Graduate Courses in Nutrition
Nutrition prerequisites are determined on an individual basis at the time of admission to the graduate program. In general, however, student applicants are expected to meet the
competencies associated with the following courses prior to or during graduate study in
Nutrition: chemistry, (general, organic and physiological/biochemistry); physiology,
Statistics, and advanced nutrition.
Graduate Courses
500 Thesis (1-15)
P/NP only.
502 Registration for Use of Facilities (3-15)
Required for the student not otherwise registered during any semester when student uses University facilities and/or faculty time before degree is completed. May not be used toward degree requirements. May be repeated. S/NC only.
509 Graduate Seminar in Public Health (1)
(Same as Public Health 509, Exercise Science 509, Nursing 509 and Social Work 509.)
511 Advances in Carbohydrate, Lipid and Action Metabolism (4)
Bioenergetics, flux control and hormonal interrelationships. Prereq: Advanced Nutrition course.
512 Advances in Vitamin and Mineral Metabolism (3)
Advances in carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals, and vitamins. Nutrient requirements of humans. Prereq: Advanced Nutrition course.
513 Community Nutrition I (3)
Orientation to community; assessment of nutrition problems, needs, and resources; functional roles of public health nutritionist. Concurrent field experiences. Prereq: Advanced Nutrition course or consent of instructor.
514 Community Nutrition II (3)
Planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health nutrition programs. Concurrent field experiences. Prereq: 513 or consent of instructor.
515 Field Study in Community Nutrition (1-12)
Personal participation in and analysis of state or regional community nutrition program. Location of in-depth study to be selected in consultation with instructor. Prereq: 513, 514 and consent of instructor. S/NC only.
516 Maternal and Child Nutrition (3)
Nutrition principles related to growth and development during pregnancy, infancy, and childhood to age 5, high risk conditions. Prereq: Advanced Nutrition or consent of instructor.
518 Nutrition and Aging (3)
Nutritional problems of adults; nutritional requirements, dietary intakes; effects of nutrition on biological aging. Prereq: Advanced Nutrition or consent of instructor.
522 Nutrition Counseling (2)
Introduction of individual and group-based counseling skills for aiding change in eating habits, including assessment for intervention development and evaluation to determine intervention effectiveness. Prereq: Psychology, Nutrition in Disease or consent of instructor.
523 Nutrition Counseling Practicum (1)
Development of nutrition interviewing and counseling skills in a health care setting, focused on addressing chronic health conditions such as overweight/obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes through supervised practice. Coreq: 522
540 Seminar in Nutrition (1)
May be repeated. S/NC only.
541 Research Methods (3)
Basic principles of planning, conducting, and interpreting nutrition and foodservice systems administration research. Prereq: 6 graduate hrs in nutrition and food system administration and statistics.
547 Field Experience (3-9)
Experience in food-related industry or agency under supervision of faculty member. Prereq: Consent of instructor. S/NC only.
548 Directed Study in Nutrition (1-3)
Advanced study in nutrition. Prereq: Consent of instructor. May be repeated. Maximum 6 hrs.
549 Special Topics (1-3)
Recent advances in nutrition or food systems administration. Prereq: Consent of instructor. May be repeated. Maximum 6 hrs.
600 Doctoral Research and Dissertation (3-15)
P/NP only.
602 Advanced Topics in Nutrition Science (1-3)
Comprehensive individual study and group discussion of topics related to current problems in nutrition. Prereq: 512 or consent of instructor. May be repeated.
621 Physiological Basis for Diet and Disease (3)
Altered nutrient needs as result of metabolic changes that occur in selected disease states. Prereq: Nutrition 511 or consent of instructor.
Contact the Department of Nutrition
1215 W. Cumberland Ave.
229 Jessie Harris Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-1920
Brenda Hart
bhart57@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-5445
Fax: (865) 974-3491