Bachelor
of Science in Education
Dietetics
Description
of the Program
The Dietetics major leads
to a Bachelor of Science in Health and Sport Studies degree.
Dietetics is the area of health science that studies people’s
nutritional needs and care. The Miami Dietetics program is
approved by The American Dietetic Association. The major
provides an interdisciplinary curriculum with courses in
nutrition, food science, exercise and health with supporting
courses in sciences, social science, management. The program
fulfills the didactic portion of the requirements to become
a registered dietitian and a member of the American Dietetic
Association. To become a registered dietitian you must complete
a clinical experience following graduation. Dietitians are
professionally prepared to do nutritional assessment and
nutritional counseling or education as components of preventive,
curative or restorative health care.
Admission Requirements
for the Dietetics Major:
Beginning in Fall, 2004 students must enroll
in the Department of Kinesiology and Health (KNH) to take KNH courses as pre-majors. Students
are eligible to apply to become a major after fulfilling
the following requirements:
a. Enroll as a Dietetics pre-major
b. Complete 24 credit hours
c. Complete 12 credit hours in the Miami Plan
d. Complete KNH
101, KNH
102 AND KNH
188/188.L OR KNH
242 OR ZOO
161 OR BMI
l11.
e. Achieve a 2.5 GPA in the courses listed in c and d.
There is a target enrollment for each major
so the students with the highest GPA will receive preference
in admittance into each major if there are more applicants
than there are positions available. Admission to the major
will be determined each spring. Students will be notified
of their admission into the major by May 20th. Students must
indicate acceptance by June 20th.
Program Requirements – KNH
Core:
KNH
102 Fundamentals of Nutrition (3)
KNH
184 Motor Skill Learning and Performance (3)
KNH
184.L Motor Skill Learning and Performance Lab
(1)
KNH
202 Knowledge Development in Health and Physical
Culture (3)
KNH
276 The Meaning of Leisure (3) MP IIC, H, or
KNH
274 Critical Perspectives on the Body (3)
KNH
188 + KNH
188.L Exercise and Health + Lab (3, 1) (MP II C) or
KNH
242 Personal Health (3) (MPF II C) or
KNH
245 Personal Health and Pedagogy for Early Childhood
Teachers (3)
KNH
402 Critical Reflection on Practices in Health & Physical
Culture (3) capstone course
Major Requirements
- All of these:
KNH
101 Introductory Food Science (3)
KNH
201 Meal Management (3)
KNH
305 Introduction to Food Systems Management (3)
KNH
306 Quantity Food Production (3)
KNH
307 Food Systems Operation (3)
KNH
401 Advanced Food Science (4)
KNH
403 Professional Practices in Dietetics (3)
KNH
405 Advanced Nutrition (3)
KNH
406 Nutrition Therapy (4)
KNH
407 Nutrition and Aging (3)
KNH
408 Perinatal and Child Nutrition (3)
KNH
420.G Field Experience: Dietetics (2)
Business - Both
of these:
MGT
291 Organizational Behavior and Theory (3)
MGT
303 Human Resource Management (3)
Science - All
of these:
CHM
141, 144 College
Chemistry (3) and College Chemistry Lab (2) (MPF IVB)
CHM
142, 145 College
Chemistry (3) and College Chemistry lab (2) (MPT CHM
2)
CHM
231 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry (4) (MPT CHM
2)
CHM
332 Outlines of Biochemistry (4) (MPT CHM 2)
MBI
111 Microorganism and Human Disease (3) (MPF IVA)
ZOO
161 Human Physiology (4) (MPF)
Other Required
Courses - All of these:
EDP
101 Critical Issues in Psychology of the Learner (3)
MPF IIIC or
PSY
111 Introduction to Psychology (4) MPF IIC
ENG
313 Introduction to Technical Writing (3)
STA
261 Statistics (4) MPF V
Electives (13 hours) Plan with an advisor
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