Study Plan - Nutritional Science

When you finish all units of your education program, you will receive a Diploma and a Professional License, as well as a bachelor’s degree endorsed by SACSCOC that is recognized worldwide.

Study Plan and Program incorporated to SEP.
DIPES: 20111061, 22/05/2017
School Modality.

Nutritional Science

First Term

Matter Code
Course List
Sequence
Hours With Teacher
Hours Independent
Credits (Units)
QUI1022
GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB
48
0
3
LEX0112
FOREIGN LANGUAGE I
64
32
6
MAT1012
UNIVERSITY MATH
48
48
6
QUI1012
GENERAL CHEMISTRY
48
48
6
INF0012
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTION
48
48
6
LMR1032
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
64
32
6
GENERAL STUDIES ELECTIVE IN NATURAL SCIENCES
48
48
6
Total
368
256
39

Hours With Teacher : Horas Docente
Hours Independent: Horas independiente

Second Term

Matter Code
Course List
Sequence
Hours With Teacher
Hours Independent
Credits (Units)
GENERAL STUDIES ELECTIVE IN MATH
48
48
6
LCN1012
 DIETETICS
64
32
6
LMR1052
PHYSIOLOGY
 LMR1032
64
32
6
ESP0012
ACADEMIC REASONING
 INF0012
48
48
6
QUI1042
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB
 QUI1022
48
0
3
LEX0122
FOREIGN LANGUAGE II
 LEX0112
64
32
6
QUI1032
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
 QUI1012
48
48
6
Total
384
240
39

Hours With Teacher : Horas Docente
Hours Independent: Horas independiente

Third Term

Matter Code
Course List
Sequence
Hours With Teacher
Hours Independent
Credits (Units)
QUI2012
BIOCHEMISTRY I
 QUI1032
48
48
6
ESP0022
ACADEMIC WRITING
 ESP0012
48
48
6
LEX0132
FOREIGN LANGUAGE III
 LEX0122
64
32
6
LCN2022
CREATING MEAL PLANS
48
48
6
LCN2012
EVALUATION OF THE NUTRITIONAL STATE
 LCN1012
64
32
6
GENERAL STUDIES ELECTIVE IN ARTS
48
48
6
GENERAL STUDIES ELECTIVE IN HUMANITIES
48
48
6
Total
368
304
42

Hours With Teacher : Horas Docente
Hours Independent: Horas independiente

Fourth Term

Matter Code
Course List
Sequence
Hours With Teacher
Hours Independent
Credits (Units)
LFB2012
PHARMACOLOGY
 QUI1032
48
48
6
LMR2062
CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
 LMR1052
48
48
6
LCN2032
NUTRITION IN THE LIFE CYCLE
 QUI2012
48
48
6
QUI2062
BIOCHEMISTRY II
 QUI2012
48
48
6
MAT2062
INFERENTIAL STATISTICS
 MAT1012
48
48
6
LBC2012
MICROBIOLOGY
 QUI2012
48
48
6
General studies elective in Behavioral Sciences
48
48
6
Total
336
336
42

Hours With Teacher : Horas Docente
Hours Independent: Horas independiente

Fifth Term

Matter Code
Course List
Sequence
Hours With Teacher
Hours Independent
Credits (Units)
LBI3042
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
 QUI2012
48
48
6
LMR3012
BIOETHICS IN HEALTH SCIENCES
48
48
6
LCN3022
BIOCHEMISTRY AND NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGY
 QUI2012
48
48
6
LNA3032
FOOD MICROBIOLOGY LAB
32
0
2
LNA3022
FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
48
48
6
LCN3012
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE I
96
0
6
LPA3022
INTERVIEW THEORY AND TECHNIQUES
64
32
6
Total
384
224
38

Hours With Teacher : Horas Docente
Hours Independent: Horas independiente

Sixth Term

Matter Code
Course List
Sequence
Hours With Teacher
Hours Independent
Credits (Units)
LNA3082
FOOD CHEMISTRY LAB
32
0
2
LCN3032
NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
 QUI2012
48
48
6
LNA3072
FOOD CHEMISTRY
 QUI2012
48
48
6
LMR3022
PUBLIC HEALTH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY IN HEALTH SCIENCES
48
48
6
LBC3092
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 QUI2012
48
48
6
LBI3092
GENETICS
 QUI2012
48
48
6
LBC3052
MOLECULAR METHODS LAB
48
0
3
Total
320
240
35

Hours With Teacher : Horas Docente
Hours Independent: Horas independiente

Seventh Term

Matter Code
Course List
Sequence
Hours With Teacher
Hours Independent
Credits (Units)
LNA4022
FOOD ANALYSIS
48
48
6
LNA4032
FOOD ANALYSIS LAB
32
0
2
LCN4022
CLINICAL NUTRITION I
64
32
6
LCN4012
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE II
96
0
6
LCN4032
SELECT TOPICS 1
48
48
6
LCN4042
SELECT TOPICS 2
48
48
6
Total
336
176
32

Hours With Teacher : Horas Docente
Hours Independent: Horas independiente

Eighth Term

Matter Code
Course List
Sequence
Hours With Teacher
Hours Independent
Credits (Units)
LMR4022
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN HEALTH SCIENCES
48
48
6
LCN4072
CLINICAL NUTRITION II
 LCN4022
64
32
6
LCN4092
COMMUNITY NUTRITION
48
48
6
LPA4072
PSYCHOLOGY OF FOOD
48
48
6
LCN4052
NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT
64
32
6
LCN4082
SELECT TOPICS 3
48
48
6
Total
320
256
36

Hours With Teacher : Horas Docente
Hours Independent: Horas independiente

Total Study Plan Credits
Hours With Teacher 2816
Hours Independent 2032
Credits (Units) 303

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Objective

As a graduate in Nutrition Sciences, you will be able to diagnose, prevent and intervene in eating disorders, applying nutritional assessment methods and the developing diet plans, promoting and preserving health in individuals, groups and populations. You will be able to work in the food industry, in private practice and in the areas of clinical and community nutrition, with a high sense of responsibility, ethics and social commitment.

Graduate profile

The Nutritional Science’s teaching learning process is based on competencies. This focus includes knowledge, skills and attitudes, thus training ethical professionals who can respond to needs and requirements in a globalized world.

  • Ability to evaluate the quality of food through chemical and microbiological analysis to ensure correct and safe diets.
  • Master the design of diets by selecting food according to their composition to satisfy health requirements and special physiological conditions.
  • Ability to analyze nutritional status through anthropometric, biochemical, clinical and dietary assessment to correctly apply the nutritional assistance process.
  • Ability to develop nutritional intervention strategies by assessing and diagnosing individuals, groups and populations to maintain, rehabilitate and promote health.
  • Ability to identify sociocultural aspects linked to nutrition in communities through epidemiological studies to design nutritional intervention programs..
  • Understanding of the body’s nutrient assimilation mechanisms, by applying metabolic and physiological processes to determine the effect of diet on health.

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