Opportunity for study and/or practice in an area of choice. Objectives are developed by students and must be approved by faculty. May be repeated.

Addresses scientific principles of human nutrition to promote health and well-being. Overview of the biological significance of food and nutrition, specific nutrient functions, and how the supply and demand of food impacts physical health and well-being. Emphasis on scientific literacy and an appreciation of the ways in which we gain scientific knowledge and understanding. Lab.

This course provides an overview of the role of an operations manager in facility and venue management. Sustainable facility management includes maintenance, cleaning/housekeeping, engineering, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), utility usage management, budgets, security, crisis management/emergency management, and production. This course covers the general systems and processes related to the planning, programming, design, construction, and occupancy of facilities, including long-range, strategic and tactical planning, the relationship between facility planning and business planning, organization of sites, and buildings.

The purpose of this elective within the MSPM program is to enable students an opportunity to learn about the functions an operations manager provides and the different purposes of each function. In this course, students will explore the multidisciplinary roles of operations managers including budgetary obligations, performance management, and a variety of objectives to achieve in support of the organization's operational and strategic goals. The course will provide opportunities to integrate functions and processes such as determining resource requirements, risk analyses, and budgets, with similar functions required of an operations manager.