. The course will review methodological issues involved in the design, conduct, analysis and interpretation of studies investigating the relationship between diet and disease.

Concentration Competencies that NUTR624 Allows Assessment On

Department	Program	Degree	Competency	Specific course(s) that allow assessment
NUTR	Nutritional Epidemiology	PhD	Assess the primary strengths and weaknesses of different methods to collect nutrition information at the population level, including sources of error and approaches to reduce error	NUTR624
NUTR	Nutritional Epidemiology	PhD	Apply methods of nutritional epidemiology for the evaluation of diet/disease relationships	NUTR624
NUTR	Nutritional Interventions	PhD	Identify the primary strengths and weaknesses of the different methods that can be used to collect nutrition information	NUTR624

NUTR625: Nutrition and the Immune Response

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Peter Mancuso (Residential);
• Prerequisites: any BIOLOGY course from 100-400
• Description: Food and nutritional status have a profound influence on immune function. Food and nutritional status can maintain immune homeostasis, contribute to immune suppression, enhance chronic inflammation, or provoke an allergic response.The course consists of lectures on basic principles of immunology and presentations and discussion of peer-reviewed literature.
• Syllabus for NUTR625

NUTR626: Controversial topics in the role of nutrition on chronic disease

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Ana Baylin (Residential);
• Last offered Winter 2022
• Prerequisites: EPID 600/503 or equivalent or and BIOSTAT 501/521 or equivalent
• Undergraduates are allowed to enroll in this course.
• Description: This public health oriented course will provide students the opportunity to advance their knowledge in nutrition and chronic disease research from a population perspective and help them to better interpret epidemiologic studies on nutrition and chronic disease.
• This course is cross-listed with EPID 625 in the Epidemiology department.

NUTR630: Principles of Nutritional Science

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Dave Bridges (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Undergraduates are allowed to enroll in this course.
• Description: This course presents foundational knowledge on nutritional metabolism of macronutrients. The digestion, absorption, transport, utilization and storage of macronutrients in humans are the focus. This course integrates biochemical and physiological aspects of nutrient utilization, interactions and metabolic regulation in humans.

Concentration Competencies that NUTR630 Allows Assessment On

Department	Program	Degree	Competency	Specific course(s) that allow assessment
NUTR		MPH	Describe physiological functioning of the digestive tract following nutrient intake through application of an anatomical visualization	NUTR630
NUTR		MPH	Explain how macro- and micronutrient intake drive metabolic pathways and physiological function	NUTR630, NUTR631
NUTR		MS	Predict consequences that result from defects in specific metabolic pathways, including vitamin and macronutrient deficiencies or inborn errors of metabolism	NUTR630
NUTR	Molecular and Biochemical Nutrition	PhD	Predict the consequences of nutrient deficiencies or excesses based on principles of macronutrient and micronutrient biochemistry	NUTR630, NUTR631, Doctoral Qualifying Exam
NUTR	Molecular and Biochemical Nutrition	PhD	Predict how genetic variations in enzymes, nutrient transporters or regulators could affect human health and disease	NUTR630, NUTR631, NUTR638, Doctoral Qualifying Exam
NUTR	Molecular and Biochemical Nutrition	PhD	Evaluate the biochemical basis of energy generating and consuming pathways, including their role in energy balance	NUTR630
NUTR	Nutritional Epidemiology	PhD	Explain how biochemical nature of different carbohydrates/fats/proteins relates to nutritional quality	NUTR630
NUTR	Nutritional Interventions	PhD	Apply knowledge of macronutrients and micronutrients to nutrition policies and programs addressing health of populations	NUTR630, NUTR631

NUTR631: Metabolism of Vitamins & Minerals

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Young-Ah Seo (Residential);
• Prerequisites: EHS 630
• Description: This course provides an in-depth introduction to vitamin and mineral metabolism with particular emphasis on nutrient bioavailability and absorption, transport and tissue accumulation, regulation of nutrient metabolism and homeostasis, and nutrient function. Other topics include the health effects of inadequate and excessive micronutrient intake, methods used to estimate nutrient requirements and establish nutrient intake reference and upper limit levels. The depth of micronutrient metabolism covered in this course will provide a sufficient background for students to better understand the scientific literature of individual micronutrients. The course will consist of lectures on the major metabolic/regulatory topics for each micronutrient as well as discussions of nutrient-related topics from the current scientific literature.

Concentration Competencies that NUTR631 Allows Assessment On

Department	Program	Degree	Competency	Specific course(s) that allow assessment
NUTR		MPH	Explain how macro- and micronutrient intake drive metabolic pathways and physiological function	NUTR630, NUTR631
NUTR		MS	Deduce how specific micronutrient deficiencies relate to poor health including the mechanism(s) of action	NUTR631
NUTR	Molecular and Biochemical Nutrition	PhD	Predict the consequences of nutrient deficiencies or excesses based on principles of macronutrient and micronutrient biochemistry	NUTR630, NUTR631, Doctoral Qualifying Exam
NUTR	Molecular and Biochemical Nutrition	PhD	Predict how genetic variations in enzymes, nutrient transporters or regulators could affect human health and disease	NUTR630, NUTR631, NUTR638, Doctoral Qualifying Exam
NUTR	Nutritional Epidemiology	PhD	Explain how the biological nature of vitamins and minerals relates to population health	NUTR631
NUTR	Nutritional Interventions	PhD	Apply knowledge of macronutrients and micronutrients to nutrition policies and programs addressing health of populations	NUTR630, NUTR631

NUTR633: Evaluation of Global Nutrition Programs

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Andrew Jones (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Advisory Prerequisites: At least one foundational course in both biostatistics and epidemiology.
• Description: This course will provide students with an understanding of the principles of program evaluation with an emphasis on global nutrition programs. The course will create a space for discussion and practice in which knowledge can be applied to current global nutrition issues through research and critical analysis.

Concentration Competencies that NUTR633 Allows Assessment On

Department	Program	Degree	Competency	Specific course(s) that allow assessment
NUTR		MPH	Develop appropriate designs to rigorously monitor and evaluate nutrition programs and policies in diverse contexts	NUTR633, NUTR650, NUTR677
NUTR		MPH	Apply public health theoretical frameworks and nutrition research evidence to inform public health actions	NUTR642, NUTR650, NUTR677, NUTR633

NUTR636: Medical Nutrition Therapy I

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Liz Hudson (Residential);
• Prerequisites: NUTR 630
• Description: Medical nutrition therapy and disease pathophysiology taught for malnutrition, starvation, metabolic stress, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, diabetes and neoplasm. Current controversies are briefly introduced. Clinical nutrition screening, assessment, use of clinical laboratory data, and physical assessment are also introduced.

NUTR637: Medical Nutrition Therapy II

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Liz Hudson (Residential);
• Prerequisites: EHS 636
• Description: Applies nutrition support principles to various clinical disease states. Covers topics such as regulation of fluid and electrolytes in nutrition support, acid-base balance, and other aspects of parenteral nutrition. In addition, the pathophysiology and medical nutrition therapy for diabetes, renal and liver disease is taught.

NUTR639: Pathophysiology of Obesity

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Peter Mancuso (Residential);
• Prerequisites: NUTR 630
• Description: This course provides a framework for understanding the etiology, pathophysiology, and treatment of obesity. The course content will emphasize the influence of physiologic factors that contribute to overconsumption of food, the pathophysiologic consequences of obesity, and current methods of treatment.

Concentration Competencies that NUTR639 Allows Assessment On

Department	Program	Degree	Competency	Specific course(s) that allow assessment
NUTR		MPH	Suggest interventions that address the role of the environment, food, and lifestyle choices to enhance wellness in diverse individuals and populations	NUTR639
NUTR	Molecular and Biochemical Nutrition	PhD	Articulate potential mechanisms by which specific dietary, behavioral factors, and physical activity contribute to weight gain and loss	NUTR639

NUTR640: Nutritional Assessment

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Suzanne Cole (Residential);
• Prerequisites: EHS 630, Nutrition Science
• Description: This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the methods and approaches for conducting nutrition assessment of individuals and populations throughout the lifecycle. The course is structured into three assessment components: dietary, biochemical, and body size and body composition. Main topics include in-depth overview of the assessment methods, strengths and limitations of methodology, evaluation and interpretation of assessment data, sources of measurement errors, validity of assessment methods, and basic analytical approaches used to interpret assessment data.

Concentration Competencies that NUTR640 Allows Assessment On

Department	Program	Degree	Competency	Specific course(s) that allow assessment
NUTR		MPH	Apply the principles and methods of nutrition assessment to monitor nutritional status and trends, identify at-risk individuals & groups, and investigate diet and disease relationships	NUTR640
NUTR		MS	Apply the principles and methods of nutrition assessment to monitor nutritional status and trends, identify at-risk individuals & groups, and investigate diet and disease relationships	NUTR640
NUTR	Molecular and Biochemical Nutrition	PhD	Propose appriopriate nutritional assessment methodologies in a research context	NUTR640
NUTR	Nutritional Epidemiology	PhD	Apply the principles and methods of nutrition assessment to monitor nutritional status and trends, identify at-risk individuals, monitor progress of programs, and investigate diet/disease relationships	NUTR640

NUTR642: Community Nutrition

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Suzanne Cole (Residential);
• Last offered Fall 2022
• Not offered 2024-2025
• Prerequisites: EHS 630
• Description: This course is a discussion of the principles and programs developed to improve the dietary intake and the nutritional status of individuals and groups within a community. Primary topics covered include: government and nongovernment nutrition-related programs, groups at nutritional risk, nutritional issues/concerns across the lifecycle, and an introduction to developing community-based nutrition intervention programs (needs assessment, intervention, and evaluation). Didactic lectures and guest presentations accompanied with an in-depth needs assessment and intervention project and a community service-learning component will provide students the opportunity to integrate and apply knowledge through a hands-on approach.

Concentration Competencies that NUTR642 Allows Assessment On

Department	Program	Degree	Competency	Specific course(s) that allow assessment
NUTR		MPH	Apply public health theoretical frameworks and nutrition research evidence to inform public health actions	NUTR642, NUTR650, NUTR677, NUTR633
NUTR		MPH	Explain dietary influences on health outcomes, and identify population-based strategies to improve nutritional health	NUTR642, NUTR650, NUTR677

NUTR644: Global Food Systems Policy

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Andrew Jones (Residential);
• Offered Fall, 2023
• Last offered Fall, 2020
• Not offered 2024-2025
• Prerequisites: None.
• Undergraduates are allowed to enroll in this course.
• Description: This course will explore the process of developing policies in low- and middle-income countries that are targeted at altering the nature and functioning of food systems. We will assess policy contexts, stakeholders' priorities, the translation of policies into programs, and the impacts of policies on nutrition and health outcomes.
• Syllabus for NUTR644

NUTR646: Approaches In Nutrition Counseling

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Kendrin Sonneville (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: The aim of this course is to familiarize dietetics students with counseling strategies that can be used for nutrition behavior change, including motivational interviewing. Students will participate in counseling activities/role-plays to practice motivational interviewing skills. This course has a strong emphasis on client/patient-centered counseling and cultural humility.

NUTR650: Socio-ecological Approaches to Child and Adolescent Nutrition

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Kate Bauer (Residential);
• Prerequisites: graduate student status,graduate student status
• Undergraduates are allowed to enroll in this course.
• Description: This course utilizes a socio-ecological approach to provide a comprehensive introduction to issues and current debates related to public health nutrition among children and adolescents. Throughout the semester, woven through all of these topics, there will be extensive consideration of appropriate research methodologies and critical reading of current scientific literature.
• Syllabus for NUTR650

Concentration Competencies that NUTR650 Allows Assessment On

Department	Program	Degree	Competency	Specific course(s) that allow assessment
NUTR		MPH	Develop appropriate designs to rigorously monitor and evaluate nutrition programs and policies in diverse contexts	NUTR633, NUTR650, NUTR677
NUTR		MPH	Apply public health theoretical frameworks and nutrition research evidence to inform public health actions	NUTR642, NUTR650, NUTR677, NUTR633
NUTR		MPH	Explain dietary influences on health outcomes, and identify population-based strategies to improve nutritional health	NUTR642, NUTR650, NUTR677
NUTR	Nutritional Interventions	PhD	Demonstrate familiarity of behavioral change theories and conceptual frameworks relevant to nutrition interventions in clinical and/or community contexts	NUTR650

NUTR651: Physical Activity and Nutrition

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Peter Mancuso (Residential);
• Prerequisites: NUTR 630 KINES 540,,NUTR 630 KINES 540,NUTR 630 KINES 540,,NUTR 630 KINES 540
• Description: Students will learn about the impact of physical activity on the nutrition requirements in active individuals and special populations with chronic disease. Students will also learn how to use exercise and diet modification for weight loss and maintenance through lectures and hands on activities.
• This course is cross-listed with KINES 543 in the Kinesiology department.

NUTR657: Nutrition, the Environment, and Cancer

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Justin Colacino, Suzanna Zick, (Residential);
• Not offered 2024-2025
• Prerequisites: BIOSTAT 502 or 522 or equivalent; EPID 503 or equivalent; and PHYSIO 502 or equivalent
• Description: A large amount of research indicates that dietary and environmental factors impact the development and recurrence of various types of cancer. This course will survey both classic and emerging literature relevant to this topic in a structured discussion and journal club format.

NUTR677: Physical Growth and Maturation

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Karen Peterson (Residential);
• Prerequisites: BIOSTAT 501 or 521
• Description: This course provides a comprehensive overview of the principles and methods to assess human physical growth and maturational tempo from conception through adolescence and among women of reproductive age. The selection, measurement, and interpretation of anthropometric indicators of growth and maturational tempo are discussed in detail. Public health applications are considered, including the use and limitations of reference growth curves; population trends in obesity, maturation, and stature; growth monitoring in the U.S. and in international public health settings and environmental influences on physical growth and maturation. Students will gain technical expertise in basic analysis and interpretation of growth data from population studies.

Concentration Competencies that NUTR677 Allows Assessment On

Department	Program	Degree	Competency	Specific course(s) that allow assessment
NUTR		MPH	Develop appropriate designs to rigorously monitor and evaluate nutrition programs and policies in diverse contexts	NUTR633, NUTR650, NUTR677
NUTR		MPH	Apply public health theoretical frameworks and nutrition research evidence to inform public health actions	NUTR642, NUTR650, NUTR677, NUTR633
NUTR		MPH	Explain dietary influences on health outcomes, and identify population-based strategies to improve nutritional health	NUTR642, NUTR650, NUTR677

NUTR688: Research Topics in Nutritional Sciences

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 0.5 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Susan Aaronson (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: This course will introduce students to current topics in nutrition research. Students will attend seminars focused on research that will demonstrate the impact of nutrition on human health. Students are encouraged to pose questions to the speaker and write 5-7 bullet points that provide a summary of each presentation.
• This course is cross-listed with .

Concentration Competencies that NUTR688 Allows Assessment On

Department	Program	Degree	Competency	Specific course(s) that allow assessment
NUTR		MS	Interpret key findings from advanced nutritional research	NUTR688, NUTR698/9
NUTR	Molecular and Biochemical Nutrition	PhD	Describe findings from presentations of novel nutritional research	NUTR688
NUTR	Nutritional Epidemiology	PhD	integrate findings of novel nutrition research with existing knowledge of nutritional epidemiology	NUTR688
NUTR	Nutritional Interventions	PhD	Integrate findings from presentations of novel nutritional research with existing knowledge of nutritional interventions	NUTR688

NUTR690: Supervised Experiential Learning

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 0.5-3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Kendrin Sonneville, Sarah Ball, (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Students must be enrolled in the Department of Nutritional Sciences MPH or MS (Clinical Nutrition or Nutritional Sciences) Dietetics program.
• Description: This course will provide Supervised Experiential Learning hours for students enrolled in the Dietetics, Path to RDN training program. The course will integrated experiential learning each semester, relevant to the didactic content.
• Learning Objectives: See syllabus for list of competencies that are specific to each course section.
• This course is cross-listed with .

NUTR691: Research Seminar For Clinical Nutrition I

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Olivia Anderson (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: This course will support the development and preliminary defense of your clinical nutrition project proposal. You will actively learn about the steps required to create a strong research project proposal. Areas that we will focus on during class include, but are not limited to: conducting a literature review, developing a research aims, technical writing, addressing prioritized clinical audiences, and addressing feasibility. You will apply these various topics through activities such as small group share-outs, small group assistance on research methods development, writing workshops, journal clubs, or drafting communication to your advisors. Your work will culminate in a project proposal with an associated presentation (aka “defense of your project proposal”). Overall, this course will prepare you to embark on your individual clinical research journey.
• Learning Objectives: Familiarize yourself with health equity communication framework (or similar frameworks) and its application to clinical research and outward facing deliverables Conduct appropriate literature searches on relevant nutrition research Understand the components of a research manuscript Formulate a scientific research question and aims for a clinical research project Develop the major components of a research project proposal ??Practice oral presentation skills to defend your research project proposal

NUTR692: Research Seminar For Clinical Nutrition I

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Olivia Anderson (Residential);
• Prerequisites: NUTR 691
• Description: This course aims to support your development into an independent clinical researcher. You will learn about and engage in special topics applicable to being a successful clinical researcher including, but not limited to, the peer review process and conducting a journal club. This course also offers dedicated research time to actively work on your clinical project. This dedicated time will be in-class with opportunities for various support systems such as peer review or presenting on progress. Overall, this course will prepare you to embark on your individual research journey.
• Learning Objectives: Evaluate the components of a research manuscript Communicate with clinical dietitians to learn about their research work ??Practice oral presentation skills for different types of research presentations (e.g., journal club, progress report) Collaborate professionally with research team members (i.e., mentors)

NUTR697: Readings in Nutritional Sciences

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 1-3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Supervised study/review of a selected topic in nutritional sciences. May be elected more than once for a maximum of six credits.

NUTR698: Research in Nutritional Sciences

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 1-6 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Original research investigation of a special topic in nutritional sciences.

NUTR699: Masters Thesis in Nutritional Sciences

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 1 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Perm of Thesis Advisor
• Description: This course shall be elected by students enrolled in Master's degree programs that require a formal written thesis as a condition of program completion. The thesis shall be defended in front of the student's thesis committee. The course grade will reflect the student's accomplishments relative to the thesis and its defense. The course is to be elected only once.

NUTR701: Research Methods In Nutritional Sciences

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Ana Baylin (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Advisory Prerequisites: None
• Description: This course will introduce research methods to 1st year MS and PhD students. Students will develop their own research proposals, engage in the process of peer review, and present their final proposals to the class. Students will also learn data cleaning and management skills and write a data analysis plan.
• Learning Objectives: 1. Develop a framework for understanding nutrition and public health research 2. Critically evaluate nutrition research 3. Formulate a scientific research question and relevant hypotheses for a given topic 4. Conduct a review of the literature 5. Understand the components of a research manuscript and styles of scientific writing 6. Practice the art of peer review and providing constructive feedback 7. Develop the major components of a research proposal 8. Develop a data analysis plan 9. Apply data cleaning and management skills to large datasets

NUTR702: Research Methods In Nutritional Sciences Ii

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Edward Ruiz-Narvaez (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Advisory Prerequisites: NUTR701
• Description: This second course in a three-part series for MS students guided them through thesis projects. It assists 2nd-year MS-NS students in planning and conducting data analysis using a pre-defined dataset. Students will finalize statistical analysis, discuss biostatistics tools, present ongoing analysis, and prepare result tables for presentation to the class.
• Learning Objectives: Develop a data analysis plan. Review literature relevant to the analytic plan. Practice the art of peer review and provide constructive feedback. Apply biostatistics tools to large datasets using statistical software. Learn how to make tables and figures suitable for publication.

NUTR796: Special Topics in Nutritional Sciences

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 1-6 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Dana Dolinoy, Suzanne Cole, Kendrin Sonneville, Karen Peterson, Peter Mancuso, Andrew Jones, Ana Baylin, Olivia Anderson, Susan Aaronson, (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Undergraduates are allowed to enroll in this course.
• Description: This course will be used by faculty members to teach special topics related to Nutritional Sciences.

NUTR802: Professional Development and Technical Writing

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Kendrin Sonneville (Residential);
• Not offered 2024-2025
• Prerequisites: EHS801
• Description: Doctoral students must learn to think critically about their own writing, the writing of their peers, and the process of writing in general. This course will center on peer review, written critiques, and lectures from experts to build the skills necessary to craft a piece of writing with these elements.

NUTR803: Effective Teaching in Public Health

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Olivia Anderson (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: Students will engage in a community of graduate students to explore/prepare for a faculty career, focusing on teaching at a university-level specifically in the public health field. Students will immerse in literature, discussion, and workshops on state-of-the-art pedagogical techniques. Course tangibles include: teaching philosophy statement, course syllabus, and teaching demonstration.
• This course is cross-listed with PUBHLTH803.

NUTR830: Advanced Topics in Macronutrient Metabolism

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Dave Bridges (Residential);
• Prerequisites: NUTR630 and NUTR631
• Description: This course is an elective designed for research-based molecular nutrition students. It will introduce topics and methods in biochemical and molecular nutrition research. We will use group discussions and individual projects to enhance critical analysis skills and learn how to follow in the rapidly advancing field of molecular nutrition.
• Learning Objectives: * Develop high critical thinking skills such as synthesis and projecting future studies within recent macromolecular nutrition topics. * Learn how to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of nutrition research. * Gain fluency in the molecular nutrition literature including how to assess the validity of claims. * Familiarize yourself with the process of developing research grant proposals and reviews. * Identify limitations in research articles, and how this affects the rigor and universality of their conclusions. * Interpret and evaluate modern molecular nutrition methods based on their implementation and appropriate controls. * Evaluate emerging themes in macromolecular nutrition that affect individual responses to the diet.

Concentration Competencies that NUTR830 Allows Assessment On

Department	Program	Degree	Competency	Specific course(s) that allow assessment
NUTR	Molecular and Biochemical Nutrition	PhD	Create a rigorous study design to test a research question based on a critical evaluation of prior literature	NUTR990, NUTR995, NUTR830

NUTR869: Innovations in Nutrition Research

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 1 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Young-Ah Seo, Edward Ruiz-Narvaez, (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Doctoral, MPH and MS student with demonstrated interest in Nutritional Sciences research (with permission),Doctoral, MPH and MS student with demonstrated interest in Nutritional Sciences research (with permission)
• Description: The course will include: -integrative discussions of dissertation research projects -presentations of research findings -in-depth literature reviews and critiques -manuscript reviews in Nutritional Sciences

Concentration Competencies that NUTR869 Allows Assessment On

Department	Program	Degree	Competency	Specific course(s) that allow assessment
NUTR	Molecular and Biochemical Nutrition	PhD	Disseminate rigorous research findings through clear, persuasive written and oral communication to both peers and non-technical audiences	NUTR869
NUTR	Nutritional Interventions	PhD	Disseminate rigorous research findings through clear, persuasive written and oral communication to both peers and non-technical audiences	NUTR869

NUTR899: Advanced Research in Nutritional Sciences

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 1-6 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Must be a PhD student in Nutritional Sciences
• Description: Original investigations of a specific research topic in Nutritional Sciences. Designed for doctoral students performing research prior to passing their qualifying exams. Students will complete two separate rotations with faculty members for a minimum of 1 credit each. This course may be elected more than once.

NUTR990: Dissertation Research/Pre-Candidate

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 1-8 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Nutritional Sciences Doctoral Student
• Description: Election for dissertation work by doctoral students not yet admitted to status as a candidate.

Concentration Competencies that NUTR990 Allows Assessment On

Department	Program	Degree	Competency	Specific course(s) that allow assessment
NUTR	Molecular and Biochemical Nutrition	PhD	Create a rigorous study design to test a research question based on a critical evaluation of prior literature	NUTR990, NUTR995, NUTR830
NUTR	Nutritional Interventions	PhD	Create a rigorous intervention study design to test a research question based on a critical evaluation of prior literature	NUTR990, NUTR995, Preliminary Exam

NUTR995: Dissertation Research for Doctorate in Philosophy

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 1-8 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Nutritional Sciences Doctoral Student
• Description: Election for dissertation work by doctoral student who has been admitted to status as a candidate

Concentration Competencies that NUTR995 Allows Assessment On

Department	Program	Degree	Competency	Specific course(s) that allow assessment
NUTR	Molecular and Biochemical Nutrition	PhD	Create a rigorous study design to test a research question based on a critical evaluation of prior literature	NUTR990, NUTR995, NUTR830
NUTR	Nutritional Interventions	PhD	Create a rigorous intervention study design to test a research question based on a critical evaluation of prior literature	NUTR990, NUTR995, Preliminary Exam

PUBHLTH321: Eating Disorders Prevention & Treatment

• Undergraduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Kendrin Sonneville (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Advisory Prerequisites: STATS250; this is already required for PH majors
• Description: This course is designed to introduce undergraduate students to eating disorders using a public health framework. Students will be exposed to key concepts and controversies in the eating disorders field.
• Learning Objectives: Discuss the science of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention in population health, including health promotion, screening, etc. Explain biological and genetic factors that affect a population’s health Explain behavioral and psychological factors that affect a population’s health

PUBHLTH323: Food Security & Food Assistance In The U.s.

• Undergraduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Jennifer Garner (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Advisory Prerequisites: N/A
• Description: Students will: grapple with the complex etiology and consequences of food insecurity in the U.S., including the historical roots of current programming; interrogate current approaches to addressing it at the local, state, and federal levels; and synthesize the state of the science toward policy proposals for strategic programmatic refinements.
• Learning Objectives: A. Appreciate the complex set of factors that influence the risk for and experience of food insecurity in the United States by… 1. Reflecting on their and their family’s food-related traditions, practices, and routines and any related privileges or lack thereof, and 2. Developing a conceptual map of factors known to impact risk of or be associated with food insecurity; B. Know the reach, function, and impacts of current non-profit and federal food assistance programs by… 3. Defining the current eligibility criteria and key provisions of major federal and non-profit food assistance programs, 4. Identifying purported/hypothesized impacts of food assistance programming for individuals, households, communities, and the economy, and 5. Analyzing known dietary, health, social, and economic food assistance program impacts based on the available peer-reviewed literature; C. Understand the historical events that informed current U.S. food assistance programming efforts by… 6. Examining the political, social, and economic circumstances surrounding the origin of a federal food assistance program, 7. Describing the ways in which the reach, provisions, and impacts of a federal food assistance program have changed over time, and 8. Comparing contemporary and historical controversies related to the private and public administration of food assistance benefits, D. Recognize the strengths, limitations, and potential of various food assistance approaches by… 9. Assessing a selected food assistance program's strengths and limitations, and 10. Proposing a program modification that would be reasonably expected to expand reach, facilitate efficiencies, or improve program outcomes.

PUBHLTH511: Nutrition and Public Health

• Graduate level
• Both Residential and Online MPH
• This is a second year course for Online students
• Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students; Fall term(s) for online MPH students;
• 2 credit hour(s) for residential students; 2 credit hour(s) for online MPH students;
• Instructor(s): Liz Hudson (Residential); Liz Hudson (Online MPH);
• Prerequisites: SPH MPH and SPH MHSA Residential Students Only or By Instructor Permission
• Description: Introduce MPH students to important topics in nutrition and public health, program planning and program evaluation. PUBHLTH511 is an introductory course to nutrition research and will cover topics, such as healthful diet patterns, methods of dietary assessment, nutritional epidemiology, nutrition through the life cycle, and nutritional needs of diverse populations. This course will have a hybrid style (online & in-class) of instruction.
• Learning Objectives: Students will be able to: 1) apply nutrition indicators for different public health purposes, including: estimating prevalence, monitoring and surveillance, and investigating diet and disease relationships, identifying at-risk individuals and groups, and evaluating programs; 2) apply public health conceptual frameworks and nutrition research evidence to inform public health actions; 3) use evidence-based knowledge to develop nutrition programs and interventions for diverse populations; and 4) develop appropriate designs to rigorously monitor and evaluate nutrition programs and policies in diverse contexts.
• This course is required for the school-wide core curriculum

Concentration Competencies that PUBHLTH511 Allows Assessment On

Department	Program	Degree	Competency	Specific course(s) that allow assessment
Population and Health Sciences		MPH	Design multisector collaborations that will support all phases of population health improvement (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation)	PUBHLTH515, HBEHED590, HBEHED591, PUBHLTH511
Population and Health Sciences		MPH	Recommend evidence-based interventions that engage broad and diverse community stakeholders for population health improvement	PUBHLTH515, EPID591, NUTR597, PUBHLTH511