General Catalog 2002-2003
Posted March 1, 2002

Division Office: 239 Health Physical Education and Recreation North Building, 581-6730 

Division Director, E. Wayne Askew, Ph.D. 

Faculty

Professor. E.W. Askew. 

Assistant Professors. J. Carlson, T. Jalili. 

Assistant Professor Emerita. M. Hegsted. 

Adjunct Professors. M. Berenson, G. Chan, P. Eisenman, B. Prater, J. Roberts. 

Adjunct Associate Professors. R. Barton, J. Saffle, M. Slater. 

Adjunct Assistant Professors. R. Ajioka, L. Bucci, R. Bullough, C. Geiger, D. Jackson, S. Miller, L. Moyer-Mileur. 

Adjunct Instructors. B. Athas, S. Ball, J. Benson, S. Brown, L. Bucci, B. Elieson, S. Ernst, L. Falk, C. Graves, S. Hardy, A. Heap, J. Heins, E. Hibbert, C. Hollingshead, S. Holmes, L. Joy, K. Kulkarni, C. McDonald, J. Metos, S. Miller, D. Moss, G. Peterson, A. Reeder, L. Robson, G. Rudolph, S. Saffel-Shrier, J. Shaw, A. Shugarman, M. Soo-Hoo, A. Subudhi, S. Talbot, S. Varechok, J. Walker, S. Ware, B. Webber, G. Weibke, S. Wing, B. Wolfgram, J. Zancanella. 

Graduate Programs

Degree. M.S. 

For additional information, see the Graduate Information section of this catalog. 

Minor in Nutrition. Undergraduates desiring a minor in nutrition should contact the Division office for further information. 

Areas of Specialization. The Division of Foods and Nutrition offers excellent opportunities for graduate education and research in nutrition science and dietetics. The curriculum is based on strong foundations in biological sciences, clinical nutrition, nutrition education, and nutrition research. Students receive a broad exposure to classroom, clinical, and research settings and benefit from the University's interdisciplinary approach to health sciences education. 

Faculty provide expertise in clinical and community nutrition, sports nutrition, cost benefits of nutrition services, nutrition in health promotion, dietary supplement evaluation, nutrition and the life cycle (maternal, neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric), nutrition in cancer therapy and cardiovascular disease, vitamin and mineral metabolism, marketing of nutrition information, nutrition education, and nutrition labeling. 

Prerequisites and Transfers. A maximum of nine semester hours may be transferred from another institution and a maximum of 12 semester hours may be taken as a nonmatriculated University of Utah student, if recommended by the student's supervisory committee. Undergraduate prerequisite courses in biology, chemistry, nutrition, economics, writing, mathematics, psychology, and sociology are required for admission. An undergraduate degree in nutrition is not a prerequisite for admission to this program. For additional information, see the Graduate Information section of this catalog. 

Nutrition Sciences. A minimum of 38 semester hours of approved course work is required for the Nutrition Sciences program including courses in advanced nutrition biochemistry and/or physiology, and statistics, as well as graduate seminar and thesis hours. The thesis provides experience in independent research aimed at developing skills beneficial to employment in a clinical setting, education, government, or related business areas. This program is designed for students who are already registered dietitians and are seeking a master's degree or students wishing to pursue a career in either nutrition research or medical sciences. 

Dietetics. The Coordinated Master's Program in Dietetics is fully accredited by the American Dietetic Association. This research-based program requires 60 semester hours of graduate work, including 46 hours of course work and thesis research, and 14 credit hours of supervised practice experience. The supervised practice experience exposes students to administrative, clinical, community, food service management, and research-learning activities directed by registered dietitians. Successful completion of this program qualifies students to take the American Dietetic Association's registration examination. 

Admission Requirements. Applicants must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university (degree equivalency is determined by The Graduate School) and must have completed the necessary prerequisite courses. A separate specific program application for admission is required. Additionally, three letters of recommendation, scores from the GRE including the written evaluation, a 500-word statement of research objectives, and a 500-word statement of motivation for seeking the degree are needed. International student applicants must submit TOEFL scores. All students must have written and oral competence in English. There are no foreign-language requirements. 

Program Content. Course work emphasizes clinical, life-cycle and basic nutrition, communications, public policy, research methods and design, and course work in related areas. Nutrition field experience and research opportunities also are available. Students may develop research topics in areas of their own interest; however, the areas in which faculty can provide support and expertise include clinical nutrition (cardiovascular, cancer, surgical, gastroenterologic, weight management), nutrition education, nutrition and health promotion, food product/supplement development, sports nutrition, neonatal and adolescent nutrition, and nutrition and marketing.

The College of Health is part of the Health Sciences Center, which includes the School of Medicine and colleges of Nursing and Pharmacy. An interdisciplinary approach to health is emphasized. The student has the opportunity to obtain additional instruction and guidance from the faculty in medicine, nursing, biochemistry, and pharmacy. 

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