Hiwot Haileslassie
Contact
Associate Lecturer, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept
- hhailesl@ualberta.ca
Courses
AFNS 570 - Experimental Procedures in Nutrition and Metabolism
Current methodologies in nutrition and metabolism. Prerequisites: NUTR 301 and NUTR 302, or consent of instructor.
AFNS 601 - Seminar
Covers specialized topics of current interest to graduate students in AFNS. Presentations by students, faculty and invited speakers. Students register in one of four sections - Animal Science, Plant Science, Food Science or Human Nutrition. Attendance is required of all graduate students throughout their program. MSc students normally register for one term in year 2, and are required to present one seminar; PhD students normally register for one term in each of year 1 and 3, and are required to present one seminar per term.
NU FS 223 - The Cultural Ecology of Food and Health
Overview of contemporary food culture issues, including social food movements and international nutrition. Using a biocultural approach, provides students with insight into a diversity of cultural dietary practices, cultural food therapies, and religious dietary requirements. Discussion of nutritional indicators associated with dietary practices. Prerequisite: NUTR 100 or NU FS 305.
NU FS 250 - Applied Food Theory
Fundamental food preparation skills and practical application of food theory to household food preparation issues through laboratory-based instruction. Prerequisite: NUTR 100.
NU FS 458 - Current Topics and Controversies in Nutrition
An advanced course that explores current nutritional recommendations and topical areas of nutrition. Prerequisite: NU FS 356.
NUTR 401B - Honors Nutritional Science Research Project
An independent research project in nutritional science topics, supervised by a faculty member. It includes implementation of a research project, data analysis and presentation of results orally and in writing. Corequisite: NUTR 400.