Course Catalog
CORE COURSES
| Code | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| HNF 251 | Ecology of Food and Nutrition | 3 |
| HNF 252 | Food and Nutrition Planning | 3 |
| HNF 298 | Field Studies (Microplanning) | 6 |
| AECO 241 | Economic Analysis and Planning of Agricultural Projects | 3 |
| AECO 261 | Food and Nutrition Economics | 3 |
| HUME 291 | Special Topics (Macroplanning) | 2 |
| TOTAL | 20 |
SUPPORTIVE COURSES
| Code | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| HNF 253 | Workshops in Food and Nutrition Planning | 3 |
| DEVC 205 | Communication and Development | 3 |
| FST 290 | Special Problem (Food Science) | 3 |
| AERS 291 | Special Topics (Research Design and Data Analysis) | 3 |
| HUME 299 | Graduate Seminar | 3 |
| TOTAL | 15 |
ELECTIVE COURSES (9 units)
Prescribed Electives (3 units)
HNF 121 Advanced Human Nutrition (for students without human nutrition background)
OR
AAE 150 Economics and Agricultural Development (for students with human nutrition-related background)
Free elective courses (6 units) can be chosen in any of the following fields, subject to the approval of their guidance committee:
Agrarian and Urban Development Studies, Rural Sociology, Marketing, Community Development, Development Communication, Agricultural Economics, Development Management and Governance, Agricultural Chemistry, Human Nutrition and Food, Food Science, Animal Science, Horticulture and Agronomy.
CORE COURSES (12 units)
| Code | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| HNF 223 | Evaluation of Nutritional Status | 3 |
| HNF 251 | Ecology of Food and Nutrition | 3 |
| HNF 222 | Nutrition in Health and Disease | 3 |
| HUME 290* | Research Problems | 3 |
| HUME 291* | Special Topics | 3 |
| HUME 299 | Graduate Seminar | (1) |
| TOTAL | 12 | |
| *You can take HNF 290 or HNF 291 |
SUPPORTIVE COURSES (3 units) can be selected from the following courses:
Advanced Human Nutrition (HNF 121), Nutrition Programs (HNF 254), Food and Nutrition Planning (HNF 252), Workshops in Food and Nutrition Planning (HNF 253), Food and Culture (HNF 211), Nutritional Epidemiology (HNF 224), and Nutritional Physiology (HNF 225)
COGNATE OR MINOR COURSES (9 units) can be selected from the following courses:
Agricultural Education, Community Development, Extension Education, Rural Sociology, Development Communication, Agricultural Economics, Animal Science, Agronomy, Horticulture, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Agricultural Chemistry, Statistics, Food Science, or any related fields.
MASTER’S THESIS (6 units)
CORE COURSES
Year 1: 1st Semester
| Code | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MCN 201 | Advances in Clinical Nutrition | 3 |
| MCN 202 | Clinical Nutrition in Cardiovascular Diseases | 3 |
| MCN 203 | Clinical Nutrition for Cancer Prevention & Management | 3 |
| Elective 1 | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 12 |
Year 1: 2nd Semester
| Code | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MCN 204 | Clinical Nutrition in Kidney Diseases | 3 |
| MCN 205 | Clinical Nutrition in Diabetes Mellitus | 3 |
| MGT 231 | Human Behavior in Organization | 3 |
| Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Elective 3 | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 15 |
Midyear
| Code | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| HUME 290 | Special Problem | 3 |
| HUME 299 | Graduate Seminar | 1 |
| TOTAL | 4 |
ELECTIVE COURSES (9 units) can be selected from the following courses:
Clinical Nutrition in GIT and Hepatobiliary Diseases (MCN 206), Weight Management (MCN 207), Critical Care Nutrition (MCN 208), Nutrition and Infectious Diseases (MCN 209), and Nutritional Epidemiology (HNF 224)
SPECIAL PROBLEM (HUME 290)
- One month directed research and hospital exposure
- An oral comprehensive examination is a requirement of the program that can be taken by the students after completing the required coursework.
CORE COURSES (12 units)
| Code | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| HNF 211 | Food and Culture | 3 |
| HNF 221 | Biochemical Aspects of Human Nutrition | 3 |
| HNF 224 | Nutritional Epidemiology | 3 |
| ENS 270 | Dynamics of Population, Resources and Environment | 3 |
| TOTAL | 12 |
MAJOR COURSES (9 units) may be selected from the following courses:
| Code | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| HNF 222 | Nutrition in Health and Disease | 3 |
| HNF 223 | Evaluation of Nutritional Status | 3 |
| HNF 251 | Ecology of Food and Nutrition | 3 |
| HNF 252 | Food and Nutrition Planning | 3 |
| HNF 254 | Nutrition Programs | 3 |
| HNF 225 | Nutritional Physiology | 3 |
| HUME 290 | Special Problems | 3 |
| HUME 291 | Special Topics | 3 |
| AECO 261 | Food and Nutrition Economics | 3 |
COGNATE OR MINOR COURSES (12 units) can be selected from the following courses:
Agronomy, Agricultural Chemistry, Agricultural Economics, Animal Science, Biochemistry, Business Management, Chemistry, Community Development, Development Communication, Development Studies, Environmental Science, Extension Education, Family Resource Management, Food Science, Genetics, Horticulture, Veterinary Medicine, and Public Health