This class is designed to help you reflect and integrate what you have learned from your nutrition coursework as well as that from your Gen Ed courses and other experiences that have contributed to your development on the way to your final year at UMass. The goal of this course is for students to develop insight into the epidemiologic, physiologic, biochemical and nutritional complexities of major diet-related diseases in the United States. It satisfies the Integrated Experience requirement for BS-Nutrition majors.

This course explores normal eating, disordered eating and the eating disorders that meet diagnostic criteria. The course is focused on understanding what we know about etiology and evidence based treatment approaches.

This course introduces students to the professional conventions of dietetic medical nutrition therapy notes. We will also discuss the profession of dietetics, and nutrition and health care public policy as it impacts the profession of dietetics.

Students will incorporate evidence-based preventive care concepts into lifestyle management skills that address healthy nutrition, physical activity and integration of complementary modalities for client care.

Examination of concepts, issues, research, and theories related to human responses to biophysical, psychosocial, and cultural phenomena that affect older adults globally. (Gen. Ed. SB)

This course provides an overview of healthcare services and historical events in nursing. The role of the nurse and patient experience will be introduced.

Ethics and the role of the nurse are used as the contexts for the development of writing skills. The techniques of specific types of writing are learned through writing assignments, peer editing and instructor feedback.

This course explores major elements of specified disease processes at the cellular, tissue, and organ levels and the pharmacological agents used to treat, prevent or cure diseases across the lifespan. Students examine processes that interfere with human health and underlie disease, address pathological changes in the body, and integrate this knowledge with pharmacological therapy and safe medication management. Nurses must have an understanding of pathophysiology and a current knowledge of pharmacology in order to optimally provide for the health needs and safety of patients.

Faculty seminars are used to explore the role of the professional nurse through discussions with nurse leaders, group discussions, critical thinking exercises, values clarifications and self discovery.

This course will address biomarkers in both health and disease. Students select appropriate biomarkers and research methods to assess underlying processes and mechanisms.