Minors - Nutritional Sciences
Program Description
The Nutrition minor consists of 19 credits. It provides a means to enhance the food and nutritional knowledge base for students in other related fields. A Nutrition minor may increase your marketability infields that are not health related. Read an interview with Ka keung Ng, a business major and nutrition minor student.
For more information, contact Judie Pfiffner, MS, RD, CD at jpfiffne@uwsp.edu .
Curriculum
*Required CoursesClass |
Title |
Credits |
| Food & Nutrition 106 | Principles of Food Preparation | 3 |
| Food & Nutrition 151 | Contemporary Nutrition | 2 |
| Food & Nutrition 253 | Introduction to Nutrition and Nutrient Metabolism | 3 |
| Food & Nutrition 357 | Ecology of Foods | 3 |
| Food & Nutrition 373 | Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle | 3 |
| Food & Nutrition 393 | Educational Techniques in Dietetics | 2 |
| or Family and Consumer Science 390 | Adult Education | 2-3 |
| or Health Promotion/Wellness 300 | Health Promotion/Protection Programming: Design, Techniques, and Resources | 2-3 |
*Elect three (3) additional credits from the following courses.
Class |
Title |
Credits |
| Human Development 261 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| Human Development 265 | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| Health Promotion/Wellness 304 | Behavior Change Facilitation | 3 |
| Psychology 480 | Behavior Modification | 3 |
| Sociology 315 | Group Dynamics | 3 |