Dietetics
Bachelor of Science
Coursework Location(s)
Main/Tucson
Online - Arizona Online
Online - Global Direct
Yuma
Areas of Interest
- Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
- Communication, Journalism & Public Relations
- Education & Human Development
- Biological & Biomedical Science
- Health, Nutrition & Fitness
Are you passionate about your health? Do you want to help others live a healthy lifestyle? Pursue a degree that turns your interests into a rewarding career. The Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Sciences provides an interdisciplinary approach to learning about food, nutritional therapies and optimal well-being. The program offers two areas of study. Students who opt for the Nutrition emphasis start with a strong science core - biology, chemistry, anatomy - and then tailor the coursework to their interests. For example, students who wish to pursue graduate school in the medical, dental or physical therapy fields take additional math and science classes; other students incorporate accounting, economics and food services studies to prepare for careers in food and nutritional management.
Learning Outcomes
Effectively communicate diet and nutrition information/knowledge to diverse populations Apply scientific evidence, best practices, and professional judgment when evaluating food- and nutrition-related problems Identify alterations in nutrition metabolism and its implications on health and disease Utilize food science and culinary principles in food preparation to recognize how knowledge of food can influence nutritional status.
Sample Courses
- NSC 315: Sports Nutrition
- NSC 410: Applied Nutrition & Disease
- NSC 475: Nutrigenomics
Career Fields
- Communications
- Education
- Food and nutrition management
- Healthcare
- Public health
- Community nutrition
- Food science
Level of Math
LEVEL OF SECOND LANGUAGE
Pre-major Required?
NO
Sample Plans 2020 - Dietetics
First Year
1st Semester
Credits
ENGL 101 First-Year Composition
3.00
MATH
3.00
NSC 101 Introduction to Human Nutrition
3.00
NSC 396A Survey of Nutrition Careers
1.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
First Semester Second Language
4.00
2nd Semester
Credits
ENGL 102 First-Year Composition
3.00
NSC 225 Foundational Skills in Nutritional Sciences
2.00
Statistics
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
Second Semester Second Language
4.00
Second Year
3rd Semester
Credits
CHEM 151 General Chemistry I
4.00
NSC 301 Nutrition and the Life Cycle
3.00
NSC 260 Nutrition Communication and Scientific Literacy
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
4th Semester
Credits
CHEM 152 General Chemistry II
4.00
PSIO 202 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
4.00
NSC 395A Experiential Learning
2.00
Flexible Nutrition Emphasis Elective
3.00
Tier II General Education
3.00
Third Year
5th Semester
Credits
CHEM 241A Lectures in Organic Chemistry
3.00
NSC 351R Fundamentals of Food Science
3.00
MCB 181R Introductory Biology I
3.00
MCB 181L Introductory Biology I Lab
1.00
Flexible Nutrition Emphasis Elective
3.00
Flexible Nutrition Emphasis Elective
3.00
6th Semester
Credits
CHEM 241B Lectures in Organic Chemistry
3.00
NSC 308 Nutrition and Metabolism
3.00
Microbiology
4.00
Flexible Nutrition Emphasis Elective
3.00
Tier II General Education
3.00
Fourth Year
7th Semester
Credits
BIOC 385 Metabolic Biochemistry
3.00
NSC 408 Nutritional Biology
3.00
Flexible Nutrition Emphasis Elective
3.00
Flexible Nutrition Emphasis Elective
3.00
Flexible Nutrition Emphasis Elective
3.00
Tier II General Education
3.00
8th Semester
Credits
BIOC 384 Foundations in Biochemistry
3.00
NSC 410 Applied Nutrition and Disease
3.00
Flexible Nutrition Emphasis Elective
3.00
Flexible Nutrition Emphasis Elective
3.00
Flexible Nutrition Emphasis Elective
3.00