Community Health: Nutrition Concentration

Interest in nutrition has grown as the role of nutrition in health promotion and disease prevention is increasingly recognized by health professionals and the public. In response to this interest, the Department of Community Health offers a Concentration in Nutrition.

The Concentration provides students with introductory and more advanced study of nutrition through the lifespan and of social issues impacting the nutritional status of Americans.

The Concentration consists of 18 credits, with 15 credits of a required "core" curriculum and 3 elective credits.

Curriculum

Required: 15 credits
CMHL 320 Nutrition 3
CMHL 321 Community Nutrition Through the Life Span* 3
CMHL 322 Food and Nutrition: A Social Issues Approach* 3
PSY 210 Developmental Psychology ** 3
COMM 221 Introduction to Communication Theory ***
or 3
COMM 340 Intercultural Communication***


 

Electives: 3 credits
AACS 305 African-American Community Development 3
GEO 360 Geography of Hunger and Food Supply 3
POL 352 Politics of Poverty **** 3
PSY 220 Social Psychology ** 3
PSY 322 Group Dynamics ** 3
PSY 325 Psychology of the Family ** 3
PSY 330 Adult Development/Aging ** 3
SOC 333 Sociology of Adulthood ***** 3

Interested students should speak with their Departmental advisor and with Dr. Michele Grodner, Department of Community Health, Wing 139, Phone (973) 720-2525.

* prereq CMHL 320 ** prereq PSY 110
*** prereq COMM 110 **** prereq POL 110 or 120 ***** prereq SOC 110

NUTRITION CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Department of Community Health

Community Health Major Core Requirements 34 credits
CMHL 301 Health Education: Theory and Practice 3
CMHL 302 Community Health Program Planning 3
CMHL 315 Human Disease 3
CMHL 361 Research, Analysis and Evaluation 3
CMHL 400 Epidemiology 3
CMHL 430 Health Counseling 3
CMHL 451 Methods in Health Education 3
CMHL 496 Intro to Fieldwork 3
CMHL 497 Fieldwork in Community Health 12


 

Major Electives 12 credits Choose one Elective: 3 credits
CMHL 210 Women=s Health 3
CMHL 370 Concepts and Issues of Aging 3
CMHL 420 Environmental Health 3
CMHL 470 Health Aspects of Aging 3
CMHL 491 Drugs and Health 3


 

Major Electives required for Nutrition Concentration 9 credits
CMHL 320 Nutrition 3
CMHL 321 Community Nutrition Through the Life Span* 3
CMHL 322 Food and Nutrition: A Social Issues Approach* 3


 

To complete the Nutrition Concentration student must take 6 credits
PSY 210 Developmental Psychology ** 3
COMM 221 Introduction to Communication Theory *** OR 3
COMM 340 Intercultural Communication***


 

and 3 credits from the following electives: 3 credits
AACS 305 African-American Community Development 3
GEO 360 Geography of Hunger and Food Supply 3
POL 352 Politics of Poverty **** 3
PSY 220 Social Psychology ** 3
PSY 322 Group Dynamics ** 3
PSY 325 Psychology of the Family ** 3
PSY 330 Adult Development/Aging ** 3
SOC 333 Sociology of Adulthood ***** 3


 

Concentration Requirements TOTAL 18 credits

* prereq CMHL 320 ** prereq PSY 110
*** prereq COMM 110 **** prereq POL 110 or 120 ***** prereq SOC 110 1/99

NUTRITION MINOR

Interest in nutrition has grown as the role of nutrition in health promotion and disease prevention is increasingly recognized by health professionals and the public. In response to this interest, the Department of Community Health offers a Minor in Nutrition.

The Minor provides students with introductory and more advanced study of nutrition through the lifespan and of social issues impacting the nutritional status of Americans.

The Minor consists of 18 credits, with 15 credits of a required "core" curriculum and 3 elective credits.

Curriculum
Required: 15 credits

CMHL 221 Nutrition
CMHL 321 Community Nutrition Through the Life Span* 3
CMHL 322 Food and Nutrition: A Social Issues Approach* 3
PSY 210 Developmental Psychology ** 3
COMM 121 Introduction to Communication Theory ***(formally COMM221)
OR
COMM 340 Intercultural Communication***3


 

Electives: 3 credits
CMHL 210 Women=s Health 3
CMHL 270 Concepts and Issues of Aging 3
CMHL 340 Environmental Health 3
CMHL 371 Health Aspects of Aging 3
CMHL 215 Drugs and Health 3
AACS 305 African-American Community Development 3
GEO 360 Geography of Hunger and Food Supply 3
POL 352 Politics of Poverty **** 3
PSY 220 Social Psychology ** 3
PSY 322 Group Dynamics ** 3
PSY 325 Psychology of the Family ** 3
PSY 330 Adult Development/Aging ** 3
SOC 333 Sociology of Adulthood ***** 3

Interested students should speak with their Departmental advisor and with Dr. Michele Grodner, Department of Community Health, Wing 139, Phone (973) 720-2525.

* prereq CMHL 221 *** prereq COMM 121 (or instructor permission)
** prereq PSY 110 **** prereq POL 110 or 120 *****prereq SOC 110