[Histmaj] Open Courses in NUTR for AUT 2022

[HISTORY UNDERGRADUATE ADVISORS]

Dear Students,

Please see below for information about Nutrition (NUTR) courses, many of which satisfy NW credits, this Autumn 2022:

Great for new students. These also serve as the main prerequisites for other NUTR courses:

NUTR 141 Introduction to Foods (5) NW<https://myplan.uw.edu/course/#/courses/NUTR141>
Examines how foods are used by different people and cultures to deliver nutrients and energy. Explores the evolution of the global food supply, food preparation techniques, food patterns, and eating habits as they relate to diets, nutrition, and personal and public health.
NUTR 200 Nutrition for Today (4) NW<https://myplan.uw.edu/course/#/courses/NUTR200>
Examines the role of nutrition in health, wellness, and prevention of chronic disease. Topics include nutrients and nutritional needs across the lifespan, food safety, food security, wellness, body weight regulation, eating disorders, sports nutrition, and prevention of chronic disease.

Great for new transfers, those who have taken NUTR 200 or it's equivalent, those with interest in exploring the Food Systems Major, working on the Nutrition Minor, or are looking for advanced electives:

NUTR 302 Food Systems: Harvest to Health (5) NW/I&S<https://myplan.uw.edu/course/#/courses/NUTR302>
Examines the many facets of the modern food supply from production and processing to distribution, marketing, and retail. Systems approach to foods studies considers geopolitical, agricultural, environmental, social, and economic factors along the pathway from harvest to health. Prerequisite: NUTR 200.
NUTR 341 Exploration of Multisensory Dining (3) NW<https://www.washington.edu/students/crscat/nutrit.html#nutr341>
Critically evaluates, through the study of research and practical applications, the multisensory relationship between our brains and the food we consume. Prerequisite: either NUTR 141 or NUTR 241.
NUTR 400 Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health Seminar (1, max. 4) I&S<https://myplan.uw.edu/course/#/courses/NUTR400>
Examines emerging issues in food systems, nutrition, and health as they relate to personal and public health. Credit/no-credit only.  << AUT 2022 topic is Urban Food Systems
NUTR 412 United States Food Systems Policy (5) I&S<https://myplan.uw.edu/course/#/courses/NUTR412>
Offers a broad introduction to food and nutrition policies in the United States and their impacts on population health. Real-world controversies and debates used to illustrate policy principles, research tools, and policy analysis. Includes topics on public health nutrition, food policy related to population health, and food security. Prerequisite: NUTR 302.
NUTR 420 Global Nutrition: Challenges and Opportunities (3) I&S<https://myplan.uw.edu/course/#/courses/NUTR420>
Examines global dimensions of malnutrition, its assessment and classification, and global policies and programs to improve nutritional status in developing countries. Emphasizes global consequences of poor nutrition on health, cognition, and development with a focus on the first 1,000 days from conception to age two. Prerequisite: NUTR 200.

New courses for autumn 2022. No prerequisites but great for juniors and seniors interested in these topics:

NUTR 490 A Special Topics: Body Weight & Size-Inclusivity: Clinical, Behavioral, and Societal Perspectives<https://myplan.uw.edu/course/#/courses/NUTR490> (3)
Explores our culture's obsession with micromanaging our food and our bodies and the impact this may have on physical health, mental health, body image, and embodiment. More about the course<https://nutr.uw.edu/news/new-uw-course-explores-how-weight-stigma-affects-health/>
NUTR 490 C Special Topics: Food Systems Innovation<https://myplan.uw.edu/course/#/courses/NUTR490> (3)
Examines multi-sectoral approaches to innovation in the food system, with a focus on sustainability as it relates to public health. Explores the process and case examples in the context of food systems and health practice. More about the course<https://nutr.uw.edu/news/new-uw-course-explores-food-systems-innovation/>

Thanks,

Susan

Susan Inman, MSSW
Pronouns: She, Her, Hers
Manager of Student & Academic Services
Nutritional Sciences Program<http://nutr.uw.edu/>
University of Washington
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[Autumn 2022 Special Topics: Food Systems Innovation with instructor Alissa Bilfield. Register for NUTR 490 C]  [Autumn 2022 Special Topics: Body Weight & Size Inclusivity Register for NUTR 490 A or 590 A]
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