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East Carolina University

 

NUTRITION AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT: NUHM

6102 001. Current Issues in Clinical Nutrition: Weight Management (1) Prerequisites: NUHM 4312, 4313 or consent of instructor. In-depth study of the current research related to weight management efficacy. The document "Clinical guidelines on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults: The evidence report." by NHLBI Obesity Education Initiative Expert Panel on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults (1998) is covered in this course.

6102 002. Current Issues in Clinical Nutrition: Functional Foods (1) Prerequisites: NUHM 4312, 4313 or consent of instructor. Evaluation of the scientific evidence that the herbals, botanicals, phytochemicals, and other substances utilized for potential health benefits claimed.

6102 003. Current Issues in Clinical Nutrition: Hypertension (1) Prerequisites: NUHM 4312, 4313 or consent of instructor. Study of the research related to the cause, diagnosis, and treatment of hypertension. The documents that describe the DASH program are covered in this course.

6105. Human Nutrition in Physiology and Metabolism (3) Prerequisites: NUHM 3105, 3106; or equivalent. Integration of normal nutrition and metabolism at the cellular level with physiologic functions of tissues, organs, and systems in humans.

6110. Nutrition Support (3) Prerequisites: NUHM 6105. Nutrition support dietetics including enteral and parenteral nutrition. Stages of life cycle and specific disease states as they modify nutrition support needs are considered.

6120. Advanced Clinical Nutrition (3) Prerequisites: NUHM 4312, 4313, 6105. In-depth study of the theory and application of medical nutrition therapy to management of specific diseases.

6200. Research in Clinical Nutrition (3) Prerequisite: Admission to the MS program in nutrition and dietetics; corequisite: Graduate-level statistics course. Investigation of research methods in clinical nutrition. Development of research topic, planning the study, and reporting results.

 

HUMAN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES: HESC

6500. Independent Study (3) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Advanced study of a selected subject. Students explore topic either independently or in a small group.

6900. Review of Current Literature (2) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Intensive review of current literature in selected topic or discipline. Students enroll in this course the semester they are to complete written and oral comprehensive exams for a nonthesis program.

6950. Seminar in Human Environmental Sciences (1) Prerequisite: Enrollment in last two semesters of program. Review, evaluation, and presentation of current research.