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Minor
Nutrition and Dietetics

Undergraduates enrolled in other majors and schools at New York University are welcome to minor in Nutrition. This 16-credit minor provides you with a basic understanding of nutrition for healthy living. If you wish to declare the minor, please meet with an academic advisor to enroll in restricted courses and discuss course selection.

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Degree Details

Official Degree Title

Minor in Nutrition

Format
Full-time or Part-time
Credits
16

What You'll Learn

The 16-credit minor in Nutrition and Dietetics allows you to explore the role of nutrition in healthy living through coursework in food science, health and nutrition, human physiology, diet assessment, and additional electives. You’ll gain a nuanced understanding of the basic science and theoretical and applied aspects of nutrition and dietetics, emerging with the skills to make and encourage informed choices about nutrition.

Program Requirements

Course Title Credits
Required Courses
NUTR-UE 85Intro to Foods and Food Science3
NUTR-UE 119Nutrition and Health3
NUTR-UE 1068Introduction to Human Physiology4
NUTR-UE 1260Diet Assessment and Planning 1,23
Elective Options
Select one of the following:3
NUTR-UE 1064
Nutritional Biochemistry 1,2,3
NUTR-UE 1209
Community Nutrition 4
NUTR-UE 1269
Nutrition and Life Cycle 2,3,4
Total Credits16
1

Prerequisite: NUTR-UE 119 Nutrition and Health

2

Prerequisite: NUTR-UE 1068 Introduction to Human Physiology or equivalent

3

Prerequisite: CHEM-UA 210 Principles of Organic and Biological Chemistry and Laboratory or equivalent

4

Co-requisite: NUTR-UE 1260 Diet Assessment and Planning

College of Arts & Science students may take BIOL-UA 12 Principles of Biology II in place of NUTR-UE 1068 Introduction to Human Physiology.

Nursing students may take NURSE-UN 70 Anatomy & Physiology in place of NUTR-UE 1068 Introduction to Human Physiology.

Questions 

If you have any additional questions about our degree, please feel free to contact Domingo Piñero at domingo.pinero@nyu.edu.

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Nutrition and Food Studies

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New York, NY 10003
Phone: 212-998-5580
Email: nutrition@nyu.edu

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