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