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Nutrition and Food Studies

The Nutrition and Food Studies major is grounded in the liberal arts and sciences. It offers specialized courses that integrate food studies, nutrition, and health as well as extensive opportunities for real world learning through internships.

Your advisor is Hannah Davis.

Whether your major is Nutrition and Food Studies or one of the combined majors in Global Public Health/Nutrition or Global Public Health/Food Studies, your first year curriculum will look like this (all terms and sessions are required):

Spring Term

For Nutrition and Dietetics and Global Public Health Nutrition students:

Intro to Food and Food Science (3 credits)

Modern Chemistry (5)

Writing the Essay (4)

New Student Seminar (0)

Food & Identity OR Core/Liberal Arts Elective/Public Health course (4)


For Food Studies and Global Public Health Food Studies students:

Intro to Food and Food Science (3)

Food and Identity (4)

Writing the Essay (4)

New Student Seminar (0)

Core/Liberal Arts Elective/Public Health course (4)

Summer Terms I and II

For Nutrition and Dietetics and Global Public Health Nutrition students:

Advanced College Essay (4)

Nutrition and Health (3)

Choose two of the following:
Food Microbiology or Food Science and Technology (3)

Introduction to Psychology (4)

Core/Liberal Arts Elective/Public Health course (4)

For Food Studies and Global Public Health Food Studies students:

Advanced College Essay (4)

Food Studies elective (4)

Nutrition and Health (3)

Core/Liberal Arts Elective/Public Health course (4)