Health and Nutrition Sciences
Mission
The mission of the Department of Health and Nutrition Services is to engage a diverse student body to prepare lifelong learners with academic skills and real-world experience in health education, public health, nutrition and food sciences. We foster leadership in our students as they prepare to enter and/or progress within the professional world; promote faculty scholarship that serves the community and advances our scientific disciplines; and involve students, faculty and community stakeholders in interdisciplinary collaborations to develop creative solutions to both persistent and emerging challenges in human nutrition and health. The Department enacts this mission adhering to ethical standards and practices and embracing social justice and culturally diverse perspectives on health and nutrition sciences.
Vision
The Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences will provide a novel and integrated approach to health education, public health, nutrition, food sciences, and food management, which will address local, national and global health and environmental issues. Our programs will provide future leaders with the skills and knowledge they will need to devise and implement strategies and policies to prevent leading and emerging health threats, reduce health and nutrition disparities, and promote multi-sector collaboration. The Department will be viewed as a leader in promoting optimal health and nutrition and developing state-of-the-art technologies in food science and management. The strong, vigorous and relevant academic and experimental programs will graduate highly-qualified professionals and serve as the leading resource for local and regional stakeholders seeking expertise in our scientific areas.
Overview
The Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences prepares students in educational theory, technology, research methods, the policy and practice of health, health and nutrition counseling, and administration. All programs include liberal arts and professional studies with an emphasis on clinical and field experience. By providing these tools, The Department prepares students to meet the demands of their future careers as well as graduate level education. Undergraduate majors include Health Education - Public Health, Nutrition and Food Science - Dietetics, Nutrition and Food Science - Food Management and Nutrition and Food Science - General. Graduate programs include the Master of Science in Nutrition and Food Science and the Master of Public Health with a concentration in Community Health Education. Minors include Public Health and Nutrition and Food Science.
The department prepares students within its major programs for careers in hospitals, nonprofit organizations, schools, clinics, food and pharmaceutical companies, restaurants, government agencies, and health and wellness facilities. The department also offers opportunities for study to students generally interested in human health or nutrition through its minor programs and popular general education courses. |
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