NTR - Nutrition Sciences (Clinical Nutrition and Dietetic Internship)

SHRP Course Descriptions

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NTR - Nutrition Sciences (Clinical Nutrition and Dietetic Internship) Course Descriptions - Nutrition Sciences (NTR) NTR 220. Contemporary Issues in Nutrition.--Contemporary Issues in Nutrition is designed for non-health professional majors and is beneficial to those in the education, communications, and business fields of study. Topics include: Basic concepts in nutrition, improving your own eating habits, health stories in the media, evaluating diets, functional foods, integrative medicine, myths and facts about sugar, eating disorders, sports nutrition, nutrition and chronic diseases and nutrition across the lifespan. 3 hours. NTR 222. Nutrition and Health.--Introduction to principles of nutrition; essential nutrients and their relation to growth, maintenance, and optimal functioning of the body; dietary recommendations to promote wellness and prevent chronic disease. Prerequisite: CH 107/108 lab. 3 hours. NTR 589. Internship Practicum.--Clinical experience in food service management and nutritional care in facilities throughout community; specific objectives vary depending on rotation. Prerequisite: admission to Dietetic Internship. 3-12 hours each offering. NTR 601. Advanced Medical Nutrition.--Roles of nutrition in relationship to health; prevention of disease and correction of disorders due to nutritional imbalance throughout life cycle; disease states and their nutritional management; biochemical, clinical, and dietary assessment of nutritional status; drug-nutrient interactions; inborn errors of metabolism. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. 3 hours. NTR 604. Principles and Practice of Nutrition Support.--Critical review of current methods of providing nutrition support for critically ill patients; theory integrated with clinical practice. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. 3 hours. (Also NTR 704) NTR 611. Advanced Food Service Systems Management.-Management systems and their application to hospital food service; legal aspects of dietetic practice; quality assurance, departmental planning, and organization. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. 3 hours. NTR 612. Research and Technology Applications in Dietetics.-Utilization of internet technology and research design in dietetics practice. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. 3 hours. NTR 618. Nutritional Biochemistry.--Metabolism and function of nutrients; biosynthesis of vitamins and their cofactors; human requirements for energy, amino acids, minerals, and vitamins; current human nutritional problems. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. 6 hours. (Also NTR 718) NTR 622. Nutrition, Obesity, and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer.--Critical evaluation of effects of genetics and environmental factors, especially nutrients, on development and prevention of obesity, atherosclerosis and cancer. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. 3 hours. (Also NTR 722)

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NTR 633. Laboratory Instruments and Methods in Nutrition Research.--Instruction in theory and use of selected laboratory instruments (selected according to student's need related to research project). Prerequisite: permission of instructor. 1-3 hours. (Also NTR 733) NTR 636. Scientific Methods.--Approaches for nutrition investigation; design of experiments and research proposals. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. 3 hours. NTR 650. Body Composition and Energy Metabolism.--Methods of measurement of body composition and energy expenditure and their relationship to health and disease. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. 3 hours. (Also NTR 750) NTR 680. Journal Club in Clinical Nutrition.--Review, discussion, and critique of current literature in clinical nutrition. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. 1 hour. NTR 685. Pediatric Pulmonary Care: An Interdisciplinary Approach.-Theory and practice of interdisciplinary health care delivery to pediatric clients at risk for or compromised by pulmonary disease by team representing medicine, nutrition, nursing, social work, and physical therapy. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. 1-3 hours. NTR 690. Seminar.--Review of current literature and research in nutrition. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. 1 hour. NTR 691. Clinical Practicum: Nutritional Aspects of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities.--Evaluation of nutritional status, feeding behavior, and food habits of retarded children; nutritional care; functioning in interdisciplinary team; field trips to agencies serving retarded children. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. 1-6 hours. NTR 692. Clinical Practicum: Community Nutrition.--Clinical experiences in health care delivery systems with nutrition components; methods of determining nutritional status of most vulnerable groups; nutrition education of community; current community nutrition issues; food fads, weight control, food misinformation, and nutrition legislation. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. 1-6 hours. NTR 693. Clinical Practicum: Pediatric Nutrition.--Clinical experiences in normal growth patterns in children; nutritional needs in health and disease; medical problems of pediatric patients; diet therapy. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. 1-6 hours. NTR 694. Clinical Practicum: General Clinical Research.--Clinical experiences in a multi-disciplinary research facility involving human subjects. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. 1-6 hours. NTR 695. Special Problems.--Applications in clinical areas; clinical rotations; review of current literature. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. 1-3 hours. NTR 696. Clinical Practicum: Nutritional Support of Pediatric Clients with Pulmonary Problems.--Observation of and participation in interdisciplinary team delivery of health care to pediatric patients with pulmonary disease; variety of settings utilized, including neonatal


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intensive care, medical/surgical pediatric acute care, and pediatric pulmonary clinics; emphasis on optimizing nutritional support to pediatric patients with pulmonary dysfunction. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. 1-6 hours. NTR 697. Clinical Practicum: Nutrition Support Service.--Observation of and participation in interdisciplinary team delivery of nutrition support to critically ill hospitalized patients and ambulatory patients. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. 3-6 hours. NTR 698. Master's Level Non-Thesis Research.--Project designed to meet student's particular interest in nutrition and dietetic field; review of current literature; limited research and paper required. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. 1-6 hours. NTR 699. Master's Level Thesis Research.--Projects designed individually to meet student's particular interest within nutrition and dietetic field; emphasis on research approach to problem solving, including review of current literature in topic area. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. 1-9 hours.


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