Nutrition

THE NUTRITION MINOR IS IDEAL FOR ALL MAJORS - PARTICULARLY HEALTH SCIENCE, NURSING, EDUCATION, EXERCISE SCIENCE, SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHOLOGY, AND BUSINESS MAJORS. IT ENHANCES CAREER PROSPECTS, AND GIVES YOU THE KNOWLEDGE YOU NEED TO PROMOTE HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES FOR YOURSELF AND OTHERS.

 

A nutrition minor expands your education, career prospects, and well-being. Courses explore how nutrition impacts weight management, disease prevention, community health, and cultural behaviors. You'll gain valuable skills to integrate nutritional knowledge into your field.

PROGRAM BENEFITS 

  • Comprehensive Knowledge: Gain a thorough understanding of nutrition science and how nutrients affect health throughout life stages.
  • Career Enhancement: Become more competitive in fields like health coaching, fitness, and public health with specialized knowledge.
  • Practical Skills: Meal planning, dietary assessment, and nutrition counseling skills can benefit individuals and families, improving lifestyle behaviors within families and cultures for generations.
  • Interdisciplinary Application: Integrate nutritional knowledge across other areas of study like biology, coaching, policy, psychology, and exercise science to enhance understanding and application across various health fields.
  • Health Promotion: Learn strategies to promote healthy eating behaviors.
  • Personal Impact: Make informed dietary choices for personal, life-long health.

Requirements

Graduation Requirements


Minor

A minor in nutrition allows students to get a more in-depth understanding of nutritional concepts, adding value to their major field and increasing potential employability. In addition to the general nutrition course, students will take courses exploring nutritional needs at various life stages, issues surrounding body image and weight management, the ways in which nutrition impacts disease, public health nutritional approaches, and cultural aspects of health and nutrition.

Total Program Credits: 18

Requirements:

  • Admission into a bachelor's degree program at UVU.
  • Completion of discipline core and electives with a C- grade or higher.
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