The course will emphasize principles of program planning and educational theory. The principles will be examined in the context of their applicability to nutrition education as well as selected other program areas. Enrolment is limited. The objective of this course is to provide students with an opportunity for in-depth consideration of areas of public health nutrition which are of particular significance but are not covered adequately in other courses. The topics may change from year to year.
Enrolment is limited.
This course will illustrate research methods and designs appropriate to the resolution of questions of public health significance in nutritional sciences. This is an advanced level lecture-discussion course on the role of dietary factors in cancer development. This will be followed by a series of lectures and discussion sessions on the role that foods and components of foods play in the induction of cancer at specific sites, including colon, breast, prostate, liver and stomach. The course will conclude with a review of recommendations for research and public policy initiatives. This course is concerned with the nutritional component of various clinical topics dealing both with normal physiological states such as pregnancy, growth and development and aging, and with disease states such as are encountered in the clinical setting.