NU 4000 Nutrition Professional Practices

Students will be able to outline a research project, justifying it to proceed with the design of the research protocol, applying research methodology in the field of nutrition, in order to experience first-hand the activities that a nutritionist carries out in the workplace, making contact with the professional world and serving the local community. All of this will be achieved through research-action activities guided by a head teacher and a tutor from the client institution.

NU 3322 Practicum in Food

Students will be able to outline a research project, justifying it to proceed with the design of a research protocol, applying research methodology in the field of food services in order to experience first-hand the activities that a Nutritionist carries out in the workplace, making contact with the professional world and serving the local community.

NU 3305 Nutrition, Health and Sports

The aim of this course is for students to become knowledgeable about somatometry (mensuration) applied to high-performance athletes and people who exercise regularly, whether healthy individuals or patients, in order to prepare a nutritional intervention and a special dietary plan in accordance with the physical or sporting activity that they perform.

NU 3303 Diet Therapy III

Students will be able to develop skills to design dietary regimens for patients with cardiovascular, renal, endocrine, pancreatic, liver and biliary diseases in order to guide them to contribute to the recovery of overall health.

NU 3301 Diet Therapy IV

The aim of this course is for students to develop skills to design dietary regimens for surgery patients and patients with diseases of the muscoloskeletal system, pulmonary, infectious or traumatic diseases, as well as for women with high-risk pregnancies, oriented to contribute to the restablishment of overall health.

NU 3300 Public Health in Nutrition

The aim of this course is for students to: (1) Identify and assess nutritional problems of population groups. (2) Design, organize, implement, and assess nutritional programs through public and private institutions, as well as through the civil society. (3) Understand the elements that play a role in the design of food policies, health promotion programs and nutritional education campaigns or plans.