Coordinator
Margaret Voss, Undergraduate Program Director
561 White Hall
315.443.3853
mavoss@syr.edu
Description
Students pursuing programs in other areas of study may choose a minor in nutrition science. The minor program requires the completion of 19 credits.
Admission
To be admitted to the program, students must meet with the minor coordinator and file a declaration of minor form with their home college.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:
- Locate, interpret, evaluate, and use professional literature and information technologies, understand research designs, and statistical analysis methods, and integrate research principles into evidence-based practice.
- Demonstrate effective, assertive, and professional oral, written and advocacy/negotiation communication and documentation skills and use of current information technologies when communicating with individuals, groups and the public.
- Apply knowledge of the role of culture, environment, food, and lifestyle choices to develop interventions to affect change and enhance wellness in diverse individuals and groups
- Diagram and describe the role of macronutrient metabolism in the maintenance of health and prevention of disease
- Recall and diagram the role of vitamins and minerals in the maintenance of macronutrient metabolism for health and disease prevention.
