Nutrition Bachelor Degree Program Curriculum area Mandatory Credits University General Training 22 Professional Basic 28 Professional 92 Free election 20 Social Service 16 Subtotal 178 + 42 optional credits Total 220 Source: curriculum of the Bachelor Degree in Nutrition adapted on February 14 th, 2013 L: Lecture, S: Self-study, C: Credits (Course) First semester L S C Requirements Code 001 Communicative competence 002 Application of Information technologies 003 Appreciation of the arts 200 Leadership, management and citizenship 201 Anatomy and physiology I 80 40 4 N.A. 202 Structural biochemistry 203 Principles of nutrition 80 40 4 N.A. 328/334/ 345/327/ 360 Optional* Total 440 240 22 *The student must choose an optional learning unit of 3 credits; ** Total hours adjusted to the value of the credit UANL. Second semester L S C Requirements 020/021 Selected topics of social science, arts and humanities 204 Chemical analysis of food 205 Anatomy and physiology II 80 40 4 N.A. 206 Human genetics 207 Bromatology in nutrition 80 40 4 N.A. 335/348/349 Optional* 300/301/306 Optional* 308/322 80 40 4* N.A.
Total 440 240 22 *The student must choose an optional learning unit of 3 credits and two learning units of 2 credits; ** Total hours adjusted to the value of the credit UANL. Third semester L S C Requirements 004 Environment and sustainability 208 Biostatistics 209 Quality standards in food manufacturing 210 Descriptive dietetics laboratory 211 Health analysis 212 Food processing 80 40 4 N.A. 213 Preventive nutrition 309/324/323 Optional* 329/358/350 80 40 4 N.A. Total 440 240 22 *The student must choose two optional learning units of 2 credits; ** Total hours adjusted to the value of the credit UANL. Fourth semester L S C Requirements 005 Social context of the profession 040/041/042 Selected topics of human 043/044 development, health and sports 061/062/063 064/065/066 Selected topics of professional academic development 067 214 Intervention in nutrition and health focused on the person and the culture 215 Epidemiology applied to nutrition 216 Anthropometry and body composition 217 Metabolic biochemistry 140 40 6 N.A. 303/313/359 Optional* 336/330 Total 460 220 22 *The student must choose an optional learning unit of 3 credits; ** Total hours adjusted to the value of the credit UANL.
080/081/082 218 219 Fifth semester L S C Requirements Selected topics of foreign languages and cultures Dietetics for communities Institutional feeding 60 30 3** 60 30 3 Dietary laboratory (3 ) descriptive Standards of quality in the food manufacturing (3 ) Food processes (3 ) 220 Nutrition in the life cycle 80 40 4 N.A. 221 Clinical biochemistry 351/352/337 Optional* 326/338/339 310/353/302 Optional* 340/354/332 80 40 4 Total 440 260 22 *The student must choose an optional learning unit of 3 credits and 2 Learning units of 2 credits; ** Total hours adjusted to the value of the credit UANL. Sixth semester L S C Requirements 006 Ethics, society and profession 222 Research in nutrition 223 Administrative process in Institutional feeding 40 20 2 collective restoration (5 ) 224 Applied dietetics laboratory Dietetics for 40 20 2 communities Nutritional assessment I Anthropometry and 225 60 20 3** body composition (4 ) Clinical biochemistry (5 ) 226 Nutrition and sports 315/319/312 Optional* 18 320/341/344 0 355/342/311 120 9 Total 44 0 240 22
*The student must choose three optional learning units of 3 credits; ** Total hours adjusted to the value of the credit UANL. Seventh semester L S C Requirements 227 Nutritional assessment II 60 20 3** N.A. 228 Nutritional Intervention I 80 40 4 N.A. 229 Pathology and medical therapy I 80 40 4 N.A. 230 Bioethics 316/317/318 Optional* 357/314/331 60 30 3** 343/356/305 Optional* 325/304/321 120 60 6 307 Total 440 220 22 *The student must choose three optional learning units of 2 credits and one learning unit of 3; ** Total hours adjusted to the value of the credit UANL. Eighth Semester L S C Requirements 233 Nutritional Intervention II 80 40 4 N.A. 235 Pathology and medical therapy II 80 40 4 N.A. 234 Applied research 60 20 3** N.A. Subtotal 220 100 400/401/402 Free election 403/404/405 406/407 330* 11 N.A. ** Total hours adjusted to the value of the credit UANL. 361 400/401/402 403/404/405 406/407 Ninth Semester L S C Requirements Supervised professional Practice Free election 330 0 11 N.A. 330* 11 N.A. Total 660 22
Tenth semester L S C Requirements 236 World class professional exercise 140 40 6 N.A. 930 Social Service 480 0 16 N.A. Total 660 22 Mandatory and optional learning units Type of Learning Unit Mandatory Optional Learning Unit Semester Credits Hours Leadership, management 1 and citizenship Anatomy and physiology I 4 6 Structural biochemistry Principles of nutrition 4 6 Anatomy and physiology II 2 4 5 Human genetics Metabolic biochemistry 4 6 9 Clinical biochemistry 5 Food orientation Educational techniques and materials for food 2 orientation Medical microbiology Type of Learning Unit Semester Credits Hours Learning Unit Mandatory Chemical analysis of food 5 Bromatology of Nutrition 4 6 Biostatistics Quality standards in food manufacturing Descriptive dietetics laboratory 3 Health analysis Food processing 4 6 Preventive nutrition Intervention, nutrition and health focused on the person and the culture Epidemiology applied to nutrition 4 Anthropometry and body composition
Type of Learning Unit Optional Learning Unit Semester Credits Hours Dietetics for communities Institutional feeding 5 Nutrition in the life cycle 4 6 Research in nutrition Administrative processes in collective restoration 6 Applied dietetics laboratory Nutritional assessment I Nutrition and sport s Nutritional assessment II Nutritional intervention I 7 4 6 Pathology and medical therapy I 4 6 Bioethics Nutrition intervention II 4 6 Pathology and medical therapy II 8 4 6 Applied research 3 4 Supervised professional practice 9 11 16 World class professional exercise 10 6 9 Human development Pedagogical techniques The art of serving food 1 Statistics Nutritional research Demography Nutrition in public health Accounting 2 Exercise physiology Embryology Feeding and health policies Vegetarian cuisine Gastronomy 3 Neuro-linguistic programming Human growth and development Emotional Intelligence Innovation in the production of food Nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics Nutritional and food supplements 4 Techniques for the improvement and conservation of food Marketing in nutrition Inborn errors of metabolism
Type of Learning Unit Learning Unit Semester Credits Hours Maternal and Infant health Projects of social intervention Selected topics of nutrition: Childhood obesity Integrative biology of obesity Selected topics of nutrition: Childhood Obesity 5 Selected topics of nutrition: Diabetes Selected topics of nutrition: Geriatrics Alternative nutritional therapy I Qualitative research in food and nutrition Quality of industrialized foods Sensory evaluation techniques in the food manufacturing Food safety systems in collective restoration Teaching skills Eating disorders Nutrition and immunity Pharmacology Nutrition and high performance sports Nutrition in endurance sports 6 Accounting in collective restoration Design of archetypes for collective restoration Nutrition in the first year of life Communication in nutrition Nutrition in the hospitalized patient Assessment and intervention in patients with overweight and obesity Metabolic diseases of nutrition Juice therapy Nutrition for children and adolescent athletes 7 Alternative nutritional therapy II Nutrition management Nutritional interventions in Gynaecology Nutritional interventions in Geriatrics Nutritional interventions in Paediatrics Intervention in patients with diabetes mellitus
Type of Learning Unit Learning Unit Semester Credits Hours Nutritional support Drafting of scientific articles