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ADVANCED NUTRITION COUNSELING AND EDUCATION

NUTRSCI 652
Course Description

Application of current theories and techniques of counseling and education to the field of nutrition and dietetics. Practical application of communication techniques, client-centered counseling methods, motivational interviewing, learning theories and behavior change techniques, and factors affecting eating patterns. Nutrition psychology and the psychoanalytic approach to nutrition counseling will be emphasized in the class. Principles of group counseling/facilitation and instructional material/media design.

Prerequisties

Declared in Clinical Nutrition MS or the Capstone Certificate in Clinical Nutrition

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

3

Offered

Fall

Grade Point Average
3.43

-0.78% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

3.7% from Historical

A Rate
35.71%

-25.93% from Historical

Class Size
14

No change from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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