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HNF Division Undergraduate Courses

1021 Dietetics as a Career (1) For dietetics majors only or by consent of instructor. Introduction to the dietetics major at LSU and the dietetic profession; strategies for future practice; development of a professional portfolio.

2010 Nutrition in Health (3) Prereq.: CHEM 1001 or 1201 or BIOL 1001 or 1201. Principles of nutrition and their application in promoting health; guidelines for assessing nutritional status; emphasis on the adult.

2110 Methods of Nutritional Assessment (3) Prereq.: HUEC 2010. For nutritional sciences majors and minors only, or consent of instructor. Assessment of nutritional status including dietary intake, body composition, risks of chronic diseases and laboratory analysis using appropriate software, including interpretations of nutritional status indicators and practice of nutritional counseling for general risk reduction of chronic diseases.

2014 Food Fundamentals (4) F,S Prereq.: credit or registration in HUEC 2010. 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. For majors and minors only or consent of instructor. Principles of food selection, preparation, and management.

2019 Nutrition Education and Counseling (3) S Prereq.: HUEC 2110. Not for teacher certification. Includes a service-learning component. Nutrition education and counseling skills needed for serving ethnically diverse individuals and groups.

3010 Nutrition and Wellness (3) F Prereq.: HUEC 2010 and BIOL 2160 or KIN 2500 or equivalent. Relationship of life-style and wellness; consumer issues and their impact on health; counseling for change.

3012 Human Nutrition During the Life Cycle (3) S Prereq.: HUEC 2010 and BIOL 1202 or 2160; or permission of instructor. Nutritional needs during pregnancy, infancy, early childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and later years.

3019 Quantity Food Production and Management (3) Prereq.: HUEC 2014, and credit or registration in BIOL 1011 or equivalent. Principles of quantity food procurement, production, distribution, and service; menu development; sanitation and safety; materials and resource management.

3021 Quantity Food Production Laboratory (2) Prereq.: credit or registration in HUEC 3019. 4 hrs. lab. Principles of quantity food production illustrated by demonstrations, observations, studies, and laboratories; use and care of quantity production equipment; sanitation and safety; materials and resources management; distribution and service.

3116 Public Health Nutrition (3) Prereq.: HUEC 2019, or consent of instructor. Public health policies and programs; and designing, assessing, implementing, and evaluating community nutrition programs.

4010 Human Nutrition (3) F Prereq.: grade of “C” or better in BIOL 2160 or 2153 and BIOL 2083 or 4087 or KIN 3515. Energy metabolism and the functions, requirements, and food sources of nutrients.

4011 Medical Nutrition Therapy I (3) F Prereq.: grade of “C” or better in BIOL 2160 or 2153 and in BIOL 2083 or 4087 or equivalent; HUEC 2110; credit or registration in HUEC 3012, 4010 or consent of instructor. Nutrition assessment and interpretation; drug/nutrient interactions; genetics and inherited diseases; biochemical and physiological changes that occur in dental, gastrointestinal, and absorption abnormalities that require clinical diet modification; emphasis on case studies.

4013 Applied Medical Nutrition Therapy I (1) F Prereq.: HUEC 2019; credit or registration in HUEC 4011 or equivalent. 4 hrs. lab. Nutrition assessment; computer nutrient analysis; clinical diet modification relevant to biochemical and physiologic changes during inherited diseases; and dental, gastrointestinal; and absorption abnormalities that require clinical diet modification; emphasis on case studies.

4014 Medical Nutrition Therapy II (3) S Prereq.: a grade of “C” or higher in HUEC 4011 or consent of instructor. Biochemical and physiological changes that occur in food allergy, AIDS, and immunological disorders, weight abnormalities, diabetes, cancer, and disorders of the heart or kidney, that require clinical diet modification; nutritional needs during surgery, trauma, and burns.

4016 Cultural Food Patterns (3) S Prereq.: HUEC 2014, 2019; or consent of instructor. Cultural, religious, and historical influences on food, as it relates to nutrition, health, and diet counseling.

4017 Applied Medical Nutrition Therapy II (2) S Prereq.: HUEC 4011, 4013, and credit or registration in HUEC 4014. 4 hrs. lab. Clinical diet modification relevant to food allergy, AIDS, and immunological disorders, weight abnormalities, diabetes, cancer, and disorders of the heart or kidney, that require clinical diet modification; nutritional needs during surgery, trauma, and burns; quality assurance programs; emphasis on case studies.

4021 Contemporary Topics in Nutrition (1) Prereq.: CMST 2060 or 2010; enrollment limited to students with senior standing who are majoring or minoring in nutritional sciences. May be taken for a max. of 2 hrs. credit when topics vary. Oral presentations of independent library or other research on selected contemporary issues in food, nutrition, dietetics, or food systems.

4023 Management in Dietetics (3) S Prereq.: ACCT 2000, HUEC 3019, and MGT 3200. Senior standing in dietetics major. Management theory and principles of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling; applications to food service systems, clinical dietetics, and community programs.

4027 Practicum in Dietetics (1-3) Prereq.: dietetics majors only; 60 hrs. in dietetics curriculum; overall gpa of 2.50; and permission of instructor. Each hour of credit requires 60 hours of supervised experience. May be taken for a max. of 3 hrs. of credit. Supervised professional experience designed to integrate academic learning with practice in dietetics.

4110 Capstone in Nutritional Sciences (3) S Prereq.: EXST 2201; HUEC 2019; credit or registration in HUEC 3116. Senior standing in nutritional sciences major. 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab/field work. Research methods used in nutritional sciences; research project is included.

General Human Ecology Undergraduate Courses

1000 Human Ecology as a Profession (3) Attributes that identify human ecology as a profession; historical and philosophical view of its mission, interrelationship of its various specializations, and competencies and commitments necessary in the various specializations.

2091 Special Topics in Human Ecology (1-3) Prereq.: consent of director for majors in human ecology. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Contemporary issues in human ecology of interest to special professional and business groups.

3091 Reading and Research in Human Ecology (1-6) Open to advanced students of high academic standing by consent of director. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit. Students are responsible for registering with a faculty member with whom they will select the area of reading and research.

4091 Special Topics in Human Ecology (1-3) Prereq.: consent of director. May be taken for credit for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. when topics vary. Lectures and/or laboratories on selected topics not covered in other human ecology courses.