Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2019
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 KCK 107 (7-JAN-2019 - 19-APR-2019)
Session: First Year Writing
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 15
Section Enrolled: 15
Enrollment data as of: 2-DEC-2023 10:25PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
25-APR-2019
9:00AM - 12:00PM R TBA TBA
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.