Nutrition Major & Courses

Dietetics: Designed for students who want to work in healthcare or careers providing nutrition services and counseling to individuals and groups, this degree option combines basic coursework in nutritional science with additional courses in applied nutrition and food systems management to provide the academic preparation required for the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential. This is Nutrition, option 1.

Nutritional Sciences: Includes courses in science and research in order to prepare students for graduate study or professional school. Graduates may seek employment in private or publicly funded research programs or, upon completion of graduate study, may engage in college or university teaching or nutrition research. This option also allows students to fulfill requirements for postgraduate study in medicine, dentistry and related fields. This is Nutrition, option 2.

Nutrition and Public Health: Designed to prepare students for entry-level positions at state and other health departments, in research and in industry, this option equips students for entry into graduate programs in nutrition or other public health disciplines at schools of public health, at graduate schools in the biomedical sciences and for entry into medical or other health professional schools as well as for those who pursue health and research careers. This is Nutrition, option 3.

International Nutrition: Students in this option gain first-hand knowledge of nutrition issues in another country through a study abroad experience. Students combine the study of nutrition with a broad range of courses to better understand the influences on nutrition and health in other cultures. This is Nutrition, option 6.