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and formulating and documenting RESEARCH STUDY/SEMINARS Practicum program by providing
evidence-based nutrition care AND PROFESSIONAL them the opportunity to present
plans. In addition, ethical, legal and PRACTICE: and discuss all interesting nutritional
consent considerations related to issues arising during their Practicum.
dietetic practice and patient care are HND 437 - Seminar: Current It is divided into two components in
emphasized. Research in Nutrition the fourth year covering the Medical
HND 335 - Quantity Foods Credit Hour: 1 Nutrition Therapy and the Food
Service rotations. In foodservice,
Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite: Completion of 90 students are required to complete
Credit Hours
Prerequisite: HND 225 studies or projects and to present the
The purpose of this course is to methods, data, results, discussions
Students will learn the basic culinary develop advanced research, critical and conclusions on the foodservice
techniques as they apply to: stocks, analysis, and communication skills. management topic of interest.
sauces, soups, sandwiches, short Students are required to research
order cooking, deep fat frying, a current topic in nutrition and HND 421 - Seminar in Clinical
grilling, meat cutting, vegetable prepare an oral presentation on Dietetics
and salad preparation, and basic the subject. The aim is to develop Credit Hour: 1
principles and techniques of baking. effective scientific communication. Prerequisite: (Co) HND 440II
Students will have an understanding This is essential in professional life
of food and kitchen safety and for effectiveness in a multidisciplinary This course focuses on developing
sanitation practices, nutrition and healthcare teams, reporting to the communication and research
healthy menus and recipes, portion government and policy makers, and skills as well as on strengthening the
control, yield tests, recipe conversion in communication to the public, critical thinking capacities of students
and costing, principles underlying students, and patients. undergoing an intensive Practicum
safe operation and cleaning of program by providing them the
commercial food equipment, HND 438 - Human Nutrition opportunity to present and discuss all
elements of food preservation and Research Tutorial interesting nutritional issues arising
food quality. Principles of quantity Credit Hours: 2 during their Practicum. It is divided
food production and presentation Prerequisite: Completion of 90 into two components in the fourth
for various quantity facilities will be Credit Hours year covering the Medical Nutrition
examined. Therapy and the Food Service
This is a directed study on a selected rotations. In this course, students
HND 436 - Sports Nutrition problem in the area of nutrition. The need to present in-depth case
Credit Hours: 3 purpose of this course is to further studies within their clinical rotations
Prerequisite: HND 224 develop research, critical analysis, based on the Nutrition Care Process.
and communication skills. In this Students are also required to submit
The course describes exercise respect, the student will not only their case studies in the form of
physiology and nutrient requirements conduct a meta-analysis of published written reports.
in sports and exercise. This includes research and a statistical analysis, but
macronutrient, micronutrient and present the data in a concise way in HND 340 (I), HND 440 (II, III, IV)
fluid needs of athletes engaged in the form of a poster or presentation. Dietetics Practicum
specific sports, pre/post exercise A key component is to test the
meals, gender specific requirements, students’ ability to understand, apply, Practicum Rotations:
role of ergogenic aids, eating and report on statistical analysis HND 340I – 4 Cr. (Junior Winter
disorders, and role of exercise in correctly. Session); Pre-requisite: Completed 75
weight management and chronic credits
disease. Emphasis on the role of diet HND 321 - Seminar in
on exercise and performance will be Foodservice Systems HND 440II – 6 Cr. ( Senior Fall
provided. Credit Hour: 1 Session); Pre-requisite: HND 332
Prerequisite: (Co) HND 340I HND 440III– 8 Cr. (Senior Fall
Session); Co-requisite: HND 440II
This course focuses on developing
the communication and research HND 440IV– 8 Cr. (Senior Spring
skills as well as on strengthening Session); Pre-requisite: PBH 320
the critical thinking capacities of
students undergoing an intensive Students must complete a minimum
of 1200 hours of supervised practice

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