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BSc(NutrSc): Major in Nutrition

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The BSc (NutrSc) Nutrition Major is a 90-credit undergraduate degree. At its core, it deals with how diet and nutrition affect human health and disease risk. It offers you exciting opportunities to specialize in one of 5 concentrations, to incorporate research experience, travel for field studies, or a Minor in your program. *It does not lead to professional licensure as a Dietitian/Nutritionist (offered by the Dietetics Major). However, it is excellent preparation for many careers including medical school, veterinary school and other professional schools, for graduate school, or for work in the food, pharma or other industry, government or NGO, or global health organizations.

Concentrations

The BSC (NutrSc) offers you the possibilty to specialize in one of four concentrations:

Food Function and Safety

This concentration covers many aspects of human nutrition and the impact of food on health.  It offers a core emphasis on the scientific fundamentals of nutrition and metabolism throughout the lifespan. The specialization on food ranges from health effects of phytochemicals and food toxicants, food chemistry and analysis, food safety, product development and influence of constituents of food on health. Graduates are qualified for careers in pharmaceutical and/or food industries, government laboratories, the health science communications field, and national or international food support programs. Graduates often continue on to graduate studies preparing for careers in food science, research, medicine, and dentistry or as specialists in nutrition.

Global Nutrition

This concentration covers many aspects of human nutrition and food and their impact health and society at the community, and international level.  It offers a core emphasis on the scientific fundamentals of nutrition and metabolism throughout the lifespan. The specialization in global nutrition emphasizes the importance of the interaction of nutrition, diet, water, environment and infection. Graduates are qualified for careers in national and international governmental and non-governmental food and health agencies, in world development programs, in the food sector, and the health science communications field. Graduates often continue on to graduate studies preparing for careers in public health, epidemiology, research, medicine, and dentistry or as specialists in nutrition.

Sports Nutrition

This concentration covers many aspects of human nutrition and physical activity on health.  It offers a core emphasis on the scientific fundamentals of nutrition, metabolism and physiology throughout the lifespan. This specialization integrates the influence of exercise, and physical activity on health and chronic disease prevention. Graduates are qualified for careers in pharmaceutical and/or food industries, government laboratories, the health science communications field, and national or international food support programs. Graduates often continue on to graduate studies preparing for careers in research, education, medicine, and dentistry or as specialists in nutrition.

Metabolism, Health and Disease

This Major offers a core emphasis on the scientific fundamentals of nutrition and metabolism throughout the lifespan from the molecular to the organismal level. This concentration emphasizes the influence of diet and nutrition on human health and the pathophysiology of inherited and acquired chronic disease. The links of nutrigenomics, nutrigenetics, and biotechnology with human health and regulation of metabolism are explored.