Nutrition and Dietetics

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Faculty

Suresh T. Mathews, Chair, Professor
Patricia Hart Terry, Professor
Katie C. Coate, Assistant Professor
Donna Seibels, Assistant Professor, Director, Didactic Program
Miriam J. Gaines, Assistant Professor, Director, Dietetic Internship
Megan Lindsey-Taheri, Instructor, Clinical Coordinator, Dietetic Internship

Mission

The mission of the Samford University Department of Nutrition and Dietetics is to provide a comprehensive study of all areas of food, nutrition, and dietetics. The nutrition and dietetics major, foods and nutrition major, and dietetic internship all offer students the opportunity to pursue knowledge and competency in a distinctive Christian environment. The faculty of the department is committed to the preparation of graduates who are well informed, scientifically and empirically competent, self-educated, and ethically responsible. Graduates are capable of entering successful careers in foods, nutrition, and dietetics, while also contributing to the needs of their community and society at large.

Undergraduate Programs and Requirements

The Department of Nutrition and Dietetics offers majors in foods and nutrition and nutrition and dietetics, both leading to a bachelor of science degree. Foods and nutrition majors are also required to have a 20-credit minor or cognate outside the NUTR department. The department also offers a minor in nutrition.

General Education: University Core Curriculum and Distribution Requirements

General Education Distribution Requirements are noted in the individual degree tables. In those cases where a requirement is not specified, see General Education Overview  in the Howard College of Arts and Sciences introductory pages for a list of required and applicable courses.

Programs

• Foods and Nutrition Major (B.S.)
• Nutrition and Dietetics Major (B.S.)

• Nutrition Minor

Courses

• NUTR 110 - Principles of Food Preparation (4)
• NUTR 210 - Introduction to Nutrition and Dietetics (2)
• NUTR 216 - Personal Nutrition (4)
• NUTR 220 - Nutrition Science for Health Professions (4)
• NUTR 301 - Foundations of Nutrition (4)
• NUTR 310 - Lifecycle Nutrition (4)
• NUTR 312 - Food, Culture, and Society (4)
• NUTR 350 - Community Nutrition Education (4)
• NUTR 360 - Nutrition Assessment and Counseling (4)
• NUTR 371 - Directed Professional Practicum (2-12)
• NUTR 410 - Medical Nutrition Therapy I (4)
• NUTR 411 - Medical Nutrition Therapy II (4)
• NUTR 412 - Quantity Food Production and Management (4)
• NUTR 413 - Food Service Organization and Management (4)
• NUTR 414 - Experimental Foods (4)
• NUTR 415 - Advanced Nutrition I: Macronutrients (4)
• NUTR 416 - Advanced Nutrition II: Micronutrients (4)
• NUTR 418 - Nutrigenomics (3)
• NUTR 490 - Senior Seminar in Foods and Nutrition (4)
• NUTR 491 - Professional Issues in Dietetics (2)
• NUTR 493 - Problems in Nutrition (1-4)

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