Courses of Study 2020-2021 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
Courses of Study 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Nutritional Sciences


In the College of Human Ecology .

A major in Nutritional Sciences focuses on the complex interrelationships of food patterns, nutritional status, and health. This field draws upon chemistry, biology, and the social sciences to understand questions such as: How are nutrients used by the body? What factors influence human food choice? What nutrients and dietary patterns are recommended to promote growth, maintain health, or reduce the risk of chronic disease? Students in this program may also fulfill the courses required for didactic training in dietetics toward becoming a Registered Dietitian, which will enable them to be employed as nutrition counselors, clinical nutritionists, sports nutritionists, or administrators of food and nutrition services. Students also may prepare for medical school and other types of advanced degree programs through this major. This major is offered by the Division of Nutritional Sciences . More information about this major can be found on the Division’s  webpage, which includes descriptions of all of the majors that are offered. 

NS Major in Human Ecology


NS Major in Human Ecology

The requirements listed below pertain to all students matriculating in August 2020 and January 2021.

In addition to college requirements , students in the NS Major must complete specific requirements listed here.

Introductory Chemistry


Introductory Chemistry (8 credits)

This fulfills the college distribution natural sciences requirement.

Choose one of the following options:
(a)    CHEM 2070  General Chemistry I (F, 4 cr) and CHEM 2080  General Chemistry II (S, 4 cr)1
(b)    (AP Chemistry score of 5 or IB Chemistry score of 6 or 7) and CHEM 2080  General Chemistry II (S, 4 cr)2
(c)    (AP Chemistry score of 5 or IB Chemistry score of 6 or 7) and CHEM 2150  Honors General and Inorganic Chemistry (F, 4 cr)3
1Recommended for nearly all students, especially those on or considering a pre-health (e.g. pre-med) track.
2Students may use an AP Chemistry score of 5 or an IB Chemistry score of 6 or 7 to place out of CHEM 2070. Pre-health (e.g. pre-med) students should not use AP scores to fulfill chemistry requirements. Students who take CHEM 2070 forfeit AP or IB credit.
3Students should only select option (c) if they are very strong in chemistry and are not considering a pre-health (e.g. pre-med) track.

Introductory Biology


Introductory Biology (8 credits)
Choose one of the following labs:
(a)    BIOG 1500  Investigative Lab (F/S, 2 cr) OR
(b)    BIOSM 1500  Investigative Marine Biology Lab (Su, 3 cr)


AND choose two out of the three lecture options
(a)    BIOMG 1350  Cell and Development (F/S, 3 cr)
(b)    BIOG 1440  Comparative Physiology (F/S, 3 cr) OR*
BIOG 1445  Comparative Physiology (autotutorial)  (F/S, 4cr)
(c)    BIOEE 1610  Ecology and the Environment (F/S, 3cr) OR*
BIOEE 1780  Evolution and Diversity (F/S, 3cr)
* Cannot take both to fulfill this requirement.

Organic Chemistry Lecture


Organic Chemistry Lecture (3-8 credits)*
Choose one of the following:
(a)    CHEM 1570  Elementary Organic Chemistry (S only, 3 cr, not for pre-health) OR
(b)    CHEM 3530  Principles of Organic Chemistry (F only, 4 cr) OR
(c)    CHEM 3570  - CHEM 3580 Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences I and II (F and S, 3 cr each, must take both, CHEM 3570 alone will not fulfill the requirement) OR
(d)    CHEM 3590  - CHEM 3600 Honors Organic Chemistry I and II (S and F, 4 cr each, must take both, CHEM 3590 alone will not fulfill the requirement)
* Students interested in pre-health tracks should take a two-course sequence of organic chemistry lectures (option c or d above), in addition to an organic chemistry lab.

Organic Chemistry Lab


Organic Chemistry Lab (2-4 credits)
(a)    CHEM 2510 Introduction to Experimental Organic Chemistry (F/S/Summer, 2 cr) OR
(b)    CHEM 3010 Honors Experimental Chemistry (S, 4 cr)

Physiology


Physiology (3-4 credits)
Choose one of the following:
(a)    NS 3410  Human Anatomy and Physiology (S, 4 cr) OR
(b)    BIOAP 3110  Animal Physiology (F, 3 cr)
* Pre-health students should also consider taking NS 3420  Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab (S, 2 cr).

Biochemistry


Biochemistry (4-6 credits)
Choose one of the following:
(a)    NS 3200  Introduction to Human Biochemistry (F, 4 cr) OR    
(b)    BIOMG 3300  Principles of Biochemistry (F/S, 4 cr) OR    
(c)    BIOMG 3310  Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins and Metabolism (F, 3 cr) AND BIOMG 3320  Principles of Biochemistry: Molecular Biology (S, 2 cr) OR
(d)    BIOMG 3310  Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins and Metabolism (F, 3 cr) AND BIOMI 2900 General Microbiology (F/S, 3 cr) OR    
(e)    BIOMG 3330  Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins, Metabolism, and Molecular Biology (Summer, 4 cr) OR
(f)    BIOMG 3350  Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins, Metabolism, and Molecular Biology (S, 4 cr)

NS Core Courses


Nutritional Sciences Core Courses (16 credits)

NS 1150  Nutrition, Health and Society (F, 3 cr)
NS 2450  Social Science Perspective on Food and Nutrition (F, 3 cr)
NS 3450  Introduction to Physiochemical and Biological Aspects of Food (F, 3 cr)
NS 3310  Nutrient Metabolism (S, 4 cr)
NS 3320  Methods in Nutritional Sciences (F, 3 cr)

Advanced Electives in Nutrition


Advanced Electives in Nutrition (9 credits)

At least 9 credits of NS courses at the 3000 level or above (see below for NS courses at the 3000/4000 level organized by area of interest).

Note: May include NS 3410  only if BIOAP 3110  is used to fulfill the physiology requirement.
Note: May include no more than a total of 3 credits from NS 4000  Directed Readings, NS 4010 Empirical Research, NS 4020  Supervised Fieldwork, and NS 4990  Honors Research. May not include NS 3200 , NS 3980 , NS 4620 , or NS 4030  Teaching Apprenticeship.

Economic Influences on Human Nutrition

 Nutrition and Global Health (alt odd S, 3 cr)
NS 4450  // AEM 4450  Toward a Sustainable Global Food System: Food Policy for Developing Countries (F, 3 cr)
NS 4480  Economics of Food and Malnutrition (S, 3 cr)
NS 4570  Health, Poverty, and Inequality: A Global Perspective (even F, 3 cr)

Nutrition and Public Health

NS 3600  Epidemiology (F, 3 cr)
NS 3610  Hot and Hidden Topics in Global and Public Health (Fall, 2 cr)
NS 4300  Proteins, Transcripts, and Metabolism: Big Data in Molecular Nutrition (Spring, 3 cr)
NS 4500  Public Health Nutrition (S, 3 cr)
NS 4600  Explorations in Global Health (F, 3 cr)

Food Quality and Food Service Management

NS 4880  Applied Dietetics in Foodservice Systems (S, 4 cr)

Human Health and Nutrition

NS 3030  Nutrition, Health and Vegetarian Diets (S, 3 cr)
NS 3150  // PSYCH 3150  Obesity and the Regulation of Body Weight (alt even S, 3 cr)
NS 3420  Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory (S, 2 cr)
NS 4200  Diet and the Microbiome (S, 3 cr)
NS 4410  Nutrition and Disease (F, 4 cr )
NS 4420  Implementation of Nutrition Care (F, 3 cr; enrollment restricted – priority to Dietetics students)
NS 6140  Topics in Maternal and Child Nutrition (F, 3 cr)

Nutritional Biochemistry

NS 4300  Proteins, Transcripts, and Metabolism: Big Data in Molecular Nutrition (Spring, 3 cr)
NS 6310  Micronutrients: Function, Homeostasis and Assessment (F, 2-4 cr)
NS 6320  Regulation of Macronutrient Metabolism (S, 4 cr)

Psychological and Social Influences on Human Nutrition

NS 4250  Nutrition Communications and Counseling (S, 3 cr)

Social Sciences


Social Sciences (6 credits)
This fulfills the college distribution social sciences requirement.

Choose one course in any two of the following four areas:

Anthropology
ANTHR 1400  The Comparison of Cultures (F, 3 cr)

Economics
ECON 1110  Introductory Microeconomics (F/S/Su/Wi, 3 cr)    *Counts for Human Ecology credit
ECON 1120  Introductory Macroeconomics (F/S/Su/Wi, 3 cr)   *Does not count for Human Ecology credit

Psychology
HD 1150  Human Development: Infancy and Childhood (F, 3 cr)
HD 1170  Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood (S, 3 cr)     
PSYCH 1101  Introduction to Psychology (F/Su, 3 cr)

Sociology
DSOC 1101  Introduction to Sociology (F/S, 3 cr)
SOC 1101  Introduction to Sociology (F/S/Su, 3 cr)

Calculus/Advanced Math


Calculus/Advanced Math (3-4 credits)
This fulfills the college distribution quantitative and analytical courses requirement.

Choose one of the following:
(a)    MATH 1105  Finite Mathematics for the Life and Social Sciences (F, 3 cr)
(b)    MATH 1106  Calculus for the Life and Social Sciences (S, 3 cr)
(c)    MATH 1110  Calculus I (F/S/Sum, 4 cr)
(d)    MATH 1120  Calculus II (F/S, 4 cr)
(e)    A score of 4 or higher on the AB or BC Calculus AP Exam*
*CHE students must take either Calculus/Advanced Math or Statistics at Cornell unless they have earned a score of 4 or 5 on the BC Calculus AP Exam. Students in this case may use AP credit for both Calculus/Advanced Math and Statistics.

 

Statistics


Statistics (3-4 credits)
This fulfills the college distribution quantitative and analytical course requirement.

Choose one of the following:
(a)    STSCI 2150  Introductory Statistics for Biology (F/S, 4 cr) (recommended) OR
(b)    PAM 2100  Introduction to Statistics (S, 4 cr) OR
(c)    AEM 2100  Introductory Statistics (F, 4 cr) OR
(d)    BTRY 3010  Biological Statistics I (F, 4 cr) OR
(e)    ILRST 2100 /STSCI 2100  Introductory Statistics (F/S/Winter/Summer, 4 cr) OR
(f)    MATH 1710  Statistical Theory and Application in the Real World (F/S, 4 cr) OR
(g)    PSYCH 2500  Statistics and Research Design (F/Summer, 3-4 cr) OR
(h)    SOC 3010  Statistics for Sociological Research (F, 4 cr)
(i)    A score of 4 or 5 on the Statistics AP Exam*
* CHE students must take either Calculus/Advanced Math or Statistics at Cornell unless they have earned a score of 4 or 5 on the BC Calculus AP Exam. Students in this case may use AP credit for both Calculus/Advanced Math and Statistics.

Electives


Electives

Any courses that are not taken in areas above, count as Electives.

Students interested in pre-health tracks or graduate study in biological/medical/exercise sciences should take:
PHYS 1101  and PHYS 1102  General Physics (auto-tutorial)  OR
PHYS 2207  and PHYS 2208  Fundamentals of Physics