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Oct 31, 2025
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2020-2021 Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Nutrition, B.S. - Nutrition and Wellness
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The USJ Nutrition and Public Health Department offers two tracks. One prepares a student for a dietetic internship (didactic) and this second one will prepare a student to work in the arena of wellness and community as a nutrition educator.
These professionals work with a variety of populations such as pregnant women and their children in a Women Infants and Children nutrition program, Head Start, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and food programs including school nutrition programs. The emphasis is on preventative nutrition, education and wellness.
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Program outcomes
The student will: - Become an effective food and nutrition professional in a variety of settings
- Use critical thinking skills to locate, analyze and evaluate health, food and nutrition information
- Interpret and present food, nutrition and health-related research in a variety of professional and public forums
- Establish collegial relationships through effective communication, collaboration and problem-solving skills
- Develop life-long learning behaviors to remain current in her/his area of professional expertise
Degree requirements (61 credits)
Required courses (35 credits)
Required supporting coursework (26 credits)
Students who take a semester of Anatomy and Physiology do NOT need to take Human Biology. |
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