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NUTR 401

NUTR 401: Career Development in Nutrition and Dietetics

Prerequisites: NUTR 301, 364

Credit Hours: (1)

This course provides guidance to graduating seniors in the Nutrition and Dietetics major regarding advanced study, supervised practice, credentialing and employment options. 

 

Detailed Description of Course Content

  • Options for advanced study, supervised practice, credentialing and employment
  • Professional characteristics and dispositions
  • Identification and selection of internships and/or graduate programs
  • Dietetic Internship Centralized Application Service (DICAS)
  • Computer matching process
  • Personal statements, resumes, references, interviews
  • Graduate school applications
  • Graduate Record Examinations
  • Credentialing Exam for Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and Nutrition and Dietetic Technician, Registered (NDTR)
  • Professional portfolio/credential maintenance for RDN, NDTR
  • Finances: fees, tuition, scholarships, assistantships
  • 澳门老奇人论坛 Campus Resources (Center for Career and Talent Development)
  • Governance of nutrition and dietetics practice

 Fundamentals of public policy and implications for nutrition and dietetics practice


 
Detailed Description of Conduct of Course

Course instruction strategies may include, but will not be limited to, lecture, discussion, class activities, videos, tutorials, guest speakers, visits to fairs (internship, graduate school, career, employment) and/or open houses.

 

Goals and Objectives of the Course

  • Successful completion of the course will enable the student to:
  • Initiate action to achieve a short term career goal upon graduation
  • Describe the RDN and NDTR credentialing requirements
  • Prepare a competitive application for the chosen path
  • Navigate the systems and procedures for application/matching
  • Demonstrate written and oral communications skills
  • Make informed decisions related to financial requirements
  • Benefit from 澳门老奇人论坛 Campus Resources
  • Explain governance of practice and public policy implications 



Assessment Measures

Assessment measures may include, but will not be limited to class activities, field activities and assignments.



 Other Course Information

This course fulfills in part, the requirements for the Didactic Program in Dietetics accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics.
 

Review and Approval

April, 2019

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