This course will emphasize emerging professional practice issues in clinical dietetics. It will provide the application of ethical practice, critical thinking, and advocacy to current practice dilemmas. The course will stress the responsibilities of dietetic professionals and describe their interaction in an interdisciplinary health care delivery system. Prerequisite: Admission to the clinical dietetics program.
Fall 2024 - Hybrid
This thematic course will focus on social determinants and environment of health, health policies and politics in the United States, and the organization, regulation and financing of health services as it relates to the practice of clinical dietetics. Prerequisite: Admission to the clinical dietetics program.
This class provides lecture and laboratory experience in anthropometric, biochemical, and dietary nutrition assessment techniques of individuals and populations. Students will utilize the human performance lab, simulation lab, medical laboratory science lab, and computer lab to augment hybrid lecture and discussion. Prerequisite: Admission to the clinical dietetics program.
Winter 2024 - Hybrid Winter 2025 - Hybrid
This course provides content related to the operation and management of therapeutic food service systems. Experiential and didactic learning will equip the student to better understand the role of palatable food production and service in clinical dietetics. Topics include basic management principles, food regulations, menu analysis, and sensory testing. Prerequisite: Admission to the clinical dietetics program.
This course is designed to explore the relationships that exist between race, ethnicity and culture as they pertain to environmental and food justice, and the critical role of the food and nutrition professional in mitigating these issues. Prerequisite: Admission to the clinical dietetics program.
This course will provide a science-based application of learning, motivation and behavioral change theories as they pertain to informal education, counseling, and coaching for the dietetic preprofessional. In three laboratories and class activities, a variety of communication strategies will be demonstrated, including client charting and billing for services. Prerequisite: Admission to clinical dietetics program.
This course will apply the nutrition care process to a variety of disease states including pathology of the neurological, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, hormonal, and renal systems. Prerequisite: Admission to the clinical dietetics program.
This course will apply the nutrition care process to a variety of disease states including pathology of the liver, pancreas, and the immune system, terminally ill, artificial feeding across the lifespan, inheritable diseases and epigenetics, burns and wounds, obesity, and special needs of the acute and chronically ill pediatric patient. Prerequisites: Admission to the clinical dietetics program and CD 600.
Spring/Summer 2024 - Hybrid
This class provides an overview of research methods for undertaking research and program evaluation within food and nutrition organizations and systems. Students will acquire competencies in evaluating the scientific and clinical merit of published research, identify gaps in reviewed literature and use the literature review in crafting a research question. Prerequisite: Admission to the clinical dietetics program.
Winter 2024 - Online Winter 2025 - Online
Group research projects will be performed under the supervision of a faculty member and an approved mentor. A literature review, HSIRB determination, paper, and poster presentation are required. Students enroll in the one-credit course for three consecutive semesters for a total of three credits of CD 693 over three semesters. Prerequisites: Admission to the clinical dietetics program, CD 690 (may be taken concurrently), and completion of the Responsible Conduct of Research Training within last three years.
Winter 2024 - Hybrid Spring/Summer 2024 - Hybrid Fall 2024 - Online Winter 2025 - Online
Original research in an area of clinical dietetics. Work will be performed under the supervision of the graduate committee chair and/or mentor. A written thesis or publication and a public oral presentation are required. Credits one to six with at least six credits required. Prerequisites: Admission to the clinical dietetics program, CD 690, and completion of the Responsible Conduct of Research Training within last three years.
Winter 2024 - Online Spring/Summer 2024 - Online Fall 2024 - Online Winter 2025 - Online
