Spring 2027

Human Nutritional Needs

Human Nutritional Needs covers the biochemical and physiological basis of human nutritional requirements, including essential nutrients and metabolic pathways.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Eric Yen3.5/5Tim Rhoads

Summary

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Past student reviews · Dale Schoeller

One student rated the course as difficult, noting it was a tough experience under a previous instructor.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Define and apply major principles and concepts of nutritional sciences.

  • Compare and contrast common approaches used in biomedical research.

  • Demonstrate knowledge of essential nutrients on their absorption, metabolism, functions/mechanisms of actions, and physiological manifestations of nutritional status.

  • Describe key biochemical and physiological pathways that integrate the metabolism of energy-yielding nutrients.

  • Demonstrate quantitative literacy relevant to nutritional sciences and dietetics.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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(CHEM 103, 109, or 115) and (ZOOLOGY/​BIOLOGY/​BOTANY 151,ZOOLOGY/​BIOLOGY 101, or BIOCORE 381)

NUTRSCI 332 used by

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Professors

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About this rating

Raw average: 3.09/5 from 11 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.13 GPA, 47.8% A/AB (n=90 letter grades); Fall 2025: 2.96 GPA, 36.8% A/AB (n=76 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.30 GPA, 52.9% A/AB (n=104 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

DALE SCHOELLER is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

GUY E GROBLEWSKI is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

TIM RHOADS is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 1500

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Guy Groblewski

Past students described the course as challenging but taught by a knowledgeable instructor who covered necessary material effectively.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.13 GPA, 47.8% A/AB (n=90 letter grades); Fall 2025: 2.96 GPA, 36.8% A/AB (n=76 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.30 GPA, 52.9% A/AB (n=104 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Dale Schoeller

One student rated the course as difficult, noting it was a tough experience under a previous instructor.

Past student reviews · Guy Groblewski

A student found the professor laid-back and funny, though they felt he seemed rushed to finish the class despite being knowledgeable.

Topics

  • Biochemical and physiological basis of nutrition
  • Essential nutrients: absorption, metabolism, and function
  • Metabolic pathways of energy-yielding nutrients

Skills

  • Apply principles of nutritional sciences
  • Compare biomedical research approaches
  • Quantitative literacy for dietetics

Grades

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About this estimate

The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.17 GPA average error.

Grades over time

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Where this course fits relative to

Latest available grades · Spring 2026 · all course levels

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Catalog observation history

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Selected offering source records
NUTRSCI 332 · Spring 2027

Human Nutritional Needs

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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