Applied 营养 Environmental 营养 Concentration
The environmental nutrition concentration in the newbb电子营养学专业 is for students interested in sustainability, 农业, wellness, and 食品政策 careers.
研究生s with the environmental nutrition concentration seek careers in nutrition, 食品政策, 农业, and government and non-government organizations that impact health and sustainability. 研究生s are also prepared for graduate study in a wide range of fields.
Also Earn 环境al Studies, 可持续性, and Resilience Certificate
The concentration’s curriculum also fulfills the requirements for earning an 本科 Certificate in Environmental Studies, 可持续性, and Resilience Certificate (CTESRC). The Environmental Studies 可持续性 and Resilience Certificate is an opportunity for students to earn recognition for taking a cross-section of environmentally themed courses from a variety of disciplines.
Get to 研究生 School Faster with the Accelerated 研究生 Pathway
Outstanding incoming environmental nutrition students — 3.5 high school GPA and a minimum 24 ACT (composite) or 1150 SAT (composite) — may enter the accelerated pathway. This pathway offers students early assurance into the Master of Science in Food and 营养 Sciences at newbb电子平台 and an opportunity to earn 7 graduate hours during their undergraduate studies.
The 程序 provides outstanding students the opportunity to earn a B.S. in Environmental 营养 with a Certificate in Environmental Studies, 可持续性, and Resiliency and early admission to the M.S. in Food and 营养 Sciences 程序. Students who have maintained a 3.3 or higher GPA over 60 credit hours with C or better grades in all required coursework, inclusive of 15 credit hours of nutrition coursework with B or better grades, enter the accelerated pathway and are assured entry into the M.S. 程序 upon conferral of the B.S. 学位.
See 学位 requirements for the Accelerated 研究生 Pathway in the official Academic Catalog.
Environmental 营养 Concentration Courses
See 学位 requirements for the Applied 营养 学位 in the official Academic Catalog.
In addition to their required 营养 courses, students complete a variety of environment-related courses across several departments:
- BIOS 2750 - Ecology in the 21st Century Credit Hours: 3
- CHEM 1205 - Survey of Chemistry for Health Sciences Credit Hours: 4
- CHEM 1205L - Survey of Chemistry for Health Sciences Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
- ECON 1030 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
- ECON 1040 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
- EH 2000 - Introduction to Environmental Health and Safety Credit Hours: 3
- EH 3040 - Environmental Health in Appalachia Credit Hours: 3
- ES 3620 - Environmental Science and Public Policy Credit Hours: 3
- ES 4910 - Environmental Studies Leadership Experience Credit Hours: 1 - 5
- GEOG 3330 - Appalachia: Land and People Credit Hours: 3
- NUTR 2400: Food and Health Credit Hours: 3
- NUTR 3920 - Field Experience in Culinary and Environmental 营养 Credit Hours: 4
- NUTR 4970 - Seminar in Environmental 营养 Credit Hours: 1
- PBIO 1030 - Plants and People Credit Hours: 3
Students also complete an upper-level Economics course plus an additional Geography course.