Community Nutrition and Wellness Concentration, B.S.
Overview
Our dynamic program adapts to the changing field of nutrition. With a low student-to-faculty ratio, we offer personalized teaching, advising, and mentoring.
Our program offers:
- Service-learning opportunities, providing hands-on application of coursework.
- The Nutrition and Wellness concentration emphasizes the fundamentals of nutritional sciences, community nutrition, public health education, and kinesiology.
This concentration also prepares students for graduate studies in nutrition, public health education, and exercise and sport science.
Program Overview
Undergraduate Research & Honors
- All nutrition students have the opportunity to engage in undergraduate research with faculty and participate in community nutrition activities requested by the surrounding community
- Eligible students can conduct disciplinary honors projects
Community Engagement
- Many undergraduate courses have a community engagement component that affords students the opportunity to gain valuable experience
Professional Involvement
- Students may participate in the UNCG Nutrition Club
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- NC Dietetic Association
- NC Academy of Science
Potential Career Paths
- Advocacy
- Communications and Public Relations
- Cooperative Extension
- Education
- Employee Wellness
- Fitness Industry
- Food Industry
- Government
- Graduate Student
- Health Care
- Health Food Stores
- Hunger Relief Organizations
- WIC Nutritionist
- Public Health Officer
- Research
- Voluntary and Community Health Organizations
- Weight Reduction Specialist
Undergraduate Minor
A Minor in Nutrition can be beneficial to students pursuing an undergraduate degree in a scientific, clinical, or medical based field such as Kinesiology, Nursing, Public Health, etc.
The professors (at UNCG) have connections to almost every sphere in the nutrition world. Being able to go out into the field to help my community and learn how to apply the theory we learn in class to the professional world is invaluable.
Nicholas, Community Nutrition and Wellness B.S. Student
