HS 331 - Nutrition

Upper Division

Prerequisites
BIOL 201/BIOL 201L and BIOL 202/BIOL 202L; WRIT 200 or WRIT 201 or WRIT 205 or WRIT 210 or WRIT 215 or WRIT 220 or WRIT 225 or WRIT 230 or WRIT 308, previously or concurrently.

Study the health effects of nutrition on the human biological system. This is a writing intensive course providing an overview of current topics in nutrition within the context of public health. In addition to studying the biochemical properties of macronutrients and micronutrients, we will explore concepts in dietary assessment and epidemiology, dietary toxic exposure and prevention strategies, life cycle nutrition, environmental justice, agriculture and food policy, and evaluation of related research. It builds on the rhetorical and critical thinking skills used to analyze texts developed in the Core Curriculum WRIT courses and upon the fundamental biological and chemical concepts presented in introductory biology and chemistry. The research paper will prepare students with the skills to research and present on a range of topics in the health science discipline. Students may take this course any time after the spring semester of sophomore year and after completing introductory biology.

Repeatable
No

Additional Notes
Previous course number: HS 131

Course credits: 4