Nutrition Science

Description

Nutrition education is crucial in helping health practitioners and lifestyle specialists provide sound nutritional advice to their patients and clients. This eight-week course offers a foundation in nutrition science, and explores how it relates to health for different individuals within the varying contexts of human development. By exploring case studies you’ll learn how to interpret and apply nutritional research, and gain the skills to make more informed nutritional assessments and dietary analyses. 

What you will learn

  • Understand classes of nutrients, including the role of micronutrients and macronutrients in the body
  • Identify the foundational science underlying nutrition and the politics involved in establishing nutritional guidelines
  • Critique the validity of food and nutrition claims
  • Relate diet to health and disease outcomes
  • Develop a nutrition plan for individuals

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Notes

How you’ll learn: 

Every course is broken down into manageable, weekly modules, designed to accelerate your learning process through diverse learning activities: 

  • Work through your downloadable and online instructional material
  • Interact with your peers and learning facilitators through weekly class-wide forums and reviewed small group discussions 
  • Enjoy a wide range of interactive content, including video lectures, infographics, live polls, and more 
  • Investigate rich, real-world case studies
  • Apply what you learn each week to quizzes and ongoing project submissions, culminating in a foundation in nutrition science

This course is offered through the Stanford Center for Health Education (SCHE), which extends world-class health education to a global network of health professionals, individuals, and communities. A part of Stanford Medicine, we focus on extending Stanford University’s interdisciplinary expertise in medicine and health to learners around the world to create a more informed public and improve health outcomes.

The Stanford Center for Health Education (SCHE) is collaborating with online education provider GetSmarter to deliver this professional development course. Stanford faculty developed the curriculum and worked with the GetSmarter production team to create the interactive learning experience. Course facilitation, enrollment, and student support are delivered by GetSmarter. GetSmarter and the SCHE team are proud to bring this course to a growing number of professionals worldwide.

 

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Tuition

$2,400 for the duration of the course

*Course fees may vary by geography