Having a foundational level of knowledge in nutrition is valuable to professionals who works with individual patients/clients or with community groups to improve their quality of life. Undergraduate students who aspire to be Physicians, Nurses, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Exercise Physiologists, Public Health Educators, or other health-care professionals will find the minor in nutrition to be an asset to their professional preparation. Likewise, students interested in sustainable food systems and public health will find a foundational knowledge base in nutrition to be of benefit as they pursue careers related to the creation of food products.
The program is designed with one required course, NUT 00200 - Basic Nutrition , and five elective courses drawn from a bank. The provision of a large number of electives will allow students from different academic majors to tailor the program to their specific career interests. This minor will also ensure a path that will not require students to take additional prerequisite courses beyond what they have already taken for their major.
