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HUMAN ECOLOGY

Food, Nutrition, & Dietetics (HEFO)

Dietetics Option1

(Leading to the Bachelor of Science in Human Ecology Degree)

Freshman Year sem. hrs. Sophomore Year sem. hrs.
HEC 1000 Introduction to the Profession 1 HEC 2020  Nutrition 3
HEC 1010 Life Span Development 3 HEC 3000 Consumer Economics 2
HEC 1020 Social Intelligence 1 HEC 2041 Aspects of Housing & Furnishings 3
HEC 2060 The Family System 2 HEC 2031 Aspects of Dress 3
CHEM 1210 Chemistry for the Life Sciences 4 HEC 2210 2240 Food Preparation & Management 4
ENGL 1010 Writing I 3 CHEM 3005 Elementary Organic Chemistry 4
ENGL 1020 Writing II 3 ENGL 2130, 2230 or 2330 3
MATH 1130 College Algebra 3 BIOL 1010 Introduction to Biology I 4
MATH 1530 Elementary Proability & Statistics 3 BIOL 2350 Introductory Anatomy & Physiology 4
SPCH 2410 Introduction to Speech Communication 3 SOC 1010 or 1100   3
Total  26 Total  33
Junior Year sem. hrs. Senior Year sem. hrs.
HEC 3200 Community Nutrition 2 HEC 4000 Professional Integration & Communication Techniques 1
HEC 3270 Nutrition in Disease 3 HEC 4200 Advanced Nutrition 3
HEC 3240 Quantity Food Production 4 HEC 4240 Food Systems Administration 4
HEC 4110 Experimental Food Sciences 4 HEC 4270  Nutrition in Disease Applications 3
BIOL 3230 Health Science Microbiology 4 HIST 2010 American History I 3
CHEM 4500 Physiological Chemistry 3 HIST 2020 American History II 3
HEC 3010 Professional Presentations in Human Ecology 2 Humanities/Fine Arts Electives2 6
PSY 2010 General Psychology 3 BMGT 3510 Management & Organization Behavior 3
Elective
1
 BMGT 3630 Human Resource Management 3
    HEC 4251* Field Experience--Health Care 6
Total

26

 Total 35

* Requires professional liability insurance (approx. $15) and personal liability for travel or injury.
1

The Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) shown above currently holds initial accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics
Education (CADE).
Address: 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60060-6995
Phone: 312-899-0040
CADE Verification Statements of Program Completion will be issued, with original signatures of the DPD director, after graduation and/or official transcripts reflect successful completion of DPD coursework.
2 Choose from ART 1030; HIST 1110, 1120; MUS 1030; MUAR 2500; PHIL 1030; THEA 1030. Select a humanities/fine arts course from the general education list.

In order to become a Registered Dietitian (R.D.) and/or a Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist (L.D.N.) in Tennessee:

  1. After graduation, complete a postgraduate dietetic internship (DI).
  2. Pass the National American Dietetics Association (www.Eatright.org) R.D. Registration Exam.
 
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