The Certificate is a total of 18 credit hours comprised of several food and society related themes and nutrition courses. Students must complete:
- An introductory Nutrition class
- 15 hours of coursework from a minimum of two of the themes below
General requirements:
- No more than 9 credit hours in a single theme may be applied toward the certificate
- 9 credit hours must be completed at the upper-division level
- All coursework must be completed with a C- or better
Introductory Nutrition class:
Complete one of the following:
- NTR 306
- NTR 312 (Please note: NTR 112L is a required co-requisite for NTR 312)
- NTR 312H
Theme classes:
Complete 15 credit hours from at least two of the following themes:
*A maximum of 9 credit hours can be used from a single theme.*
Nutrition and Health Theme
- NTR 307 Introductory Food Science
- NTR 315 Nutrition through the Life Cycle
- NTR 218 + 118L Assessment of Nutritional Status and Assessment of Nutritional Status Laboratory
- NTR 330 Nutrition Education and Counseling
- NTR 321 International Nutrition: The Developing World
- NTR 334 Foodservice Systems Management
- NTR 353 Field Experience in International Nutrition
- NTR 365 (Topic 4: Obesity and Metabolic Health)
- SOC 308S Introduction to Health and Society
- N 309 Global Health
Culture and History Theme
- NTR 316 Culture and Food
- AMS 370 (Topic 26: American Food)
- ANT 307 Culture and Communication
- ANS 379 (Topic 7: Cuisine and Culture in Asia)
- CC 340 (Topic 6: Food, Health, and Culture in the Ancient Mediterranean)
- CC 348 (Topic 14: Ancient Greek Medicine)
Politics, Economics and Environment Theme
- NTR 331 International Nutrition: Social and Environmental Policies
- NTR 332, Community Nutrition
- GRG 331K Cultural Ecology
- GRG 344K Global Food, Farming, and Hunger
- GRG 339K Environment, Development, and Food Production
- GOV 370L (Topic 21: Politics of Food in America)
- MNS 308 Humans and a Changing Ocean
- MNS 367K Human Exploration and Exploitation of the Sea
Restrictions:
Students also seeking the Bachelor of Science in Nutrition may count a maximum of six hours in nutrition toward the Food and Society certificate.
BSA students on the 2016-2018 and later catalogs: At least one course must come from outside of major coursework. Overlap is permitted with core curriculum; flags; Language, Arts, and Culture section; and major requirements.
BSA students on the 2014-2016 catalog: A MAXIMUM of 3 credit hours of major coursework may overlap with a transcript-recognized certificate. Overlap is permitted with core curriculum, flags, and major requirements. Overlap is PROHIBITED with the Language, Arts, and Culture requirements.
Catalog checklists:
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