HSCS 3331 Nutrition Through the Life Cycle

This class includes nutrition assessment, individual growth and development, nutrient needs through pregnancy, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and older adulthood. Dietary recommendations and disease prevention will be covered.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

HSCS 2210

Typically Offered

Demorest Campus: fall

Student Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	How Students Will Practice Each Outcome	How Student Achievement of Each Outcome is Assessed
Discuss varying nutrition requirements and recommendations from pre-conception through older adulthood	Discussion Boards Quizzes	Exams Case studies Group work
Understand the role nutrition plays in each stage of the life cycle	Discussion Boards Quizzes	Exams Case studies Group work
Identify areas of nutritional concern throughout the life cycle	Discussion Boards Quizzes	Exams Case studies Group work
Recognize nutrition risk factors that may lead to chronic disease in various stages of life	Discussion Boards Quizzes	Exams Case studies Group work
Demonstrate the ability to implement nutrition interventions to improve nutrition and food-related behaviors.	Discussion Boards Quizzes	Exams Case studies Group work