The material covered in CNU 612 is designed to help students select and use appropriate anthropometric, biochemical, clinical, dietary, functional, and socioeconomic assessment techniques to identify and prioritize the nutritional problems and needs of populations and communities. The course will outline intervention strategies to guide students through the process of improving nutritional problems in target populations while using critical thinking skills. This online course is taught in collaboration with College of Health Sciences Physician Assistant Studies faculty who will provide supplemental instruction on physical assessment skill building. CNU 612 is a required course for students in the Master of Science in Nutritional Sciences program- Clinical Nutrition concentration.