Courses

The listing of a course description here does not guarantee a course’s being offered in a particular term. Please refer to the published schedule of classes on the MyBU Student Portal for confirmation a class is actually being taught and for specific course meeting dates and times.

• SAR HS 710: Graduate Field Experience: Human Physiology
  Graduate Prerequisites: Consent of Instructor Required - Practical experience in a research laboratory, clinic, community or individual setting as appropriate.
• SAR HS 712: Eating Disorders: Prevention and Treatment
  Graduate Prerequisites: SAR HS384/584 - Eating Disorder Prevention and Treatment This course will critically discuss the prevention and treatment of eating disorders. Risk factors for the development of eating disorders will be explored, including an in-depth look at the role of weight, weight stigma and body image alongside social, cultural, behavioral, psychological, interpersonal, and environmental contributors. Emerging literature will guide the evaluation of key behavioral strategies including intuitive eating, Health at Every Size, non-diet and individualized clinical approaches to discern best practices that feature the professional role and scope of practice of the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. Eating disorder treatment goals and intervention strategies will be tailored to discussions of vulnerable populations and care delivered across the continuum of care.
• SAR HS 720: Lifecourse Approach to Community Nutrition
  This course will introduce students to nutrition in the community with special emphasis on the role of diet in the prevention of the major nutrition-related health problems in the U.S. Taught in the context of a public health model, this course will address the nutritional needs of individuals within specific subgroups of the population -- infants, children, adolescents, adults, and older adults, with specific focus on nutritionally vulnerable segments of the population at each life stage including those who are urban, of low education and/or low SES, food insecure, pregnant/lactating individuals, and members of minoritized populations. The course will include the study of nutrition policy and community-based interventions targeting at-risk segments of the population to promote health and lower risks for chronic disease.
• SAR HS 742: Nutrition and Disease Prevention: A life course approach
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: (SARHS561) - Focuses on the etiology of major nutrition problems in the U.S. population and the role of the diet in disease prevention and treatment. Included are nutrition issues facing at-risk populations within our society, including pregnant and lactating women, infants and children, and the elderly. The role of diet in the development/prevention of cardiac disease, cancer, osteoporosis, and other chronic diseases is discussed. Students are expected to integrate a knowledge of normal physiologic changes, biochemistry, pathophysiology, metabolism, and nutrient requirements throughout the life cycle with recent advances in the field of nutrition.
• SAR HS 745: Seminar: Advanced Regional Anatomy
  Graduate Prerequisites: SAR HS369, CAS BI315 or BI211 and consent of instructor. - Investigation-based independent course examining the visceral anatomy of two cadavers. The course begins with instruction in dissection techniques, then full dissection of two cadavers is performed. Based on the findings, students determine the cause of death of one of the cadaveric individuals and write a case report. Grading: 85% case report, 15% participation.
• SAR HS 750: The Physiologist's Toolbox
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Course in biology, cell biology or physiology, and consent of instruct or. Master and doctoral students only. - This course will cover the skills beyond benchwork that are necessary to be a competitive physiologist. The classes will be a mix of didactic information and group discussion. Methodological issues covered will include study design, techniques used, interpretation of research findings and the process of peer reviewed publication. Practical experience in grant writing and scientific seminar presentation will be included. Students completing this course will understand the principles underlying preparation and publication of scientific manuscripts, grants and seminars and will be able to apply these principles as they read the scientific literature and participate in research projects related to thesis work.
• SAR HS 755: Readings in Neuroscience
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor. - Review of basic principles of neuroscience at an intermediate level, followed by readings and discussion on topics from the current neurosciences research. 4 credits, 2nd semester every other year
• SAR HS 776: Nutritional Epidemiology
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: (SPHBS704 & SARHS551) Limited to students in the graduate nutrition program or consent of in structor. - This course examines epidemiologic methods for investigating the role of diet in long-term health. Students learn to critically review the epidemiologic evidence relating diet, anthropometry, and physical activity to heart disease, cancer, and other chronic health conditions including obesity and diabetes. The methodological issues covered include epidemiologic study design; dietary and nutritional status assessment; issues of bias, confounding, effect modification and measurement error; and interpretation of research findings including an understanding of statistical modeling. Students participate weekly in critical reviews of published research. Students completing this course will understand the principles of epidemiology and will be able to apply them as they read the scientific literature and participate in nutrition-related research.
• SAR HS 779: Advanced Clinical Nutrition
  Graduate Prerequisites: SAR HS561, HS584, and HS585 - This course will focus on the nutrition management of complex patient populations. The foundation of nutrition care is identification of patients at nutritional risk who require intervention, thus, nutrition screening and nutrition assessment will be covered in detail. Methods of determining malnutrition will be reviewed and practiced using case studies. Micronutrient assessment and methods of correcting deficiencies will be covered. A major challenge in clinical nutrition care is managing the patient with multiple medical problems. Students will discuss how to prioritize medical problems and how to develop a nutrition plan while considering many disease.
• SAR HS 783: Metabolic Regulation in Clinical Nutrition
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASCH373 OR CASCH421 OR CASCH422) or college-level course in biochemistry. - A review of metabolism as the basis for understanding human nutritional requirements. Metabolism of carbohydrate, protein, and fat, as well as the regulation of these processes during various physiologic states are examined. Application of these principles to current topics in both normal and therapeutic nutrition is discussed.
• SAR HS 785: Research in Clinical Nutrition
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: (SPHBS704 & SARHS776) Limited to students enrolled in the graduate nutrition program. - This course teaches students to prepare a research proposal. Students are challenged to define a new area of research based on a critical review of existing literature on a specific nutrition-related health topic of personal interest. Course competencies include formulation of a testable research hypothesis and selection of an appropriate research design, study population, methodology, and analysis plan. This course helps students to refine their scientific writing skills, and introduces them to ethical issues related to research involving human subjects.
• SAR HS 788: Theory and Practice of Clinical Counseling
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Students enrolled in the graduate nutrition program only. - Lectures and supervised individual and group counseling experience. Focus is on appropriate skills for interviewing, stimulating behavior change, and conveying information. For students enrolled in the graduate nutrition program.
• SAR HS 791: Directed Study and Research
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Limited to students enrolled in the MS human physiology or nutrition p rograms. - For MS students conducting research projects, including thesis work, under faculty guidance.
• SAR HS 793: Critical Literature Review
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Limited to students enrolled in MS in human physiology program. - For MS students writing a critical literature review under faculty guidance.
• SAR HS 811: Practicum
  Structured clinical learning experience for graduate nutrition students accepted into the Dietetics Internship. Placement sites include in- and outpatient facilities, adult and pediatric hospitals, public health agencies, private agencies, newsletter agencies, and long-term care facilities.
• SAR HS 901: Directed Study and Research
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Limited to students enrolled in PhD in human physiology program. - For doctoral students conducting research projects under faculty guidance.
• SAR HS 905: Dissertation Research
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Limited to students enrolled in PhD in human physiology program. - For doctoral students conducting dissertation work under faculty guidance.
• SAR OT 500: Integrative Seminar I and LIFW
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: OTD students only. - This graduate course in occupational therapy is the first integrative seminar in a 4-seminar sequence designed to enhance clinical reasoning processes by integrating knowledge from previous educational and work experiences with current courses and weekly fieldwork experiences. Using problem-based case scenarios, class discussion, classroom activities, fieldwork experiences and reflective journaling this seminar focuses on learning the foundations for professional socialization, group processes, therapeutic relationships, ethical practice and other professional issues for working with persons and populations of all ages with a variety of needs for occupational therapy services. Self-directed, collaborative learning and class participation are essential aspects of this seminar.
• SAR OT 501: Integrative Seminar II and LIFW
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: OT500, OT513, OT520, OT526, OT529, OT589; OTD students only. - This course is the second in a four-seminar sequence designed to develop and enhance professional reasoning processes by integrating knowledge and skills from previous educational and work experiences and from concurrent OT courses with weekly fieldwork experiences. This seminar focuses on reasoning related to theories of learning and behavior change; the assessment, intervention, and documentation process; use of theory and research evidence in practice; therapeutic rapport and communication; and other professional topics and issues as they relate to working with persons and populations of all ages in a variety of OT practice contexts. Self-directed and collaborative learning, class participation, reflective writing for application and analysis of learning, case-based learning, and ongoing development of a professional portfolio are essential aspects of this seminar.
• SAR OT 502: Integrative Seminar III and LIFW
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: OT501, 0T524, 0T556, OT562, OT620; MSOT and OTD students only. - This is the third course in a sequence designed to develop clinical reasoning by integrating course-related knowledge with weekly fieldwork experiences. The course uses problem-based case scenarios and fieldwork experiences to practice reasoning about evaluation and intervention for person of all ages with a variety of disabling conditions. Students apply client-centered, occupation and evidence-based practice concepts to their evaluation and intervention plans.

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