Minor in Nutrition
Graduates in Public Health are health education specialists who are likely to pursue career paths as: health educators working for hospitals, non-profit organizations, government agencies, private business, and colleges and universities.
Marketable Skills
Students will develop the following skills:
- Communication: Reach mutual understanding through effective exchange of information, ideas, and feelings
- Leadership: Step up, think, and act critically and creatively to bring others together to accomplish a common task
- Problem-solving: Find solutions to difficult or complex issues
- Research: Be able to search, investigate and critically analyze information in response to a specific research question
- Social responsibility: Act ethically and responsibly for the benefit of society and the public good
- Stress management: Be able to identify causes of stress, identify effective coping mechanisms, and take action to change the situation
- Teamwork: Participate as an effective, efficient member of a group in order to meet a common goal
Additionally, students will learn:
- Health behavior, use of effective mechanisms to help individuals make informed decisions about lifestyle modifications
- Health education techniques
The Minor in Nutrition gives students a basic understanding of human nutritional requirements and the role of nutrition in health. It is directed towards students who are interested in enhancing their majors with increased knowledge of human nutrition. The minor also provides a background for enhanced employment opportunities with governmental and non-governmental agencies that require a minor or concentration in nutrition. It also helps to provide a solid knowledge base in nutrition for students planning to pursue future careers in the health professions or graduate education in the health sciences.
4-Year Sample Degree Plan
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH | ||
| GENERAL CONCENTRATION WITH NUTRITION MINOR | ||
| FRESHMAN | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOL 1305 & BIOL 1107 | General Biology and Topics in Study of Life I | 4 |
| UNIV 1301 | Seminar/Critical Inquiry | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | History of U.S. to 1865 | 3 |
| MATH 1320 | Math for Social Sciences I | 3-5 |
| or MATH 1508 | Precalculus | |
| or MATH 1411 | Calculus I | |
| RWS 1301 | Rhetoric & Composition I | 3 |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 2311 & BIOL 2111 | Human Anat/Physiology I and Human Anat/Physio Lab I | 4 |
| HIST 1302 | History of U.S. Since 1865 | 3 |
| HSCI 1301 | Fnd. of Hlth Sci. & Hlth Promo | 3 |
| Lang/Phil/Cult Core | 3 | |
| RWS 1302 | Rhetoric & Composition 2 | 3 |
| SOPHOMORE | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOL 2313 & BIOL 2113 | Human Anat/Physiology II and Human Anat/Physio Lab II | 4 |
| COMM 1301 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| HSCI 3301 | Community Health | 3 |
| POLS 2310 | Introduction to Politics | 3 |
| PSYC 1303 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 1307 & CHEM 1107 | Intro to General Chemistry and Intro General Chemistry Lab | 4 |
Or | ||
| General Chemistry and Laboratory for CHEM 1305 | ||
| Creative Arts Core | 3 | |
| HSCI 2302 | Fundamentals of Nutrition | 3 |
| HSCI 3315 | Research For The Health Prof | 3 |
| Soc/Beh Sci Core | 3 | |
| JUNIOR | ||
| Fall | ||
| Elective | 3 | |
| HSCI 3312 | Theories & Meth of Hlth Behav | 3 |
| HSCI 3323 | Nutrition Thru the Life Cycle | 3 |
| HSCI 4307 | Hlth Promo Plan & Implement | 3 |
| POLS 2311 | American Gover & Politics | 3 |
| Spring | ||
| Elective | 3 | |
| HSCI 3306 | Environmental Health | 3 |
| HSCI 3308 | Disease Charc/Prevnt/Contrl | 3 |
| HSCI 3316 | Community Nutrition | 3 |
| HSCI 4309 | Program Eval in Health Science | 3 |
| SENIOR | ||
| Fall | ||
| HSCI 3311 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 3 |
| HSCI 4312 | Grant Writing in Hlth Profess | 3 |
| HSCI 4313 | Practicum I | 3 |
| RWS 3359 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| Spring | ||
| Elective | 2 | |
| HSCI 3322 | Sports Nutrition | 3 |
| HSCI 4304 | Public Health Administration | 3 |
| HSCI 4314 | Practicum II | 3 |
| HSCI 4322 | Nutritional Assessment | 3 |
| Total Hours | 120-122 | |