Dietary Management (DIET)

DIET 101 Dietary Management: Nutrition (Cr4)(3:4)
This 10 week course will cover the nutritional aspects of the Dietary Manager position in the food service industry in a non-commercial facility (school, correctional facility, healthcare facility). The field experience will help the Dietary Manager student to apply the theoretical knowledge to the experiential learning in normal and therapeutic nutrition principles. Coreq. - working 20 hours or more in the healthcare food service industry. Additional course fee: $13.

DIET 105 Dietary Management: Administration and Personnel Management (Cr4)(3:4)
This 10 week course is an introduction to food service management, human resource development, communication, staffing, scheduling, leadership, marketing, managing change, financial management and professional development. The field experience in the food service industry allows the student to integrate key administration and personnel concepts into the Dietary Manager role and responsibilities. Prereq. - DIET 101 and coreq. - working 20 hours or more in the healthcare food service industry.

DIET 110 Dietary Management: Systems Management and Food Safety (Cr4)(3:4)
This 10 week course addresses menu planning and recipes, sanitation and safety, purchasing, receiving, inventory management, facility layout design and equipment, food production and service, and evaluation of food and nutrition. The field experience in the food service industry allows the student to integrate key concepts of System Management and Food Safety Dietary Manager role and responsibilities. Prereq. - DIET101, 105, and coreq. - working 20 hours per week in the healthcare food service industry.