Nutrition Minor

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Banner Code: NUTR

College: College of Health and Human Services
Department: Nutrition and Food Studies

The minor in nutrition is intended to increase knowledge of nutrition issues for students from all disciplines. Students who may be interested in completing the minor include those pursuing degrees related to nutrition, health, and education. This minor is not equivalent to the registered dietitian license and does not provide a license to practice therapeutic nutrition.

Minor Requirements

Students are required to take an introductory nutrition course such as NUTR 295 - Introduction to Nutrition before beginning course work in the nutrition minor. To complete the minor, students are required to pass 15 credits of undergraduate course work. At least 6 credits must be completed at Mason, and no more than 3 credits of C- or D in the minor are accepted.

Students should consult the Academic Policies section of this catalog for more information on the university-wide requirements for minors.

Required Courses (12 credits)

NUTR 420 - Strategies for Nutrition Education Credits: 3
NUTR 421 - Community Nutrition Credits: 3
NUTR 422 - Nutrition throughout the Life Cycle Credits: 3
NUTR 423 - Nutrition and Chronic Illnesses Credits: 3

Note

NUTR 466 can be used to substitute for either NUTR 420 or NUTR 421 .

Elective (3 credits)

Students should select from the following list or get advisor approval:

CHEM 102 - Introduction to Organic, Biochemical, Pharmacological, and Fuel Chemistry Credits: 3
CHEM 463 - General Biochemistry I Credits: 4
NUTR 466 - Nutrition and Weight Management: Obesity, Anorexia, and Bulimia Credits: 3
NUTR 583 - Food and Culture Credits: 3
GCH 412 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology Credits: 3
GCH 360 - Health and Environment Credits: 3
GCH 411 - Health Program Planning and Evaluation Credits: 3
GCH 205 - Global Health Credits: 3
PSYC 231 - Social Psychology Credits: 3
PSYC 211 - Developmental Psychology Credits: 3

Total: 15 credits

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