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Hardest courses in Nutritional Sciences

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15 courses

Ranked courses have at least 100 recorded letter grades.

Comparative Animal Nutrition covers nutrient assimilation, function, and interactions affecting mammalian metabolism, using species differences to emphasize digestive and physiological roles.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Thomas Crenshaw

Information comes fast, making the course tough. Homework and quiz questions are written oddly, which can make it difficult to determine exactly what is being asked.

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

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

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Dale Schoeller

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

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Examines how nutrition affects growth, development, and chronic disease risk across the life span.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Nutritional Biochemistry and Metabolism covers biochemical and physiological fundamentals of nutrition, including protein, fat, carbohydrate, energy, minerals, and vitamins in nutrition and metabolism.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Examines hunger and poverty in developing countries and the US, covering nutrition, health, population, food production, and income distribution.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Jeremy Foltz

Assessments included three exams and several homework assignments. Students reported that exam questions were based directly on lecture slides, making the material manageable.

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Clinical Nutrition II covers advanced pathology, medical nutrition therapy, and nutrition support related to disease-induced changes in nutrition and metabolism, including therapeutic nutrition research.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

This course provides scientific knowledge and practical application of nutrition as it relates to exercise, health, and sports performance.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Community Nutrition and Health Equity covers foundations of community nutrition, factors affecting programs, and delivering nutrition education to diverse and vulnerable populations.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

An interdisciplinary introduction to epidemiology covering disease causes, outbreak tracking, population health monitoring, and study design.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Kara Bresnahan

Problem sets focused heavily on Excel with minimal guidance, while online honor-locked exams were described as way harder than necessary. Bresnahan did not prepare students well for these assessments, making the content harder than it needed to be.

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Applications in Clinical Nutrition II focuses on clinical problem solving, medical record assessment, diet planning, and literature review to develop critical thinking and communication skills for dietetic interns.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

NUTRITION TODAY explores nutrition's relationship to human biological, social, and physical environments, addressing current issues affecting the nutritional status of various population groups.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Peter Anderson

Homework was easy but required strict adherence to due dates to avoid grade penalties. Students reported that tests were significantly harder than expected, despite the ease of the regular assignments.

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Advanced Clinical Nutrition - Pediatrics covers pediatric nutritional requirements with emphasis on issues related to evidence-based medical nutrition therapy.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Global Health Field Experience offers specialized educational experiences addressing global health topics through interdisciplinary approaches, including applied public health activities or service learning projects with communities and伙伴.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Nutrition and Metabolism Graduate Program Seminar features expert presentations on current research and issue-based applications in nutritional sciences, investigating problems from molecules to communities.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

An undergraduate capstone seminar laboratory covering current topics in Nutritional Sciences and preparing students to deliver oral research presentations.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026