Dietetics & Nutrition Concentration

This course is designed to provide an overview of research design, methods, and ethics for undergraduate students in health science. The course develops the basic skill of critically analyzing research findings. Research methods are introduced with emphasis placed on analyzing key elements of research reports as a basis for determining the appropriateness of the research results for evidence-based practice in healthcare. Various types of research design and methods will be explored. Students will have the opportunity to design and evaluate research projects and gain a key understanding of reliability, validity and generalizability issues related to conducting research. Course Prerequisites: Students must be a declared Health Science or Communication Disorders major and have taken either HS-200 OR CMD-200.
Prerequisite: Take HS-200 or CMD-200 and MA-131

This interdisciplinary course is an examination of contemporary leadership styles for healthcare professionals.

This course provides an overview of multidimensional factors, perspectives and approaches associated with behavioral health and mental health. Classification, diagnosis, therapeutic approaches and institutional responses within the context of healthcare systems, values and ethics are discussed. Medical, legal, and social issues related to behavioral health and mental health and the treatment of people with mental health disorders are addressed.

The planning and delivery of healthcare is strongly affected by legal issues and ethical aspects of professional roles and care delivery in various settings. Basic legal and ethical principles will be presented and applied to selected scenarios to illustrate the role that the law and ethics have on healthcare practice. The regulation of healthcare at national and state levels will also be reviewed.

The rapidly changing demographics of the country and the world call for increased attention to disparities relative to health status, including issues around diversity, socioeconomic status, geography, and access. The effects that facility utilization and uncompensated care have on access will be discussed. This course will provide a framework for exploring diversity and disparities with emphasis on culturally competent care and mediation of differences in health outcomes among diverse populations with regards to accessing quality healthcare.

The Health Research Capstone course provides an overview of health research principles and the role of research in the surveillance and prevention of adverse health outcomes. Course content draws connections to other BSHS major core courses on research methods, diversity, behavioral and mental health, and legal and ethical principles. The capstone process will emphasize evaluation of available current research, study design, quantitative analysis, and knowledge translation. Specifically, students will collaborate with peers to design and conduct a research project of their interest using publicly available secondary data and share those results through academic poster presentations. The capstone experience will help students apply, enhance, and integrate the knowledge and skills gained in their BSHS core courses. Prerequisites: Must be HS major; must be at senior level; HS 204 must be taken prior to this course. *Restricted to HS majors with 84+ credits and completion of HS 204 Intro to Research in Health Science
Prerequisite: Take HS-204

This course presents the fundamental scientific principles of human nutrition. Students will learn the components of a healthy diet, understand the major nutrition problems that affect individuals and populations throughout the life cycle, and understand the scientific basis for nutritional recommendations for health and to prevent disease.

In Food and Culture, we will determine how people use food to define themselves as individuals, groups or whole societies. This course introduces the student to the study of food, health beliefs and culture of diverse groups in Asia, Africa, the Americas, Caribbean Islands, and Europe. We will identify the significance and meaning of food in different cultures by exploring the way that ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status and religion influence our preferences and food choices. It explores intercultural communication strategies to help the student learn to work effectively with members of different ethnic and religious groups in a culturally sensitive manner. Prerequisite: HS 308
Prerequisite: Take HS-308 or EX-255

Medical nutrition therapy introduces the role played by therapeutic diets in the treatment of chronic disease and other nutritional disorders. The course introduces the principles of the nutrition care process and will give knowledge and experience in nutrition assessment techniques and intervention strategies. General topics include; the pathophysiology of disease processes, nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention, monitoring, and evaluation to recover from disease conditions, and/or to improve the quality of life. Nutrient delivery via oral, enteral, and parenteral routes, and interactions among foods, nutrients, medications, and supplements will be explored. Introduction to coding and billing of nutrition and dietetics services to obtain reimbursement for services provided. Pre-requisites: HS 308 Fundamentals of Nutrition or EX 255 Nutritional Aspects of Human Health & Performance
Prerequisite: Take HS-308 or EX-255

This course provides principles and practices of how nutrition education can facilitate dietary changes for individuals and groups while introducing students to the theories and skills necessary to design and implement nutrition education programs. It introduces students to nutrition education rationale, impact, role of health educator and nutrition services, and nutritional population problems. Students will learn to plan, implement, and evaluate nutrition educational materials for use in individual counseling and small groups. This course teaches the future nutrition professional the art and science of communicating with individuals, groups, and the public. Counseling skills will be taught and applied in simulated situations with an emphasis placed on motivational interviewing. Prerequisite: HS 308
Prerequisite: Take HS-308 or EX-255

This course covers the impact of nutrition on human development, growth, and aging across the life cycle with emphasis on the specific nutritional requirements in preconception, pregnancy and lactation, childhood and adolescence, adulthood and older adulthood. Building upon basic nutritional concepts, consideration is given to factors affecting food selection, nutrition and chronic disease, and wellness within the context of each stage of human development. Pre-requisite: HS 308 Fundamentals of Nutrition or EX 255 Nutritional Aspects of Human Health & Performance
Prerequisite: Take HS-308 or EX-255

Students preparing for careers in nutrition and dietetics are expected to gain competency for professional practice in a wide range of disciplines and be able to effectively translate sciences including epidemiology, food, nutrition and human behavior, in a manner that strives to improve the health, nutrition, and well-being of individuals and groups within communities.This course examines the current state of knowledge regarding diet and nutritional indicators as etiologic factors in disease and teaches skills for reading and interpreting the evidence-based literature. Course Prerequisites HS-308 Nutrition Fundamentals
Prerequisite: Take HS-308 or EX-255

This online course is intended to introduce the language and application of medical terminology to students interested in a career in health care.

BI 112 is the second foundational course in biology. The course focuses on the cellular and organismal levels in the hierarchy of biological organization. Concepts in Biology II covers adaptations of plant and animal life in an evolutionary context and includes discussion of development, body and tissue organization, homeostasis, energy yielding metabolism, nutrition, digestion, circulation, nutrient transport, and gas exchange. Two 50-minute lectures and one 75 minute discussion/week. A prerequisite to BI 201, 202, 210, 212, 230, 245, 255, 274, 276, 278, 305, and 345.
Prerequisite: Pre: BI-111 and BI-113

The laboratory associated with Concepts in Biology II focuses on introduction of techniques for observing organismal physiology and behavior that reinforce critical concepts on the cellular and organismal levels of biological organization. The laboratory incorporates an open-ended multiweek student-designed experiment, extensive journal-format scientific writing, and emphasizes science as a process. One 3-hour laboratory/week.
Prerequisite: Pre: BI-111 and BI-113;

Lecture on the investigation of cell structure and function, tissues, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion. Nursing students only.
Prerequisite: Co:Take BI-127

Laboratory involves investigation of cell structure and function, tissues, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. Three hours of laboratory.
Prerequisite: Co: Take BI-126

Lecture involves the investigation of the endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion. Nursing students only.
Prerequisite: Pre: BI-126 BI-127

Laboratory involves the investigation of the endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. Three hours of laboratory.
Prerequisite: Pre: BI 126 and BI-127

A course focused on the study of microorganisms with emphasis on morphology, cultivation, genetics of bacteria, viruses and fungi, and infectious diseases caused by these microbes. Three hours of lecture per week. Nursing students only.
Prerequisite: Co: Take BI-162

Laboratory work stresses aseptic technique and the microscopic, nutritional, and biochemical characteristics of bacteria. One three-hour laboratory period per week.
Prerequisite: Co: Take BI-161

Lecture on the investigation of the tissues, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. This section is for students interested in athletic training, exercise science, physical therapy, occupational therapy, or physician assistant programs. This course does not count as a Biology elective in the major or minor. Three hours of lecture per week. A prerequisite to BI 207.
Prerequisite: Pre: BI-111 BI 113

Lecture involves the investigation of endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. This section is for students interested in athletic training, exercise science, physical therapy, occupational therapy, human movement, or physician assistant programs. This course can count as a Biology elective in the major or minor. Three hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisite: Pre: BI-206 and BI-208

Laboratory involves investigation of the tissues, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. Three hours of laboratory.
Prerequisite: Pre: BI-111 BI-113

Laboratory involves the investigation of endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. Three hours of laboratory.
Prerequisite: Pre: BI-206 and BI-208

Explores modern theories of atomic and molecular structure, chemical bonding and periodic relations, chemical reactions and stoichiometry, states of matter, and solutions. Three 50-minute lectures and one 50-minute discussion per week. A prerequisite to BI 230 and CH 152.
Prerequisite: Take CH-153

Explores chemical thermodynamics; chemical kinetics; chemical, ionic, and acid-base equilibria; electrochemistry; chemistry of the representative elements and transition elements; and nuclear reactions. Three 50-minute lectures and one 50-minute discussion per week.
Prerequisite: Take CH-151 and CH-153

Illustrates basic concepts presented in CH 151. Experiments include qualitative analysis of cations and anions, chromatography, synthesis, and FT-IR. One three-hour laboratory per week.
Prerequisite: Take CH-151

Illustrates basic concepts presented in CH 152. Experiments include quantitative analysis, equilibria, thermochemistry, spectrophotometry, and GC-MS. One three-hour laboratory per week. A prerequisite to CH 254 and 331.
Prerequisite: Take CH 151 and CH-153

This is an introductory level course for students pursuing a degree in clinical nutrition.  The course provides an overview of the chemistry and metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, and amino acids. The structure and function of proteins and enzymes will also be discussed. Concepts are discussed in the context of human nutrition diseases to further understand how biochemical processes are relevant to human life.
Prerequisite: Take CH-151 or CH-117

Covers hydrocarbons, stereochemistry, arenes, alkyl halides, nucleophilic substitution and elimination reactions, and IR, NMR, MS, and UV spectroscopy in relation to structure determination. Two 75-minute lectures and one 50-minute discussion per week. A prerequisite to CH 222 and 252.
Prerequisite: Take CH-152 and CH-154

Covers basic techniques in organic chemistry: extraction, distillation, recrystallization; thin layer chromatography; gas chromatography; and IR spectroscopy. Emphasizes techniques in organic synthesis. One three-hour laboratory per week.
Prerequisite: Take CH-152 and CH-154

This course prepares students for certification as an emergency medical technician (EMT), utilizing basic knowledge and skills necessary to stabilize and safely transport patients ranging from non-emergency and routine medical transports to life threatening emergencies. Students will learn the knowledge and skills necessary to provide out of hospital emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical services (EMS) system. Various ways EMTs function as part of a comprehensive EMS response system, under medical oversight, will be covered. Students will learn to perform interventions with the basic equipment typically found on an ambulance. The critical link between the scene of an emergency and the health care system will be emphasized. No prerequisites. Open to all majors.

This course will examine selected administration practices to prepare students for management roles including budget and finance, supervision and management of personnel, unions, strategic planning, departmental organization, goals, and plans of operation. Individual leadership styles and other assessment tools along with case studies of common challenges in healthcare environments will be presented. Considerations of differences between for-profit and not-for-profit organizations will be discussed.

This course covers the psychological, biological, cognitive, social, and emotional changes that occur throughout the human lifespan. It includes prenatal stages through death and dying. Students will be introduced to both classic and new and emerging theories of development as they gain an understanding of the dynamic interrelatedness and relationship between biology and environment in human growth and development.

This course will cover the basics of microbiology and immunology followed by the role of microorganisms in foodborne illness and intoxication, food spoilage, food quality, food processing, and microbes in food processing and the gut microbiome. Students will complete at-home laboratory experiments, track and record results, answer lab-based questions reflected in graded lab reports, and complete lab-based assessments to meet the lab requirement. Prerequisites: BI 112/114 and CH 151/153 & CH 152/154, or CH 117/119.
Prerequisite: Take BI-112, BI-114ýCH-151, CH-153, CH-152, CH-154 OR CH-117, CH-119

This course provides an in-depth examination of health equity and social justice issues in global health. Students will analyze how historical, socioeconomic, political, and environmental factors perpetuate health disparities worldwide. Topics include the impacts of poverty, gender inequality, climate change, human rights violations, and globalization on population health outcomes. Through case studies and scholarly literature from multiple disciplines, students will critically assess global governance, foreign aid, humanitarian interventions, and other strategies aimed at achieving health equity. This course emphasizes interdisciplinary perspectives and builds on foundations introduced in Introduction to Global Health. Prerequisites: HS 200 (HS majors only), HS 230. Must be HS major or Global Health minor.
Prerequisite: Take HS-230

This course teaches students to understand how key nutrients (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water) affect health, disease, energy balance, and weight control. Students will learn the impact culture has on health and food choices, and how to apply components of good nutrition within these limitations. Other barriers to healthy nutrition are covered. Prerequisite: HS 308 or EX 255.
Prerequisite: Take HS-308 or EX-255

This course is designed to prepare students to understand and apply nutrition principles in the geriatric population. This course examines how co-morbidities can and will have different effects on the older individual. An approach on assessing each case/client as an individual will have the best outcomes. Pre-requisite: HS 308 Fundamentals of Nutrition
Prerequisite: Take HS-308 or EX-255

This course provides an in-depth examination of leadership theories, practices, and skills required to lead healthcare organizations in a rapidly evolving landscape. It explores the impact of developing change implementation in areas such as diversity, equity, inclusion, and digital transformation on healthcare leadership, necessitating a collaborative, ethical, and adaptable approach. Coursework emphasizes developing an effective vision and strategy, fostering innovation, building high-performing teams, and making decisions with integrity. Students will apply leadership principles to contemporary case studies and develop insights into their own leadership style and growth. By the end of the course, students will possess advanced leadership skills to guide healthcare organizations toward a more equitable, sustainable, and technologically driven future. Prerequisites: HS 200 Intro Health & Healthcare, HS 210: Leadership in Healthcare. Students must be declared Health Science major.
Prerequisite: Take HS 200 and HS-210.

This course explores the role of food processing and ingredient technology on food quality and safety, including principles and methods of food processing, food standards and regulation, and nutritional concerns. Principles of food preparation, and development, recipe modification, menu development that are acceptable to diverse populations will be addressed through learning activities. Pre-requisites: HS 308 and BI 111/113.
Prerequisite: Take BI-111, BI-113 and HS-308

BI 111 is the first foundational course in biology and provides an introduction to the molecular concepts that form the basis of cellular life. Concepts in Biology I covers the basic principles of evolution, biochemistry, cell structure and function, signal transduction, cell division, transmission genetics, the central dogma of molecular biology, and control of gene expression. Two 50-minute lectures and one 75-minute discussion/week. A prerequisite to BI 112, 201, 202, 205, 206, 212, and 230; PS 335, 350, 351, 352, and 353.
Prerequisite: Co: Take BI-113

The laboratory associated with Concepts in Biology I focuses on multiweek exercises that reinforce critical concepts on the molecular and cellular levels of biological organization. The laboratory incorporates student-designed experiments, extensive journal-format scientific writing, and emphasizes science as a process. One 3-hour laboratory/week.
Prerequisite: Co: Take BI-111

This course is geared toward liberal arts, science, business, and health science majors." It introduces descriptive statistics, probability distributions (both discrete and normal), confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and correlation. Real-world applications are offered and computer statistical software may be used.

Addresses the algebra of functions, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, and trigonometric functions including analytical trigonometry.
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in MA-106 or MA-109 or MA-105

Explores limits and approximation, differential and integral calculus of the elementary algebraic and transcendental functions, and applications of differentiation and integration.
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in MA-140 or placement by Dpt