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Nutrition (BS)

Help support and promote healthy living through nutrition education.

Where It Is Offered
Commerce
Duration 4 Years
Total Credit Hours 120 credit hours

Our diet and nutrition status can significantly impact our quality of life. As a nutrition professional with the knowledge and skills earned through a bachelor's degree in Nutrition, you can assist others in reducing the risk of chronic disease through nutrition education and behavior change.

You will discover the science of nutrition, learn the methods of nutrition assessment and therapy, gain nutrition education and counseling techniques and practice food-service management skills.

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What You Will Learn

A bachelor's degree in Nutrition offers the opportunity to:

  • Discover the science of nutrition through hands-on labs
  • Experience learning at a variety of sites on campus and in the community, including:
    • Sports nutrition
    • Campus dining
    • Campus recreation
    • Food banks
    • School or hospital food service
  • Promote healthy eating and lifestyle practices
  • Pursue a variety of careers within the health and nutrition field

Featured Courses

Food Preparation NUTR 201

Explore scientific principles and fundamentals of food preparation with practical application through a combination of lecture and hands on cooking labs.

Nutritional Physiology HHPH 336

Expand on foundational nutritional concepts of physiological and metabolic processes involved in processing nutrients. Topics range from gaining understanding of the organs involved in digestion, to the biochemical processes that transform nutrients for cellular utilization. Furthermore, the course discusses nomenclature methodology for major macronutrients.

Nutrition Education and Counseling NUTR 340

This course explores the application of current theories and techniques of counseling and education to the field of nutrition and dietetics. Topics covered will include practical application of communication techniques, client-centered counseling methods, motivational interviewing, group counseling learning theories and behavior change techniques and factors affecting eating patterns.

View Full Curriculum In The University Catalog
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Course Delivery

Designed for full-time students, our program offers in-person and blended classes on the main campus in Commerce.

Careers

Gain the recognition you deserve by earning your bachelor's degree in nutrition. Our program opens many opportunities within the community.

Career Possibilities and Current Median Salaries

Nutritionist
$66,450
School Nutrition/Foodservice
$61,310
Corporate Wellness
$59,990
Health Coaching
$59,990

US DOL Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2022

WE are here to help!

Kaylie Campbell, MS, RDN, CSSD, LD Instructor and Performance Dietitian

Contact Us

  • P.O. Box 3011
  • Commerce, TX 75429-3011
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