Nutrition and Food Science, Nutrition and Wellness Concentration, B.S.
Program Overview
The Nutrition and Food Science program prepares students for careers in nutrition services, food processing, marketing, and quality control.
The Dietetics concentration leads to careers as registered dietitians
utritionists in healthcare, community health, and the food industry.
The program includes general education courses, major requirements, auxiliary courses, and electives.
Graduates are qualified for positions such as catering manager, food researcher, and public nutrition educator.
Program Outline
Outline:
This program includes academic map details such as general education courses, major requirements with major electives under Nutrition and Food Science and Nutrition and Wellness concentrations, auxiliary courses, and electives. General Education and optional minor curriculum listings are also presented.
Careers:
The major in Nutrition and Food Science offers preparation for careers in community nutrition services, county, state, and federal health departments, food processing, food marketing, and quality control.
- Catering manager
- Food researcher
- Food-service manager (schools, hospitals, residential care facilities, prisons, etc.)
- Production manager
- Public nutrition educator
- Purchasing manager
- Quality assurance specialist
- Restaurant manager and/or owner
- Sales representative The Dietetics concentration can lead to careers as registered dietitians
utritionists in hospitals and other health care facilities or in private practice. They may work in community and public health settings, academia and research, and also in the food and nutrition industry, in business, journalism, sports nutrition, and corporate wellness programs.
