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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2017
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FWIS 152 001 (CRN: 22414)
THE SCIENCE OF SUPPLEMENTS
Long Title: NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS: REAL REMEDIES OR SHADY SCIENCE?
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Instructor: Purugganan, Mary
Meeting: 10:50AM - 12:05PM TR (9-JAN-2017 - 21-APR-2017)
Part of Term: First Year Writing
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Distribution Group: Distribution Group III
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 15
Section Enrolled: 13
Enrollment data as of: 23-APR-2024 11:34AM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
27-APR-2017
9:00AM - 12:00PM R
Description: This writing-intensive seminar examines evidence for the use of nutritional supplements in promoting health. Topics include the role of vitamins, herbs and food-based supplements in medicine; the biology of illnesses such as cancer and depression; and the molecular mechanisms of supplements in disease prevention and management.