Nutrition Minor

Mission

The minor in Nutrition reflects the University’s commitment as a health sciences institution dedicated to innovation for a healthier planet. The Nutrition Program empowers students to become caring, competent, and collaborative scholars who apply nutrition science to advance health promotion, disease prevention, and quality of life for individuals and diverse populations in a wide variety of settings.

Program Description

The Minor in Nutrition aims to provide expert knowledge about human nutrition and related physiologic principles. The minor ensures students graduate with current information about nutrition topics and issues such as the impact of diet on optimal health, the relationship of diet and chronic disease, and barriers to healthy eating.

Curricular Requirements

Program Required Courses	Credits
BIO 318 – Nutrition through the Life Cycle	3
NUTR 200 – Food Science Concepts and Food Safety	3
NUTR 220 – Nutrition	3
Total Credits	9

Select Three (3) of the following courses	Credits
BIO 480 – Topics in Physiology: The Microbiota Gut-Brain Axis	3
ELE 199 – The Mediterranean Diet: From Fiction to Facts (NUTR 310E at Pablo de Olavide University in Seville Spain)	3
EXS 322 – Bioenergetics & Metabolism	3
NUTR 238 – Fundamentals of Healthy Cooking	3
NUTR 342 – Food Systems and Public Health	3
NUTR 350 – Nutritional Biochemistry	3
NUTR 400 – Medical Nutrition Therapy	3
NUTR 410 – Nutrition Across Seven Continents	3
NUTR 430 – Innovations and Special Topics in Nutrition	3
OS 424 – Health Education Theory to Practice	4
SOC 275 – Sociology of Food and Health	3
Total Credits	9–10

Minimum Total Required Credits	18

Please note: While some courses can fulfill both core and program requirements, the credits earned do not count twice towards the minimum total required credits for the degree.