This course provides an introductory supervised practice in community nutrition. Experiences include public and private agencies/organizations that provide food and nutrition services, public policy and program development, and nutrition education for various socioeconomic groups. Full-time community nutrition experience as a member of the community health delivery team at assigned community and health related agency.
This course focuses on the many factors that influence food-related behaviors at the individual level. For example, students will explore the development of eating behaviors from infancy into adulthood, as influenced by biological, psychological, social, cultural, environmental, and personal factors. The course will demonstrate the ways in which application of health behavior theories can guide individuals to adopt health-related diet changes.
Emphasis on current research in nutrition and aging, nutrition needs of the elderly and nutrition-related diseases associated with aging.
Study of nutrition surveys and of bases for judging community nutrition. Emphasis is placed upon economic, geographic, social and educational causes of malnutrition. Experience is given in development of nutrition programs. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
Overview of classic texts on war and statecraft.
A multidisciplinary graduate course that investigates policy questions and the policy process surrounding developments in international sciences and technology. This course will focus on the intersection of scientific research, technological applications and change, and business and governmental activities in these areas that impact upon international relations.
The course is designed to prepare students to understand and analyze major issues related to the management of information resources, evaluate the current state of information resources management within an organization, and participate in the management of such resources.
A course designed for undergraduate, graduate and non-degree students who participate in a UK Exchange Program. Students will be enrolled in this course by their Education Abroad advisor upon submission of the required application materials to Education Abroad at UK. Enrollment in this course will generate the appropriate exchange fee depending on the type of exchange. The type of exchange will be indicated by the title suffix. TLO-Tuition/Lodging
A course designed for undergraduate, graduate and non-degree students who participate in a UK Exchange Program. Students will be enrolled in this course by their Education Abroad advisor upon submission of the required application materials to Education Abroad at UK. Enrollment in this course will generate the appropriate exchange fee depending on the type of exchange. The type of exchange will be indicated by the title suffix. (Exchange Program for College of Social Work)
This course develops the economics view of the role of government from both normative and positive perspectives. Conditions under which markets perform well are presented, as well as cases where there is market failure. Legal and social institutions that support markets are discussed, as are government policies to intervene in markets. Economic models of the operation of government are developed to understand possible shortcomings of government action, as well further linkages of economics to law.
