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Nutrition (Minor)

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The nutrition minor will provide you with a strong background in nutrition as related to your major field of study. This minor is especially suited to healthcare fields, including careers working with eating disorders, teaching, coaching, and journalism.

Degrees & Offerings
  • Minor
Location
  • Bloomsburg
  • Lock Haven
  • Mansfield
Department
College
Program Contact
Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Nutrition
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Benefits of a Nutrition Minor

The nutrition minor will provide you with a strong background in nutrition as related to your major field of study.

It’s a flexible minor that complements many majors, especially those majoring in biology or chemistry or preparing for pre-health and other pre-professional disciplines. The nutrition minor provides a solid foundation in the applied science of nutrition with elements of basic food systems, disease prevention, and public health policy.

It’s also beneficial to those majoring in business and liberal arts programs who are interested in fields involving nutritional sciences, such as wellness consulting, eating disorders and dietary assistance, and food service management.

Students interested in the nutrition minor should consult their advisor for information on course requirements.

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Courses and Curriculum

Nutrition Minor Requirements

  • 19 credits required for minor completion
  • Students should meet with their academic advisor each semester and use Degree Works to monitor their individual progress toward completion of the minor.

Minor Requirements

Student Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

  1. Describe the functions of nutrients in the health of humans.
  2. Distinguish between healthy and diseased states as they relate to nutrient intake.

Program Goals

  1. Promote nutrition knowledge among non-nutrition majors
  2. Promote basic knowledge of foods among non-nutrition majors

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