Courses Details

NUTR677: Physical Growth And Maturation

  • Graduate level
  • Residential
  • Fall term(s) for residential students;
  • 2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
  • Instructor(s): Karen Peterson (Residential);
  • Prerequisites: PUBHLTH 500 or BIOSTAT 521
  • Advisory Prerequisites: Undergraduate biology and NUTR 540
  • Description: This course considers methods to assess physical growth and maturation across the life cycle, and public health applications, e.g., use/limitations of reference growth curves; population trends; growth monitoring and environmental influences on growth and maturation. Students will gain expertise in the interpretation of growth data from population studies.
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Karen Peterson
Concentration Competencies that NUTR677 Allows Assessment On
Department Program Degree Competency Specific course(s) that allow assessment
NUTR MPH Develop appropriate designs to rigorously monitor and evaluate nutrition programs and policies in diverse contexts NUTR633, NUTR650, NUTR677
NUTR MPH Apply public health theoretical frameworks and nutrition research evidence to inform public health actions NUTR642, NUTR650, NUTR677, NUTR633
NUTR MPH Explain dietary influences on health outcomes, and identify population-based strategies to improve nutritional health NUTR642, NUTR650, NUTR677