Course Description 2022

Common Elective courses

NUID 501 3(3-0-6) Essential Physiological Biochemistry
Metabolism of energy; biomolecules; metabolism of carbohydrate, lipid, protein, vitamins and minerals; mechanism of cardiovascular, body defense, respiratory, digestive, excretory, nervous, and endocrine system

NUID 502 2(2-0-4) Applied Nutrition in the Life Cycle
Physiology, nutrient requirements, and health concerns in pregnant and lactating women, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly; nutrition assessment method appropriately for individuals and community levels regarding to different stages of the human life cycle

Prerequisite Courses (no credit)

NUND 501 2(2-0-4) Principles of Nutrition Assessment
Principles, purposes, tools, techniques and interpretation of assessments of dietary intake, anthropometric measurements suitable for different age groups, biochemical and clinical assessments related to nutritional status; softwares/applications for nutrition assessment; practical sessions on nutrition assessment techniques

NUND 504 2(2-0-4) Introductory Nutrition and Dietetics
Roles of nutritionist/dietitian in hospital, sport field, food industry, and community; Nutrient and food sources; overview of nutrition care process; nutrient calculation and meal planning for general population; food guide for selecting adequate diet; meal planning regarding principle of nutrition and dietetics

Required Courses

NUND 606 1(1-0-2) Seminar in Nutrition and Dietetics l
Search techniques and selection of academic resources; major components of a scientific paper; effective public speaking and oral presentation; research presentation citing and referencing; critical thinking; asking question; introduction to different research areas in Nutrition and Dietetics

NUND 607 1(1-0-2) Seminar in Nutrition and Dietetics ll
Search techniques and good scientific journal identification; critical reading and appraisal of scientific papers in different research areas in Nutrition and Dietetics; upskill in asking critical questions and research article critique presentation

NUND 629 3(3-0-6) Medical Nutrition Therapy
Pathophysiology and nutritional management of nutrition-related diseases including obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular diseases, kidney diseases, gastrointestinal disorders, hepatic and pancreatic diseases, eating disorders, infectious diseases, cancer, cerebrovascular disease, and critical care; documentation of nutritional care

NUND 632 3(3-0-6) Research Methodology and Biostatistics in Nutrition and Dietetics
Principles of research; research design; formulating research questions and research objectives; research hypothesis; sample size determining, sampling and sample size calculation; selection and use of statistics for data analysis; descriptive statistics; inferential statistics; simple regression analysis; multiple regression analysis; data interpretation; research proposal planning and writing; research ethics; citing and referencing

NUND 633 2(2-0-4) Nutrition Communication and Counseling for Dietitians
Principles of nutrition communication, education, and counseling skills for dietitians; risk communication; theories of behavior change and its application in nutrition communication and counseling; respecting for human diversity in communication in different settings; creating effective counseling relationship and empowerment; ethics in nutrition communication and counseling; practice scenario in nutrition communication and counseling

NUND 634 2(2-0-4) Current Issues and Insights in Nutrition, Dietetics, and Health
Current situation and controversial issues in food, nutrition, dietetics, and health; food and nutrition policy and program implementation; research-based evidence to support food and nutrition interventions and their applications

NUND 635 2(2-0-4) Advanced Nutrition and Metabolism
Integrative metabolism and functional role of nutrients, non-nutrients, and bioactive compounds in foods for gene expression, erythropoiesis, bioenergetics, bone health, neurological function, antioxidants defense system, defense body against xenobiotics and inflammation; immune system; gut health; hormone balance

NUND 636 2(0-4-2) Specialized Dietetic Practicum
Pre-requisite: Experiences in dietetics practice complied with the requirement of dietetic license
Independent study of specialized area and work-based learning in dietetic practice in the hospital, clinical, community settings; integration and application of principle nutrition, biochemical, physiological, and behavioral sciences; development of useful tools, and other innovations related to dietetic practice

NUND 641 2(2-0-4) Nutrition and Dietetic Profession and Ethics
Professional organizations; professional competencies and standards of practice for nutrition and dietetic profession; meal planning for patients regarding nutritional status and culture diversity; dietary modification; enteral and parenteral nutrition; moral and ethics; patient’s right; Code of Ethics and professions; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); laws related to nutrition and dietetic careers

Elective Courses 

NUND 602 3(2-2-5) Advanced Nutrition Assessment 
Validation and reproducibility of nutritional assessment; uses and applications of anthropometric, dietary, biochemical, and functional indicators; uses nutrition assessments and other indicators in clinical and population settings, and for specific groups or purposes; stable isotope techniques in nutrition and energy expenditure assessment; development of nutrition assessment tools for various purposes

NUND 620 2(0-4-2) Nutrition and Dietetics Practicum in Pediatrics
Practice in nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention, monitoring, and evaluation for infants, children, and adolescents; develop or use specialized formula to promote appropriate growth in specific diseases or genetic disorder; practice teamwork skills in real situations

NUND 621 2(0-4-2) Nutrition and Dietetics Practicum in Kidney Diseases
Practice in nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention, monitoring, and evaluation for patients with kidney diseases; practice teamwork skills in real situations

NUND 623 2(0-4-2) Nutrition and Dietetics Practicum in Cancer
Practice in nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention, monitoring, and evaluation for cancer patients; practice teamwork skills in real situations

NUND 624 2(0-4-2) Nutrition and Dietetics Practicum in the Elderly
Practice in nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention, monitoring, and evaluation for elderly people; practice teamwork skills in real situations

NUND 625 1(0-2-1) Nutrition and Dietetics Practicum in Sports and Fitness
Practice in nutrition assessment and counseling to athletes; providing appropriate diets for training; nutrition management in athletes with special needs; planning meals for athletes during training and competition; practice teamwork skills in real situations

NUND 626 1(0-2-1) Nutrition and Dietetics Practicum in the Food Industry
Practice in research; product development; marketing of foods and nutrition products; consumer education

NUND 627 2(0-4-2) Institutional Food Service and Management Practicum
Practice in food system management in hospital or health-care setting; observe, analyze, and practice for food purchasing; receiving and inventories; menu planning; recipe development; food production and delivery systems; human and financial management; food standards and sanitation; management controls

NUND 630 2(2-0-4) Nutrition for sport and fitness
Nutritional parameters of athletic performance; energy production; macronutrients for performance; micronutrients antioxidants and electrolytes for performance; fluids and hydration; timing and composition of intakes; weight management strategies; body composition assessment and fitness performance tests; nutrition for sport and fitness

NUND 631 1(1-0-2) International Mobility in Nutrition and Dietetics
Exchange knowledge experience and practice overseas in food culture, foodservice, clinical nutrition, community nutrition, and nutrition and dietetic research; cross-cultural communication and counseling skills   

NUND 637 2(2-0-4) Pediatric Nutrition and Dietetics
Overview of nutrition and dietetics in general and disease-specific pediatric population; nutrition assessment and dietary requirements in pediatrics; infant and young child feeding; pediatric nutrition support (enteral and parenteral nutrition); nutrition management in diseases and conditions including prematurity, gastrointestinal diseases, hepatic and pancreatic diseases, critical care and surgery, burn, diseases of the cardiothoracic system, kidney diseases, pediatric diabetes, pediatric obesity, cystic fibrosis, food sensitivity and allergy, immunodeficiency syndrome, pediatric cancer, eating disorders, neuropsychiatric diseases, and inborn errors of metabolism

NUND 638 2(2-0-4) Nutrition for the Elderly
Physiological, psychological, and sociological aspects of the elderly and related diseases; theories of aging; nutrition for the elderly; internal and external factors related to nutrient needs, nutrient intake, food security and food choice; oral health and dysphagia; texture-modified foods for the elderly

NUND 639 2(1-2-3) Food Service Management
System approach to food service organization; ethics in food service management; food service organization design; human and financial resource management; menu planning; recipe development and standardization; food safety and sanitation; quantity food production; quality control production

NUND 640 3(3-0-6) Advanced Nutrition Communication for Behavior Change
Features of major health behavior theories (construct, measurements, strengths and limitations) and their application in research and practice contexts; ethical implications of using health behavior theories in nutrition communication; designing theory-based communication intervention using theoretical framework and formative research; elements of effective communication interventions (defining target population, communication channel selection, message development, process and outcome evaluation, dissemination, implementation, and follow up)

NUND 642 1(1-0-2) Social Media and Technology in Nutrition and Dietetics
Social media use in nutrition and health promotion; critical analysis of social media platforms and their applicability; best practices for social media intervention development and maintenance; creation of targeted messages based on theoretical framework; using research methodology for evaluation; emerging technologies in nutrition and health promotion and dietetics practice; health technology innovations relevant to nutrition and dietetics; ethics in the use of social media and technology in nutrition practice

NUND 643 3(2-2-5) Community and Public Health Nutrition
Overview of community and public health nutrition; national and global nutrition situation; nutrition and food system; principles of an epidemiologic approach to assess the health and nutrition problems and trends in the community; principles of management for effective community assessment, program planning, implementation, and evaluation, and application to community-based public health nutrition programs; multi-sectoral policy and community-based nutrition program implementation at national and international level;  relationships of the environment to public health; principles of behavior change through knowledge and application of behavioral, social, and education theories; field data collection or uses of existing dataset to analyze and interpret community and public health nutrition problems and propose the appropriate interventions

NUND 644 2(1-2-3) Qualitative Research in Nutrition
A review of the interpretive paradigm in social research; different qualitative approaches and getting started; phenomenological and ethnographic analysis; ground theory methodology and analysis; including qualitative data collecting practice; introduction to non-numerical unstructured data indexing; analyzing data; establishing credibility; communication findings

NUND  645 2(0-4-2) Community Nutrition and Dietetics Practicum
Practice in assessing nutrition and health problems and trends for target populations in the community; plan, implementation, and evaluation community-based public health nutrition programs; select and/or develop nutrition education materials and approaches appropriate for individuals or target populations

NUND  646 2(0-4-2) Clinial Dietetics Practicum
Clinical placement for students to practice nutrition care process to patients under dietitians in hospitals; present and discuss case studies of patients with metabolic syndrome or patients in need of nutrition support with emphasis on enteral nutrition; practice teamwork skills in real situations

NUND  647 2(1-2-3) Personalized Nutrition and Health
An approach of information on individual characteristics to develop targeted nutritional advice or food products; dietary factor related to health and diseases; the study of food and nutrition in gene to system biology levels; nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics; metabolomics and phenotypes; gut microbiota and metagenomics; laboratory practices related to molecular nutrition

NUND  648 2(1-2-3) Diabetes Self-Management Education
Pathophysiology of diabetes and related conditions; diabetes classification; progression  and acute/chronic complications; non-pharmacological and pharmacological management of diabetes; antihyperglycemic medications; lifestyle management (nutrition, physical activity, and mental health); holistic approach for diabetes self-management; ma

NUND  649 2(0-4-2) Nutrition and Dietetics Practicum in Weight Management
Practice in nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention, monitoring, and evaluation for patients requiring weight management; practice teamwork skills in real situations

Thesis

NUND 698 12(0-36-0) Thesis
Identify and select research topic area in nutrition, dietetics, dietary counseling and medical nutrition therapy; research proposal; conduct ethical research; data collection; data analysis and interpretation; research critiquing; thesis writing; research publication in scholarly journals; present research at academic conferences; ethical dissemination of results