Kansas State University

Graduate Courses

HN 600 - Public Health Nutrition (3) I.
Public health nutrition issues for various segments of the population; nutritional components of community assessment, program planning, and evaluation, and policy issues pertaining to the nutritional status of the population. Pr.: HN 450.
HN 620 - Nutrient Metabolism (3) I.
Basic concepts of the mechanisms of actions, interactions, and the processes of cellular assimilation and utilization of nutrients in humans. Emphasis on the coordinated control of nutrient utilization among the major organs. Pr.: HN 400, BIOL 340; and BIOCH 521.
HN 631 - Clinical Nutrition I (2) I.
First course of a two semester study of the application of nutrition principles in disease; includes physiological basis of nutritional care, effects of disease on nutrient metabolism, medical nutrition therapy, in-class team diagnoses presentations, and nutrition counseling. Pr.: HN 450.
HN 632 - Clinical Nutrition II (3) II.
Continuation of the application of nutrition principles in disease; includes physiological and biochemical basis of nutritional care, effects of disease on nutrient metabolism, medical nutrition therapy for critical care needs, standardized language in advanced professional nutrition diagnoses and care of selected diseases. Pr.: HN 620 and HN 631.
HN 635 - Nutrition and Exercise (3) I.
The interrelationships among diet, nutrition, and exercise. Topics covered include physical fitness, weight control, nutrient metabolism during exercise, and athletic performance. Pr.: HN 132 or HN 400 and a grade of C or higher in KIN 310 and 335. Cross-listed with KIN 635.
HN 650 - Practicum in Human Nutrition (Var.) I, II, S.
Supervised professional field experience. Pr.: HN 450 and HN 600 and consent of instructor. May be taken more than once for a maximum of 6 hours.
HN 660 - Nutrition and Food Behavior (3) I, in even years.
Focus on the physiological, environmental, cultural, and economic factors that influence the use of food. Identification of appropriate methodology to study these factors as well as programs to modify food behavior. Pr.:PSYCH 110 or SOCIO 211 or ANTH 200; and HN 400.
HN 701 - Sensory Analysis (3) I. odd years
Sensory analysis of appearance, texture, aroma, flavor; physiology of sensory receptors; laboratory and consumer panels; and interpretation of data. Two hour rec. and three to six hours lab a week. Pr.: STAT 320 or 330 or 340.
HN 702 - Nutrition in Developing Countries (3) I, in odd years.
Nutritional problems in developing countries, including an analysis of factors which contribute to malnutrition, effects of undernutrition, methods for assessing nutritional status, and interventions to combat nutrition problems. Pr.: HN 503 or 610.
HN 718 - Physical Health and Aging (3) II, alternate odd years.
Focus is on the physiological theories of aging, the relationship between normal aging processes, and the major chronic and acute diseases of the elderly, and community health promotion/maintenance programs for older adults. Pr.: BIOL 198 and Senior standing.
HN 735 - Advanced Energy Balance (3) I.
Lifestyle, metabolic, and endocrine factors affecting energy balance and the development of obesity. Research methods to assess and apply energy balance data will also be discussed. Pr.: HN 620 or 635
HN 780 - Problems in Human Nutrition (Var.) I, II, S.
Supervised individual project to study current issues. Pr.: Senior standing or consent of instructor .
HN 782 - Topics in Human Nutrition (1-3) On sufficient demand.
May be taken more than once for a maximum of 6 hours. Pr.: Senior standing and consent of instructor.
HN 800 - Nutrition Education and Communication (3) II.
Apply principles of communication and learning technologies to nutrition education research and practice. Pr.: HN 610, HMD 515, and a statistics course with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
HN 810 - Advanced Macronutrient Metabolism (5) II, in even years.
Dietary, metabolic, and endocrine factors regulating food intake and selection, and the absorption, function, metabolism, and interrelationships of macronutrients under varying nutritional conditions, with emphasis on recent advances in macronutrient nutrition. Pr.: BIOCH 521 and HN 550.
HN 812 - Advanced Micronutrient Metabolism (3) I, in even years.
Nutritional roles and metabolism of vitamins and minerals. Functions, biological availability, hormonal regulation, requirements, deficiency and toxicity signs, and interrelations with other nutrients. Pr.: HN 810.
HN 815 - Molecular Basis of Nutrient Function (3) II.
The course is designed to explore the role that certain nutrients have at the gene and molecular levels in terms of their mechanism of action. The physiological consequences of nutrient gene-interaction from a tissue, organ and organism level, as well at the subcellular levels, are to be considered. Pr.: HN 620 and BIOL 450 or equivalent.
HN 820 - Functional Foods for Chronic Disease Prevention (3)
Integrate and evaluate the regulatory principles, food science, nutrient science and nutritional metabolism for the development of functional foods, nutraceuticals, and dietary supplements for chronic disease prevention. Pr.: HN 400, HN 412, BIOCH 521.
HN 831 - Descriptive Sensory Analysis (3) II, in even years.
Flavor and texture profiling and other descriptive techniques for use in product development, research, and quality control. Practical experiences in conducting tests and leading panels. Two hours lec. a week and two hours lab a week. Pr.: HN 701.
HN 832 - Practicum in Sensory Analysis (3) I, II, S.
Individual experiences applying sensory testing. Four hours of lab per week for each hour of credit. May be taken more than once for a maximum of 6 hours. Pr.: HN 741 or HN 831 and consent of instructor.
HN 840 - Public Health Field Eperience (3-6) I, II, S.
Supervised field eperience in an international, state, local, or district health agency or other appropriate health agency. May be taken more than once, but only 6 hours may be applied toward the MPH degree. Pr.: HN 844 and consent of the instructor
HN 841 - Consumer Response Evaluation (3) II, even years.
Evaluation of consumer attitudes and perceptions of products to provide quantitative and qualitative information for research guidance. Design and implementation of consumer questionnaires and development of guides for focus groups and interviews. Two hours lec. and four hours lab a week. Pr.: HN 701
HN 842 - Advanced Nutrition: Nutrigenomics, Nutrigenetics, and Advanced Lipid Metabolism (3) I, II.
Fundamentals as how the macronutrients; fat, carbohydrates and protein act to regulate gene expression(nutrigenetics) and how an individuals genotype may alter an individuals macronutrient requirements (nutrigenetics) and influence phenotype with respect to chronic disease and human health. Pr.: HN 620 or consent of instructor. Note: Only available to distance students seeking a Masters in Dietetics through the Great Plains Program.
HN 844 - Nutritional Epidemiology (3) I.
Methods and issues involved in understanding and conducting sudies on the relationship between human diet and disease. Pr.: HN 400 and STAT 330 or STAT 702.
HN 851 - Sensory Analysis Applications of Statistics (3) I, even years.
Application of statistics to sensory data. emphasis on appropriate analyses, software use, interpretation of data, and reporting. Pr: HN 701, STAT 720 or STAT 722, STAT 730.
HN 859 - Nutrition: A Focus on Life Stages (3) S.
Nutritional needs throughout the life span including pregnancy, lactation, growth and aging. Approaches to nutrition education for different ages. Pr.: 3 hours undergraduate nutrition and 6 hours undergraduate natural sciences. Note: Only available to distance students seeking a Masters in Dietetics through the Great Plains Program.
HN 862 - Maternal and Child Nutrition (3) S.
A critical examination of behavioral, physiological, and public health issues impacting dietary and nutritional factors that support normal growth and development. The course content focuses on the early stages of the life cycle: gestation, lactation, infancy, preschool, school age and adolescence. Topics include the fetal programming hypothesis, growth and nutritional requirements, breast and formula feeding of infants, infant weaning, and eating behaviors that lead to normal growth, growth faltering, and pediatric obesity. Pr.: HN 510 or equivalent. Note: Only available to distance students seeking a Masters in Dietetics through the Great Plains Program.
HN 875 - Pediatric Clinical Nutrition (3) I.
The physiological, biochemical and nutritional aspects of disease processes relevant to infants and children up to 18 years of age. Medical nutrition therapy for a variety of medical conditions found in this Population will be discussed including inborn errors of metabolism, food hypersensitivity, obesity, and diseases of the major organ systems. Pr.: HN 631 and HN 632 or equivalent. Note: Only available to distance students seeking a Masters in Dietetics through the Great Plains Program.
HN 880 - Graduate Seminar in Human Nutrition (1) II.
Discussion of investigations in foods and nutrition. May be taken four semesters for credit. Pr.: HN 790 and 610.
HN 898 - Master's Report (Var.) I, II, S.
Survey in depth of the literature.
HN 899 - Master's Thesis (Var.) I, II, S.
Research in area of specialization.
HN 911 - Advanced Nutrition: Contemporary Issues (1-3) on demand.
Contemporary concerns in health and disease from an advanced nutrition perspective. Pr.: HN 810.
HN 995 - Grantsmanship and Publication (3) I, even years.
Grant writing, identifying external funding, managing grants, preparing manuscripts for peer-reviewed publication, and preparing papers and poster for presentation at professional meetings. Pr.: STAT 720 or a graduate level research methods course.
HN 999 - Doctoral Research (Var) I, II, S.
Three hours a week for each hour of credit. Pr.: Consent of instructor.