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Nutrition & Dietetics Master's Degree

Master's Degree Course Information

Nutrition Therapy for Eating Disorders

University:
University of Kansas Medical Center University of Kansas Medical Center logo
Course Number:
DIET 874
Credit Hours:
3 credit hours - $622 per credit
Start/End Dates:
August 24, 2026 - December 18, 2026

Overview

Course Description

An online study of eating disorders management and nutrition care. Topics will include eating disorders medical complications, clinical care guidelines, basic pharmacology, clinical nutrition education, nutrition care planning, psychology of eating disorders, team collaboration, and therapeutic modalities for nutrition counseling. Prerequisites: A course in medical nutrition therapy or consent of instructor.

Contacts

Instructor

Beth Harrell
bharrell2@kumc.edu

Campus Coordinator

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Disability Support Services

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Textbooks

Food Mad: The Nutritional Neuroscience of a Starved Brain (Highly Recommended; not Required)
Victoria Schonwald
ISBN: 979-8243771870

Eating Disorders: A Comprehensive Guide to Medical Care and Complications (Optional Textbook)
Philip S. Mehler and Arnold E. Andersen
Edition: 4th
ISBN: 978-1421443584

Pocket Guide to Eating Disorders (Required)
Jessica Setnick, MS, RD, CEDS-C
Edition: 3rd
ISBN: 978-0-88091-237-2

Sick Enough: A Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders and Undernutrition (Required)
Jennifer L. Gaudiani, MD
Edition: 2nd
ISBN: 9781041036487
Publisher: Routledge

How to Raise an Intuitive Eater: Raising the Next Generation with Food and Body Confidence (Suggested; not Required)
Sumner Brooks and Amee Severson
Publisher: 978-1250786609

Course Access

 
Approximately two weeks before the first day of class at KU Medical Center, you will receive one of three emails depending on your current KUMC student status:
  1. If this is your first course through KUMC, a new account will be created.  You will receive an initial email from tlt@kumc.edu with instructions on how to open a secure email, followed by the secure email which will provide your login instructions and the title of the course(s) you are enrolled in.
  2. If you have taken a course through KUMC and your account is still active, usually having taken a course within the past year, you will receive an email from tlt@kumc.edu informing you of the course(s) you are enrolled in, your username, and who to contact if you forgot your password.
  3. If you have taken a course through KUMC before and it has been a year or longer, your account will most likely need to be reactivated.  You will receive a secure email from accountmanagement@kumc.edu with your login instructions.

Courses may not be visible to students until the first day of class.

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

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