2020-2021 Samford University Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2020-2021 Samford University Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Music - Ensembles

The 1000-level courses are designated for the first four successful semesters of ensemble participation.

The 3000-level courses are designated for junior and senior music majors only.

  
  • MUSC 3730 - Wind Ensemble (0-1)


    Performance of appropriate wind ensemble works from all areas. Auditions are held at the beginning of each semester. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits. For advanced students. Offered: Fall and Spring.
  
  • MUSC 3731 - Orchestra (0-1)


    Performs standard orchestral literature, operas, oratorios, concerti, and musical theatre shows. Admission by audition only. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.
  
  • MUSC 3739 - Marching Band (0-1)


    Performs at home football games and away games as needed. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits. Offered: Fall.
  
  • MUSC 3750 - Worship Arts Ensemble (0-1)


    A versatile ensemble that collaborates to perform music, dance, drama, and visual art from diverse worshiping traditions in service to the church. By audition only, open to any major. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits. Offered: Fall and Spring.
  
  • MUSC 3751 - Campus Worship Team (0-1)


    A vocal and instrumental ensemble that plans and leads worship for the campus community. By audition only, open to any major. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits. Offered: Fall and Spring.
  
  • MUSC 3780 - R&B Ensemble (0-1)


    An auditioned ensemble that will study, rehearse, and perform seminal music from the funk/pop genre, specifically music from the 1960s to the current era. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits. Prereq: Audition. Offered: Fall and Spring.

Music - Performance Instruction

Credit for performance study is consistent with the National Association of Schools of Music minimum standard of three hours of practice per week for each credit. For undergraduate performance study, the first number of the course indicates classification level (1000-Freshman, 2000-Sophomore, 3000-Junior, 4000-Senior) while the second number indicates the amount of course credits: [i.e., MUSA 1151  (1); MUSA 2251 Piano (2); 3251 Piano (2); 4351 Piano (3)].

  
  • MUSA 1111 - Violin (1)


  
  • MUSA 1113 - Viola (1)


  
  • MUSA 1115 - Cello (1)


  
  • MUSA 1117 - String Bass (1)


  
  • MUSA 1119 - Harp (1)


  
  • MUSA 1120 - Percussion (1)


  
  • MUSA 1121 - Trumpet (1)


  
  • MUSA 1123 - Trombone (1)


  
  • MUSA 1125 - French Horn (1)


  
  • MUSA 1127 - Tuba (1)


  
  • MUSA 1129 - Euphonium (1)


  
  • MUSA 1131 - Saxophone (1)


  
  • MUSA 1133 - Flute (1)


  
  • MUSA 1135 - Oboe (1)


  
  • MUSA 1137 - Bassoon (1)


  
  • MUSA 1139 - Clarinet (1)


  
  • MUSA 1148 - Harpsichord (1)


  
  • MUSA 1151 - Piano (1)


  
  • MUSA 1153 - Organ (1)


  
  • MUSA 1157 - Voice (1)


  
  • MUSA 1179 - Classical Guitar (1)



Music - Class Instruction

 All class instruction courses earn 1 credit.

  
  • MUSC 1910 - Class Guitar I (1)


    Introductory course in fundamentals of guitar playing to enable leading and accompanying group singing. Offered: Fall, on rotation.
  
  • MUSC 1911 - Class Guitar II (1)


    Advanced course for fundamentals of guitar playing so students can lead and accompany group singing. Prereq: MUSC 1910 . Offered: Spring, on rotation.
  
  • MUSC 1912 - Class Fretted Instruments (1)


    This course will familiarize students with fundamental characteristics and typical uses of fretted instruments employed in educational and congregational settings. Offered: Fall and Spring.
  
  • MUSC 1920 - Class Voice I (1)


    First course for fundamentals of singing, including vocal technique and solo vocal performance. Offered: Fall.
  
  • MUSC 1921 - Class Voice II (1)


    Second course for fundamentals of singing, including vocal technique and solo vocal performance. Prereq: MUSC 1920 . Offered: Spring.
  
  • MUSC 1941 - Class Piano I (1)


    This is the first course in the class piano sequence designed for music majors preparing for the piano proficiency requirements unique to their major performance areas. No prior piano experience is required. Students must pass this course with a grade of C- or better to advance to MUSC 1942 (Class Piano II) . Prereq/Co-req: MUSC 1510 . Offered: Fall and Spring.
  
  • MUSC 1942 - Class Piano II (1)


    This is the second course in the class piano sequence designed for music majors and minors working towards completion of their piano proficiency requirements. Students must pass this course with a grade of C- or better to advance to MUSC 2941 (Class Piano III) . Prereq: MUSC 1941 . Offered: Fall and Spring.
  
  • MUSC 2941 - Class Piano III (1)


    This is the third and final course in the class piano sequence designed for music majors preparing to fulfill their piano proficiency requirements. Students should have either passed (with a grade of C- or higher), or tested out of, MUSC 1941  and MUSC 1942  before taking this course. Prereqs: MUSC 1941  and MUSC 1942 . Offered: Fall and Spring.
  
  • MUSC 3931 - Class Strings (1)


    Offered: On rotation.
  
  • MUSC 3932 - Class Woodwinds (1)


    Offered: On rotation.
  
  • MUSC 3933 - Class Brass (1)


    Offered: On rotation.
  
  • MUSC 3934 - Class Percussion (1)


    Offered: On rotation.

Nursing

  
  • NURS 210 - Medication Dosage Calculation for Nurses (1)


    Introduces students to the basic principles of medication calculation and facilitates the development of skills necessary to ensure accuracy when calculating medication dosage. LEC 1. Prereqs: Admission to the School of Nursing and all required science courses must be completed with a minimum science GPA of 2.30 on a 4.00 scale.
  
  • NURS 211 - Transition to Civilian Healthcare (2)


    Examination of the needs of service members planning to assume civilian healthcare roles, emphasizing knowledge, technology, and practical tools essential to make the change. Offered: Summer.
  
  • NURS 222 - Professional Nursing Practice (2)


    This course initiates the process of professional nursing socialization for the baccalaureate student, focusing on the major nursing concepts and current trends and issues in healthcare. LEC 2. Prereqs: Admission to the School of Nursing and all required science courses must be completed with a minimum science GPA of 2.30 on a 4.00 scale. Offered: Fall, Jan Term, and Spring.
  
  • NURS 223 - Introduction to Professional Nursing (2)


    Introduction to current healthcare issues and trends. Topics discussed include the aging, vulnerable populations, healthcare delivery systems, genetics, biogenetics, regulatory agencies, professional organizations, bioterrorism, emerging infections, health insurance, and informatics. Students are introduced to the process of cultural/spiritual competence in the delivery of healthcare services. Offered: Summer.
  
  • NURS 224 - Health Promotion across the Lifespan (2)


    This course emphasizes the integration of cultural/spiritual and health promotion theories in promoting health and wellness for diverse populations across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on basic human needs, quality of life, risk reduction, and outcomes improvement. Prereqs: NURS 223  and NURS 243 . Co-reqs: NURS 242  and NURS 342 .
  
  • NURS 232 - Statistics for Health Care Professionals (3)


    Study of descriptive statistics as well as basic parametric and nonparametric statistical tests. These statistics are necessary for a beginning understanding of factual information and probability decision-making required to critique and utilize research in nursing. LEC 3. Prereq: College algebra or higher.
  
  • NURS 241 - Health Assessment (4)


    Students will be introduced to health assessment principles with a consideration for cultural and spiritual sensitivity and competence. Students will acquire the skills to perform a systematic examination of an adult and document the findings. LEC 3, LAB 2. Prereqs: Admission to the School of Nursing and all required science courses, including BIOL 225 , must be completed with a minimum science GPA of 2.30 on a 4.00 scale. Prereq/Co-req: NURS 222 . Offered: Fall and Spring.
  
  • NURS 242 - Health Assessment across the Lifespan (2)


    This course introduces students to beginning health assessment principles, with a consideration for cultural/spiritual diversity across the lifespan. Students will acquire the skills to perform systematic examination of healthy newborn to older adult and document the findings. Prereqs: NURS 223  and NURS 243 . Co-reqs: NURS 224  and NURS 342 . Offered: Summer.
  
  • NURS 243 - Pathophysiology (4)


    Study of disruptions in homeostasis across the life span. Content stresses the pathophysiology of cellular alteration and function. LEC 4. Prereqs: Admission to the School of Nursing and all required science courses, including BIOL 217 , BIOL 218 BIOL 225 , and CHEM 108 CHEM 109 , must be completed with a minimum science GPA of 2.30 on a 4.00 scale.
  
  • NURS 332 - Pharmacology in Nursing (3)


    Provides theoretical and conceptual bases for pharmacology in nursing based on a collaborative interdisciplinary approach. Emphasis on developing a broad base of knowledge of the major drug classifications necessary for safe and effective administration and monitoring of medications to clients of all ages. Key concepts of pharmacology, basic medication facts, and dosage calculations will be discussed. LEC 4. Prereqs: NURS 210 NURS 241 , and NURS 243 .
  
  • NURS 335 - Research Basic to Nursing Interventions (3)


    Provides an introduction to the research process and the application to scholarship and clinical practice. Students learn to be consumers of research through reviewing the literature, critiquing research, and identifying methods appropriate to study specific practice-related problems. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement. LEC 3.
  
  • NURS 342 - Introduction to Pharmacology & Dosage Calculation (4)


    Provides theoretical and conceptual bases for pharmacology across the lifespan in nursing based on a collaborative interdisciplinary approach. Emphasis on developing a broad base of knowledge of the major drug classifications necessary for safe and effective administration and monitoring of medications to clients of all ages. Key concepts of pharmacology, basic medication facts, and dosage calculations will be discussed. Prereqs: NURS 223  and NURS 243 . Co-reqs: NURS 224  and NURS 242 . Offered: Summer.
  
  • NURS 344 - Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (4)


    Examination of psychiatric mental health needs of individuals, families, and groups across the life span, emphasizing communication, neurobiology and psychosocial nursing with clinical experiences in acute and community mental health care settings. LEC 2, LAB 6. Prereqs: NURS 210 , NURS 222 , NURS 241 , and NURS 243 .
  
  • NURS 351 - Childbearing Family (5)


    Development of skills and the acquisition of knowledge and professional values to prepare the student for the role of health care provider for the childbearing family. Clinical experiences provide a variety of in-patient and community-based learning opportunities. LEC 2.5, LAB 7.5. Prereqs: NURS 332  and NURS 381 . Prereq/Co-req: NURS 344 .
  
  • NURS 381 - Foundations for Clinical Nursing Practice (8)


    Initiates the acquisition of basic clinical nursing skills that will assist students to become safe, efficient, compassionate practitioners. Students will utilize and continue to develop physical assessment skills and a theoretical knowledge base to be used in clinical situations. Opportunities are provided for the student to implement the nursing process to deliver safe care to individual clients. LEC 5, LAB 9. Prereqs: NURS 222 NURS 241 , and NURS 243 . Prereqs/Co-reqs: NURS 332  and NURS 344 
  
  • NURS 383 - Nursing Process in Adult Health (8)


    Focuses on clinical decision making in the management of adult medical surgical clients in secondary health care settings. Emphasis is placed on acute well-defined health stressors and their effect on the whole person. Students develop collaborative problem solving and evidenced-based practice as they provide care for individual and small groups of clients. Nutritional needs and rehabilitation are integrated throughout the content. LEC 5, LAB 9. Prereqs: NURS 332 , NURS 344 , and NURS 381 .
  
  • NURS 422 - Senior Seminar (3)


    Capstone seminar experience designed for the student to develop and present a written and oral presentation of a selected quality improvement project with application of concepts of leadership and collaboration. Last semester, senior standing. Prereqs: NURS 335 , NURS 452 , and NURS 460 . Recommended Co-req: NURS 451 . Offered: Fall and Spring.
  
  • NURS 430 - Leadership and Management for Nurses (3)


    Study of concepts, principles, and theories as a basis for developing the role of an entry-level nurse-manager in a health care organization. Critical thinking skills are utilized to problem-solve and effect change in the clinical setting. Prereq/Co-req: NURS 335 . Co-req: NURS 440 . Offered: Spring.
  
  • NURS 438 - Clinical Preceptorship (4)


    Concentrated clinical immersion experience with concepts of leadership and management applied in assigned clinical practicum setting. Emphasis is on the use of the nursing process and clinical skills as students assess, plan, implement, and evaluate evidence-based care provided to a small, select number of patients. Includes 180 clinical hours. Grading is pass/fail. Last semester, senior standing. Prereqs: NURS 452  and NURS 460 . Prereqs/Co-reqs: NURS 422 , NURS 451 , and NURS 454 . Offered: Fall and Spring.
  
  • NURS 440 - Senior Seminar/Preceptorship (4)


    A capstone seminar experience where the student develops, analyzes, implements, and presents a written and oral presentation of a selected project. The clinical preceptorship component consists of a concentrated clinical immersion experience. Students enhance the use of the nursing process and clinical skills as they assess, plan, implement, and evaluate evidence-based care provided to a small, select number of patients in secondary and tertiary healthcare settings. Prereq/Co-req: NURS 335 . Offered: Spring.
  
  • NURS 451 - Community Health Nursing (5)


    Relates public health principles to professional nursing practice. Focuses on health promotion, disease prevention, and risk reduction in individuals, families, groups, and populations across the lifespan in the community setting. LEC 2.5, LAB 7.5. Prereqs: NURS 351  and NURS 383 . Prereq/Co-req: NURS 452 .
  
  • NURS 452 - The Childrearing Family (5)


    Examination of health needs of families from birth through adolescence. Refinement of critical thinking and decision-making skills as students care for the pediatric client and family experiencing simple, complex and/or multiple health stressors. LEC 2.5, LAB 7.5. Prereqs: NURS 351  and NURS 383 .
  
  • NURS 454 - Principles of Leadership and Management in Nursing (3)


    Study of concepts, principles and theories as a basis for developing leadership skills for an entry-level professional nurse. Emphasis is on patient care management, evaluation of outcomes, healthcare systems, legal safeguards, ethics, finance, and policy. Critical thinking skills are utilized to problem-solve, promote patient safety, and effect change in the clinical setting. Prereqs: NURS 452  and NURS 460 . Prereq/Co-req: NURS 451 . Offered: Fall and Spring.
  
  • NURS 460 - Principles of Critical Care Nursing (6)


    Provides structured learning experiences in adult critical care environments in tertiary health care settings. The student establishes priorities of care for patients experiencing complex and multisystem health stressors. Communication skills are strengthened as students collaborate with other members of the health care team to become managers of care for critically ill patients. LEC 3.5, LAB 12 hours per week for 12 weeks. Prereqs: NURS 351  and NURS 383 . Offered: Fall and Spring.

Nursing - Electives

  
  • NURS 110 - Health Care Perspectives (1)


    Examination of basic understanding of human beings, health care consumerism, decision-making, career opportunities, and health care issues pertinent to nursing. Open to non-nursing majors. LEC 1.
  
  • NURS 301 - Camp Nursing (3)


    Examination of collaborative practice as members of an interdisciplinary health care team in a residential camp setting. Explores education and health care of children age 6 to 17 years who are affected with a chronic illness. Students utilize knowledge of principles of growth and development as they assist children with risk reduction and health promotion strategies. Students engage in direct interaction with individuals and small groups and act as patient advocates, while anticipating, planning, and managing developmentally appropriate care. Prereqs: NURS 381 , and permission of the instructor.
  
  • NURS 302 - Nursing Care of the Older Adult (3)


    Examination of in-depth nursing care issues of the older adult. Topics discussed include theories of aging, the gerontological nursing specialty, legal aspects, models of care, geriatric syndromes, and gerontological care issues. Prereq: NURS 381 .
  
  • NURS 303 - Technology and Informatics in Health Care (3)


    Provides the student with knowledge regarding informatics and technology in the health care delivery system. Students use an electronic health record program and technology to help facilitate health of the individual, family, and community. Prereq: NURS 241 .
  
  • NURS 304 - Missions Nursing Abroad (3)


    Examination of missions nursing from a global perspective. Provides the opportunity to explore the nature of missions nursing, to examine one’s calling to missions nursing, to plan and participate in nursing activities related to missions, and to share experiences from the mission field. Prereq: Permission of the instructor.
  
  • NURS 305 - Independent Study (1)


    Content varies with the needs and interests of the student. Prereqs: Permission of the instructor and associate dean of the School of Nursing.
  
  • NURS 306 - Independent Study (2)


    Content varies with the needs and interests of the student. Prereqs: Permission of the instructor and associate dean of the School of Nursing.
  
  • NURS 307 - Independent Study (3)


    Content varies with the needs and interests of the student. Prereqs: Permission of the instructor and associate dean of the School of Nursing.
  
  • NURS 308 - High-Risk Neonatal Nursing (3)


    Study of high-risk neonates and their families, including genetic abnormalities, preventive measures, and long-term sequelae associated with birth of these neonates. Exploration of the roles of the nurse and other health care professionals, including the role of providers in early intervention services. Prereqs: NURS 351 , NURS 383 , and permission of the instructor.
  
  • NURS 309 - Perioperative Nursing (3)


    Examination of the role of the nurse and other health care professionals involved in the care of the patient undergoing surgical intervention. Emphasis on the nursing care of the patient in the operating room as well as the preoperative and post anesthesia recovery areas. Prereqs: NURS 381  and permission of the instructor.
  
  • NURS 310 - Ethical Considerations in Nursing (3)


    Examination of legal, ethical, and moral issues relative to the profession of nursing. Attention to classical and contemporary ethical theories, principles, and philosophical considerations. Exploration of ethical decision making and problem solving in the context of providing ethically appropriate nursing care consistent with personal and professional values. LEC 3. Prereq: NURS 381  or permission of the instructor.
  
  • NURS 313 - Labor and Delivery Nursing (3)


    Opportunities for the student to gain additional theoretical knowledge and clinical skills related to the labor and delivery process. The student will complete a preceptored clinical experience with a registered nurse in a labor and delivery setting. LEC 1.5, LAB 4.5. Prereq: NURS 351  and permission of the instructor.
  
  • NURS 316 - Developmental Disabilities (2)


    This elective interdisciplinary online course facilitates the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and professional values to prepare students to work with individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. Attention is given to interprofessional collaborative teamwork that coordinates and provides care for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. The course content emphasizes the issues and challenges that affect the lives of people with disabilities and their families, while increasing cultural awareness, sensitivity, and knowledge of available support services in the community. Prereq: Sophomore standing or higher.
  
  • NURS 317 - CampUS for Developmental Disabilities (1)


    This summer lab intensive elective course allows students from various disciplines/majors the opportunity to care for individuals with developmental disabilities in an inclusive summer day camp environment. Attention is given to interprofessional collaborative teamwork that coordinates and provides care for individuals with developmental disabilities. Students engage in direct interaction with individuals with disabilities while anticipating, planning, managing and evaluating developmental care. Web-enhanced. Prereq: Permission of instructor; sophomore standing or higher (no major restrictions).
  
  • NURS 318 - Emergency Nursing (3)


    Examination of the role and responsibilities of the nurse in emergency nursing. This course utilizes the preceptor model in local hospital emergency departments. Prereqs: NURS 351  and NURS 383  and permission of the instructor.
  
  • NURS 322 - Health Seminar (2)


    Focuses on current practice as related to foundational areas of nursing care. Designed to meet the educational needs of students who have training and experience in healthcare and who desire to enter the workplace as a nurse, the emphasis of the course is to expand the student’s knowledge, skills, and attitudes by applying information related to new technology, equipment, current nursing trends, and legal requirements to previously acquired education and skills competency. Grading is pass/fail only. Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer.
  
  • NURS 402 - Nursing in the British Isles (3)


    Observation of the role of the nurse in the British Health Care System with emphasis on historical influence on professional nursing. London serves as the setting for the course. Prereq: NURS 241  and permission of the instructor.
  
  • NURS 403 - Missions Nursing (3)


    Examination of missions nursing from a global perspective. Provides the opportunity to explore the nature of missions nursing, to examine one’s calling to missions nursing, to plan and participate in nursing activities related to local and foreign missions, and to share experiences from the mission field. Meets requirements for Samford’s Convocation program that encourages students to develop both spiritually and academically and to integrate faith and learning from a distinctively Christian perspective. LEC 3. Prereq: NURS 241 
  
  • NURS 404 - Advanced Practice Roles in Nursing (3)


    Examination of advanced practice roles in nursing. Provides the opportunity to explore history and context, education, certification and licensure, and current issues affecting the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN). Emphasis is given to the roles of certified registered nurse anesthetists, certified nurse-midwives, clinical nurse specialists, and certified nurse practitioners. Prereq: NURS 383 . Offered: Spring.
  
  • NURS 405 - National Health Service in the United Kingdom (3)


    This course explores the evolution of the largest healthcare system in the world (the National Health Service of the United Kingdom) with an emphasis on its predictive, preventive, and personalized medicine elements. A comparison of health care delivery systems, public health systems, and health promotion approaches in the US and UK will also be undertaken. Using the Interprofessional Educational Collaborative (IPEC) competencies, students will trace the origins of the public health movement as we walk through the streets of London, Edinburgh, and other locations in the UK. Prereq: Permission of the instructor. Offered: Jan Term and Summer, on rotation.
  
  • NURS 406 - Women’s Health Nursing (3)


    This course facilitates the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and professional values to prepare the student to work with women as clients in the health care setting. Through problem-based learning activities, students will gain knowledge about current evidence-based women’s health information to promote optimal health and well-being. Students will explore health care issues related to women throughout the life span with an emphasis placed on self-care and health promotion. Content will reflect the degree and extent of diversity among women in the population. Attention will be focused on the physiological, psychosocial, developmental, educational, and spiritual needs of women as clients in the health care setting. Students will learn about women’s health issues related to vulnerable populations. The influence of current social, political, economic, environmental, and genetic factors will be explored. Offered: Spring.
  
  • NURS 407 - Forensic Nursing (3)


    An introduction to the emerging field of forensic nursing and forensic nursing practice. Offered: Fall.
  
  • NURS 408 - Mental Health and the Movies: Using Films to Understand Psychopathology (3)


    This course focuses on the portrayal of mental illness in films. Representations of psychopathological states in films will be examined within the context of contemporary social issues such as stigma and discrimination. Major mental disorders will be highlighted. This course is open to all majors within the university. Offered: Fall.
  
  • NURS 411 - Pediatric Oncology Nursing (3)


    Focus on health needs of children and their families who are affected with devastating illnesses. Students collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams to provide safe nursing care and refine critical decision-making skills in a preceptor model of learning. LEC .5, LAB 6.5. Prereq: NURS 452 , and permission of instructor.

Nutrition & Dietetics

  
  • NUTR 110 - Principles of Food Preparation (4)


    Introduction to food buying, food preparation, food storage, and dietary planning in accordance with scientific principles of nutrition. LEC 2, LAB 2. Offered: Fall, Spring, and Jan Term.
  
  • NUTR 210 - Introduction to Nutrition and Dietetics (2)


    Survey of career opportunities in the health field and introduction to computer software pertinent to future career-related opportunities. Offered: Fall.
  
  • NUTR 216 - Personal Nutrition (4)


    Introduction to nutrition for personal lifestyle choices. Includes study of digestion, absorption, and metabolism of nutrients. Recent advancements in nutrition, application to meal planning, and strategies for selecting nutritionally balanced foods are also presented. Offered: Fall and Spring.
  
  • NUTR 220 - Nutrition Science for Health Professions (4)


    Principles of human nutrition, food choices, and behaviors related to health of individuals. Included in this course is the study of nutrients in food, their roles in health and disease, dietary recommendations, concepts of energy balance, and their application to global nutrition needs. The course will capture the most recent advancements in nutrition science and their relation to health and disease. Offered: Fall and Spring.
  
  • NUTR 301 - Foundations of Nutrition (4)


    Study of fundamental principles of normal nutrition and their relation to the health and physical fitness of individuals. Prereq: NUTR 216  or NUTR 220 . Prereqs/Co-reqs: CHEM 108  and CHEM 109  or CHEM 205  and CHEM 206 . Offered: Fall.
  
  • NUTR 305 - Introduction to Culinary Medicine/Nutrition (4)


    Culinary medicine is a new evidenced-based field that combines the culinary art of food and cooking with the sciences of nutrition and medicine. This hands-on introductory course introduces students to teaching kitchens that help participants understand the role of nutrient-dense foods in the prevention and treatment of disease and restoration of well-being. Prereq: NUTR 110 , NUTR 216 , or NUTR 220 . Offered: Spring.
  
  • NUTR 310 - Lifecycle Nutrition (4)


    Rapidly moving study of nutrition in the lifecycle from infancy through advancing years. Emphasis on application of the nutritional requirements and guidelines in each age group to dietary planning and intake. Prereq: NUTR 216  or NUTR 220 . Offered: Fall.
  
  • NUTR 312 - Food, Culture, and Society (4)


    Examination of how, what, when, where, and why people eat. Cultural differences related to food provision, production, and consumption will be evaluated. Relationships of history, geography, climate, customs, social status, health, economy, religion, and politics to food and society also explored. Prereq: NUTR 110 . Offered: Spring and Jan Term.
  
  • NUTR 350 - Community Nutrition Education (4)


    Study of community-based programs with nutrition components, including worksite wellness, health promotion, schools, day-care programs, and health clinics. Programs in these areas include nutrition screening and assessment, feeding programs and assistance, plus health promotion and disease prevention. Emphasis on development of counseling skills and use of resources to take into account cultural differences and to develop nutrition education plans, goals, and programs for community groups. Prereq: NUTR 216  or NUTR 220 .  Offered: Fall.
  
  • NUTR 360 - Nutrition Assessment and Counseling (4)


    Based on the nutrition care process, the nutrition assessment section of this course will emphasize components such as anthropometric assessment, biochemical assessment, clinical assessment and dietary assessment. Nutrition assessment methods will be discussed and evaluated as applied to clients and patients. Results will used to determine nutrition status and develop a nutrition care plan consisting of a nutrition diagnosis, intervention plan, and monitoring. The counseling section will focus on behavior theories and counseling techniques that have shown success in nutrition education and intervention. Class will be comprised of lecture, lab, and simulation experiences. Prereqs: NUTR 216  or NUTR 220 ; NUTR 310 . Offered: Spring.
  
  • NUTR 371 - Directed Professional Practicum (2-12)


    In-depth study and practical experience in nutrition and dietetics. Students work with a dietetic preceptor for approximately 120 hours. For second semester junior and senior-level students. May be repeated three times for a maximum of 12 credits. Prereqs: NUTR 216  or NUTR 220 NUTR 110 NUTR 301 , and NUTR 310 ; and permission of the instructor. Offered: Spring and Summer.
  
  • NUTR 372 - Foods and Nutrition Externship (4 or 8)


    In-depth study and practical experience in foods and nutrition. Students work with a preceptor in an assigned field experience. For second semester junior and senior-level students. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits. Prereqs: NUTR 110 , NUTR 216 , NUTR 220 , NUTR 301 , and NUTR 310 . Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer.
  
 

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