Program Focus
The BS in Nutrition prepares students for further training and/or graduate studies in:
- Nutrition
- Dietetics
- Public Health Nutrition
- Medicine / Pre-med
- Dentistry
- Nursing
- Allied Health Careers
Major (BS in Nutrition): 120 hours (required to graduate)
Required Nutrition Courses
| Course Number | Course Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| NTRN 201 | Nutrition | 3 |
| NTRN 342 | Food Science | 3 |
| NTRN 342L | Food Science Lab | 2 |
| NTRN 343 | Dietary Patterns | 3 |
| NTRN 363 | Human Nutrition I: Energy, Protein, Minerals | 3 |
| NTRN 364 | Human Nutrition II: Vitamins | 3 |
|
NTRN 397 |
SAGES Capstone Proposal Seminar |
3 |
| NTRN 398 | SAGES Senior Capstone Experience |
3 |
| Total Credits | 23 |
Electives
Three chosen from the following:
| Course Number | Course Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| NTRN 300 | Healthy Lifestyles as Preventive Medicine | 3 |
| NTRN 310 | Understanding Plant-Based Diets in Health and Disease | 3 |
| NTRN 320 | Women's Wellness: From Food and Nutrition to Reproductive Health and Aging | 3 |
| NTRN 328 | Child Nutrition, Development and Health | 3 |
| NTRN 337 | Nutrition Communication, Counseling and Behavior Change Strategies | 3 |
| NTRN 338 | Dietary Supplements | 3 |
| NTRN 340 | Global Food Systems: Environmental Issues, Sustainability, and Health | 3 |
| NTRN 341 | Food as Medicine: How what we eat influences how we feel, think, and our health status | 3 |
| NTRN 351 | Food Service Systems Management | 3 |
| NTRN 360 | Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis: Nutritional, Functional, Physical | 3 |
| NTRN 361 | Metabolic Dysregulation of Energy from Obesity to Anorexia | 3 |
| NTRN 362 | Exercise Physiology and Macronutrient Metabolism | 3 |
| NTRN 365 | Nutrition for the Prevention and Management of Disease: Pathophysiology | 4 |
| NTRN 366 | Nutrition for the Prevention and Management of Disease: Clinical Applications | 3 |
| NTRN 367 | Nutrition Strategies and Wellness Programming | 3 |
| NTRN 371 | Special Problems* | 1-3 |
| NTRN 388 | Seminar in Sports Nutrition | 3 |
| NTRN 390 | Undergraduate Research* | 3-9 |
| NTRN 435 | Nutrition during Pregnancy and Lactation* | 3 |
| NTRN 436 | Pediatric Nutrition* | 3 |
| NTRN 437 | Evaluation of Nutrition Information for Consumers* | 3 |
| NTRN 438 | Dietary Supplements* | 3 |
| NTRN 439 | Food Behavior: Physiological, Psychological and Environmental Determinants* | 3 |
| NTRN 440 | Nutrition for the Aging and Aged* | 3 |
| NTRN 452 | Nutritional Biochemistry and Metabolism* | 3 |
|
NTRN 550A or NTRN 528 |
Advanced Community Nutrition* Introduction to Public Health Nutrition* |
3 |
| Total Credits | 9 |
*Requires instructor consent for undergraduates to enroll.
Additional Required Courses
| Course Number | Course Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 105 | Principles of Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 106 | Principles of Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 113 | Principles of Chemistry Laboratory | 2 |
| CHEM 223 | Introductory Organic Chemistry I (before NTRN 363) | 3 |
| BIOL 214 | Genes, Evolution and Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL 216 or BIOL 340 & BIOL 346 |
Development and Physiology Human Physiology Human Anatomy |
3 |
| BIOL 216L | Development and Physiology Lab | 1 |
| BIOC 307 | Introduction to Biochemistry: From Molecules to Medical Science | 4 |
One of the Following
| Course Number | Course Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 319 | Introduction to Statistical Analysis in the Social Sciences | 3 |
| PQHS 431 | Statistical Methods I | 3 |
| PSCL 282 | Quantitative Methods in Psychology | 3 |
| STAT 201 | Basic Statistics for Social and Life Sciences | 3 |
- Only one of these courses is permitted.
- 400 level courses require instructor consent for undergraduates to enroll.
| Total Units: | 57 |
For More Information
- Phone: 216.368.2440
- Email: nutrition@case.edu