OVERVIEW
Diet and Exercise, B.S./M.S.
Administered by the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition and Department of Kinesiology.
This is an accelerated program with concurrent enrollment in the undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Courses included have been approved as meeting the academic requirements of the Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) in preparation for admission to accredited dietetics internship programs; the DPD is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics, the accrediting agency of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. There is a $30 fee for the verification statement of completion of the accredited dietetics program. Additionally, courses are included to meet the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) requirements for certification at the level of Certified Exercise Physiologist.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon graduation, students should be able to:
- Communicate effectively in their field of study using written, oral, visual and/or electronic forms.
- Demonstrate proficiency in ethical data collection and interpretation, literature review and citation, critical thinking and problem solving.
- Participate effectively in a group or team.
- Integrate creativity, innovation, or entrepreneurship in ways that produce value.
- Describe sociocultural competence relative to diversity, equity and/or inclusion.
- Explain how human activities impact the natural environment and how societies are affected.
- Meet program specific learning outcomes for the Diet & Exercise major.
Degree Requirements
Total Degree Requirements: 120 cr. for bachelor's degree and 36-40 cr. for master's degree
International Perspectives: 3 cr.
U.S. Diversity: 3 cr.
Students must fulfill International Perspectives and U.S. Diversity requirements by selecting coursework from approved lists. These courses may also be used to fulfill other area requirements.
Communications and Library: 10 cr.
| ENGL 150 | Critical Thinking and Communication | 3 |
| ENGL 250 | Written, Oral, Visual, and Electronic Composition | 3 |
| LIB 160 | Introduction to College Level Research | 1 |
| SP CM 212 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| Total Credits | 10 | |
Social Sciences: 6 cr.
| PSYCH 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| KIN 366 | Exercise Psychology | 3 |
| Total Credits | 6 | |
Mathematical Sciences: 6-8 cr.
| Select at least 3 credits from: | 3-4 | |
| College Algebra | ||
| Preparation for Calculus | ||
| Survey of Calculus | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Select at least 3 credits from: | 3-4 | |
| Principles of Statistics | ||
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| Introduction to Business Statistics I | ||
| Total Credits | 6-8 | |
Physical Sciences: 13 cr.
| Select from: | 5 | |
| College Chemistry and Laboratory in College Chemistry | ||
| General Chemistry I and Laboratory in General Chemistry I | ||
| CHEM 231 | Elementary Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 231L | Laboratory in Elementary Organic Chemistry | 1 |
| PHYS 115 | Physics for the Life Sciences | 4 |
| or PHYS 131 | General Physics I | |
| Total Credits | 13 | |
Biological Sciences: 13 cr.
| BBMB 301 | Survey of Biochemistry | 3 |
| BIOL 255 | Fundamentals of Human Anatomy | 3 |
| BIOL 255L | Fundamentals of Human Anatomy Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOL 256 | Fundamentals of Human Physiology | 3 |
| BIOL 256L | Fundamentals of Human Physiology Laboratory | 1 |
| MICRO 201 | Introduction to Microbiology | 2 |
| Total Credits | 13 | |
Diet and Exercise undergraduate courses to be completed or in progress when applying for admission to the program: 21-23 cr.
| Select from: | 1-2 | |
| Professional and Educational Preparation | ||
| Introduction to the Discipline of Kinesiology and Orientation and Learning Community in Kinesiology and Health | ||
| FS HN 167 | Introductory Human Nutrition and Health | 3 |
| FS HN 214 | Scientific Study of Food | 3 |
| FS HN 215 | Advanced Food Preparation Laboratory | 1-2 |
| or FS HN 115 | Food Preparation Laboratory | |
| FS HN 265 | Nutrition for Active and Healthy Lifestyles | 3 |
| FS HN 340 | Foundations of Dietetic Practice | 2 |
| FS HN 360 | Advanced Nutrition and the Regulation of Metabolism in Health and Disease | 3 |
| H S 110 | Personal and Consumer Health | 3 |
| KIN 258 | Principles of Physical Fitness and Conditioning | 2 |
| Total Credits | 21-23 | |
Acceptance into the BS/MS PROGRAM is required BEFORE spring semester of the THIRD year.
Humanities and Ethics: 6-9 cr.
| Select 6 credits from approved Humanities list | 6 | |
| Select 3 credits from approved Ethics list | 3 | |
| Note: If ethics course is on the humanities list, it can meet both requirements. | ||
Diet and Exercise remaining undergraduate courses to complete the bachelor's degree requirements: 42 cr.
| H S 380 | Worksite Health Promotion | 3 |
| A TR 220 | Basic Athletic Training | 2 |
| or H S 305 | Instructor's First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation | |
| KIN 259 | Leadership Techniques for Fitness Programs | 3 |
| KIN 345 | Management of Health-Fitness Programs and Facilities | 3 |
| or FS HN 392 | Food and Nutrition Services Management | |
| KIN 358 | Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| KIN 359 | Exercise Physiology Lab | 1 |
| Select two from: | 6 | |
| Biomechanics | ||
| Sociology of Physical Activity and Health | ||
| Motor Control and Learning Across the Lifespan | ||
| Principles of Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription | ||
| KIN 462 | Medical Aspects of Exercise | 3 |
| FS HN 361 | Nutrition and Health Assessment | 2 |
| FS HN 367 | Medical Terminology for Health Professionals | 1 |
| FS HN 430 | U.S. Health Systems and Policy | 2 |
| FS HN 466 | Nutrition Counseling and Education Methods | 3 |
| HSP M 133 | Food Safety Certification | 1 |
| HSP M 380 | Food Production Management | 3 |
| HSP M 380L | Food Production Management Experience | 3 |
| NUTRS 563 | Community Nutrition and Health * | 3 |
| Total Credits | 42 | |
Diet and Exercise graduate courses to complete the master's degree requirements: 36-40 cr.
| FS HN 581 | Seminar ** | 1 |
| FS HN 590C | Special Topics: Teaching ** | 1 |
| FS HN 681 | Seminar ** | 1 |
| FS HN 682 | Seminar Reflection ** | R |
| NUTRS 501 | Biochemical and Physiological Basis of Nutrition: Macronutrients and Micronutrients | 4 |
| NUTRS 561 | Medical Nutrition and Disease I | 4 |
| NUTRS 563 | Community Nutrition and Health * | 3 |
| NUTRS 564 | Medical Nutrition and Disease II * | 4 |
| KIN 501 | Research Methods in Physical Activity | 3 |
| KIN 505 | Research Laboratory Techniques in Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| KIN 550 | Advanced Physiology of Exercise I | 3 |
| or KIN 551 | Advanced Physiology of Exercise II | |
| STAT 587 | Statistical Methods for Research Workers | 4 |
| Select 3-6 additional credits (FSHN students select 3 credits, KIN students select 6 credits) from: | 3-6 | |
| Advanced Physiology of Exercise I | ||
| Advanced Physiology of Exercise II | ||
| Exercise and Health: Behavior Change | ||
| Physical Activity Assessment for Health Related Research | ||
| Select 2-3 credits for creative component or 6 credits for thesis research: | 2-6 | |
| Creative Component | ||
| Creative Component | ||
| Research | ||
| Research in Nutritional Sciences | ||
- *
Course counts toward both bachelor's and master's degrees.
- **
Requirement for students in the FS HN Department.
Diet and Exercise, B.S./M.S.
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| FS HN 110 or KIN 252 and KIN 253 | 1-2 | ENGL 250 | 3 | ||
| CHEM 163 or 177 | 4 | FS HN 167 | 3 | ||
| CHEM 163L or 177L | 1 | H S 110 | 3 | ||
| ENGL 150 | 3 | KIN 258 | 2 | ||
| LIB 160 | 1 | STAT 101, 104, or 226 | 3-4 | ||
| MATH 140, 143, 160, or 165 | 3-4 | ||||
| PSYCH 101 | 3 | ||||
| 16-18 | 14-15 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| BIOL 255 | 3 | BBMB 301 | 3 | SP CM 212 | 3 |
| BIOL 255L | 1 | BIOL 256 | 3 | U.S. Diversity | 3 |
| CHEM 231 | 3 | BIOL 256L | 1 | ||
| CHEM 231L | 1 | FS HN 265 | 3 | ||
| KIN 259 | 3 | FS HN 214 | 3 | ||
| A TR 220 or H S 305 | 2 | FS HN 115 or 215 | 1-2 | ||
| MICRO 201 | 2 | HSP M 133 | 1 | ||
| 15 | 15-16 | 6 | |||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| FS HN 340 | 2 | Acceptance into the program required before spring of the third year | KIN 599, FS HN 599, KIN 699, or NUTRS 699 | 1-3 | |
| FS HN 360 | 3 | FS HN 361 | 2 | STAT 587 | 4 |
| KIN 358 | 3 | FS HN 367 | 1 | ||
| KIN 359 | 1 | HSP M 380 | 3 | ||
| Select from: | 3 | HSP M 380L | 3 | ||
| KIN 366 | 3 | ||||
| PHYS 115 or 131 | 4 | Select from: | 3 | ||
| Apply for admission to the BS/MS program by Oct. 1 | |||||
| 16 | 15 | 5-7 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| KIN 505 | 3 | NUTRS 564 | 4 | KIN 599, FS HN 599, KIN 699, or FS HN 699 | 1-3 |
| KIN 550, 551, 567, or 570 | 3 | KIN 501 | 3 | ||
| FS HN 430 | 2 | KIN 551 | 3 | ||
| FS HN 682 (FS HN Dept) | R | KIN 462 | 3 | ||
| NUTRS 561 | 4 | FS HN 581 (FS HN Dept) | 1 | ||
| NUTRS 563 (Time conflict with NUTRS 501 next fall) | 3 | FS HN 682 (FS HN Dept) | R | ||
| 15 | 14 | 1-3 | |||
| Fifth Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| NUTRS 501 | 4 | KIN 345 or FS HN 392 | 3 | ||
| FS HN 682 (FS HN Dept) | R | KIN 699, NUTRS 699, KIN 599, or FS HN 599 | 2 | ||
| Additional: KIN 550, KIN 551, KIN 567, or KIN 570 | 3 | FS HN 466 | 3 | ||
| H S 380 | 3 | FS HN 590C (FS HN Dept) | 1 | ||
| Humanities/Ethics course | 3 | FS HN 681 (FS HN Dept) | 1 | ||
| Humanities/International Perspectives | 3 | ||||
| 13 | 13 | ||||
Planned course offerings may change, and students need to check the online Schedule of Classes each term to confirm course offerings: http://classes.iastate.edu/. This sequence is only an example.