Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences

Courses

Courses Related to the Ph.D. and M.S. Program Requirements. See the MS Handbook and the PhD Handbook for more information on GCNS curriculum. For current course listings, please consult the Schedule of Courses.

NS 601 – Integrated Nutritional Sciences I  3 CREDITS

The material covered in CNU/NS 601 consists of three major emphasis areas:  (1) review of carbohydrate, lipid, and protein structure, synthesis, absorption, and metabolism, (2) the impact of nutritional influences on macronutrient metabolism to health and disease, (3) the influence of macronutrient metabolism on the regulation of energy balance.

Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

NS 602 – Integrated Nutritional Sciences II  3 CREDITS

Integrated study of the properties, metabolism, biochemical and physiological functions and interactions of vitamins and minerals, and their relationships to chronic diseases, deficiency symptoms and toxicity.

Prerequisite:  Consent of instructor.

NS/CNU 603 - Integrated Nutritional Sciences III  2 CREDITS

Working knowledge of dietary requirements and guidelines, nutritional assessment, food safety issues and nutritional requirements through the lifecycle.

Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

NS 771 - Graduate Seminar in Nutritional Sciences  1 CREDIT

Seminars by students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty both internal and external to the University in areas of nutritional sciences.

Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

NS 704 - Current Topics in Nutrition  1 CREDIT

Discussions of relevant publications representing cutting edge topics in nutritional sciences

Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

NS 609 - Ethics in Clinical Research or TOX 600 or Ethics in Scientific Research 1 CREDIT

Representative issues addressed may include data selection and retention, plagiarism, scientific review of grants and manuscripts, scientific misconduct, and informed consent. 

STA 570 - Basic Statistical Analysis  4 CREDITS

Introduction to methods in biological, behavioral and social sciences data analyzing, surveys, the role of statistics in research, statistical concepts and models, probability and distribution functions, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression and correlation, analysis of single and multiple classification models.

Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

IBS 601/BCH 607- Biomolecules & Metabolism or CHE 550 or Biological Chemistry I  3 CREDIT

Introductory biochemistry course designed to provide a basic knowledge of molecular and biochemical principles necessary for advanced graduate study.  Protein structure and function, enzyme catalysis, the generation and storage of metabolic energy, amino acid, nucleotide, and lipid metabolism and biological membranes and transport.

Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

IBS 602/BCH 608 Biomolecules & Molecular Biology or CHE or Biological Chemistry II  3 CREDITS

Introductory biochemistry course focused on the cellular mechanisms that underlie the regulated expression of genes, including transcription and translation, as well as basic mechanisms of DNA replication/repair and recombination. Genetic engineering and other experimental approaches critical to molecular biology research will be reviewed.

Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

IBIS 603 Cell Biology  3 CREDITS

Introduction to cell biology and signaling focused on cell types and architecture, membrane structure, cytoskeletons, mitochondria, cellular mechanisms of development, cell division, cell cycle, apoptosis and prokaryotic cell biology and modulation by bacterial pathogens.

Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

IBS 606 Integrated Medical Sciences or PGY 502 or Principles of Systems: Cellular and Molecular Physiology 4(5) CREDITS

The function of the mammalian organism from a perspective ranging from the cellular/subcellular to the organ system and whole organ designed to allow students in the IBS curriculum to develop a truly integrative appreciation of biologic function.

Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

ELECTIVE COURSES 5 - 6 CREDITS - See Complete List