The interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Obesity and Weight Management prepares students to address the obesity epidemic in clinical, community, school, workplace, and research settings. The program is tailored towards each student’s interests, allowing them to pursue courses, internships, and research in a number of relevant areas, such as nutrition, physical activity, environment, behavioral management, and counseling and policy. Students will also learn how develop skills in advocacy and enhance communication about obesity and weight management with diverse audiences.
Janani Rajbhandari-Thapa jrthapa@uga.edu 706-713-2700
16 hours
Enrollment is open to any degree seeking graduate student or Honors Program student, as well as non-degree seeking students who hold a bachelor’s degree. All students who wish to earn the Graduate Certificate in Obesity and Weight Management must submit the following materials: Graduate Certificate in Obesity and Weight Management Application for Admission Most current transcript Specific details about the application process can be found in the application for admission on the College of Public Health website, publichealth.uga.edu.
| HPAM 7050 | Health Policy and Obesity | 3 |
| NUTR(KINS)(HPAM)(HPRB)(ECHD) 8595 | Survey of Obesity and Weight Management | 1 |
Choose 1 course(s) from the following:
| NUTR 4240/6240 | Nutrition and Obesity Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NUTR 4590/6590 | Metabolism and Physiology of Energy Balance and Obesity | 3 |
Choose 1 course(s) from the following:
| KINS 4500/6500 | Physical Activity, Exercise, and Obesity Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| KINS 8300 | Exercise, Obesity, and Cardiometabolic Disorders | 3 |
Choose 6 credit hour(s) from the following:
| ECHD 4020/6020 | Interpersonal Relationships | 3 |
| ECHD 8125 | Introduction to Health Psychology | 3 |
| ECHD 9110 | Approaches in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies | 3 |
| FDST 7070E | Functional Foods | 3 |
| HPAM 7050 | Health Policy and Obesity | 3 |
| KINS 4300/6300 | Exercise Epidemiology | 3 |
| KINS 4310/6310 | Exercise Prescription for Special Populations | 3 |
| KINS 4500/6500 | Physical Activity, Exercise, and Obesity Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| KINS 4600/6600 | Measurement and Surveillance of Physical Activity | 3 |
| KINS 4640/6640-4640L/6640L | Scientific Principles of Conditioning and Fitness | 4 |
| KINS(NUTR) 4700/6700 | Weight Management Coaching | 3 |
| KINS 7310-7310L | Clinical Exercise Physiology | 4 |
| KINS(HPRB)(NUTR) 7600 | Public Health Physical Activity and Nutrition Interventions | 4 |
| KINS 8300 | Exercise, Obesity, and Cardiometabolic Disorders | 3 |
| NUTR(KINS) 4220/6220 | Nutrition in Physical Activity, Exercise, and Sport | 3 |
| NUTR 4240/6240 | Nutrition and Obesity Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NUTR(HDFS)(KINS) 4260/6260 | Childhood Obesity | 3 |
| NUTR 4590/6590 | Metabolism and Physiology of Energy Balance and Obesity | 3 |
| NUTR 4800/6800 | Nutrition and Pharmacotherapy for Disease Management | 3 |
| NUTR(KINS) 7940 | Nutrition, Physical Activity, Exercise, and Sport Internship | 2-9 |
| NUTR(KINS) 8230 | Advanced Nutrition in Physical Activity, Exercise, and Sport | 3 |
| NUTR(KINS)(HPAM)(HPRB)(ECHD) 8595 | Survey of Obesity and Weight Management | 1 |
7000, 7300, 9000, 9300, or other course numbers that involve internships, practicums, and/or service learning may be approved as electives. These courses should be obesity-related as certified in writing by the supervising faculty member (with at least 50% of the course is related to obesity). With prior approval by the Steering Committee, other courses can be considered for approval when at least 50% of the course is related to obesity (as verified in writing by the instructor of the course). Other obesity-related courses will be added as they become available.
Select additional courses, as needed, in consultation with an advisor to meet the minimum number of required credit hours for this program.
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