Graduate Research in Chemical Enigneering on a topic approved by the Departmental Graduate Studies Committee. May be repeated to a maximum of two semesters.

This course will acquaint students with general concepts in nutrition that relate to physical activity, injury prevention and rehabilitation. The content of the course is organized in such a way that students can progress logically from knowledge of basic human nutrition processes to the specific nutrition related issues commonly observed in physically active individuals and nutritional needs to prevent injury and aid healing following injury.

The course will cover the classification, brief history and the impact of nutraceuticals and functional foods on health and disease. An example of nutraceuticals to be covered in the course include isoprenoids, isoflavones, flavanoids, carotenoids, lycopene, garlic, omega 3 fatty acids, sphingolipids, vitamin E and antioxidants, S-adnosyl-L-methionine, CLA, creatine, herbal products in foods and lipoic acid.

This course will provide an overview of the obesity epidemic from an applied clinical as well as public health perspective. Topics to be covered include etiology, pathophysiology, evaluation, treatment, management, and prevention of obesity throughout the lifecycle.

The material covered in NS/CNU/AS 602 consists of two major emphasis areas: (1) properties, biological functions, and metabolism of vitamins, minerals, and bioactive compounds (micronutrients), and (2) influence of functional interactions with these and other nutrients on health and disease. The objective of this course is to provide students with a strong knowledge base related to micronutrient metabolism in the context of select conditions and energy balance.

The material covered in CNU 611 consists of advanced study of the principles of nutrition in acute and chronic diseases. The relationships between nutrition and the biochemical, physiological, and anatomical changes associated with select acute and chronic illness, surgery, and trauma will be covered. Case-based discussions, assignments, projects, and presentations will use an evidence-based approach. Nutrition screening and assessment, malnutrition, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome, oncology, nutrition support, critical care, and GI and renal diseases will be covered.

The material covered in CNU 702 via readings and the various clinical and/or community-based rotation (s), the student will complete the Nutrition Care Process on individual(s) beginning with Nutrition Assessment (Anthropometric, Biochemical, Clinical, Dietary, and Environmental data) followed by Nutrition Diagnosis, Nutrition Intervention, Nutrition Monitoring and Evaluation as applicable. Students will present these findings in 1 writing assignment (about one patient) and 1 presentation (about a different patient) per credit hour enrolled.

CNU 704 students will develop skills in independent, critical evaluation of the current literature in nutritional sciences. These skills will be developed through reading, writing and class discussion of published articles from peer reviewed journals.

NS/CNU 782 is independent advanced work on a special problem in nutritional sciences. NS/CNU 782 Students will usually be involved in one of the following: a wet laboratory for nutritional sciences bench research, or a community outreach or nutrition education project.

Research work involving original investigation. May be repeated to a maximum of 18 credits.