Nutritional Sciences

Minor

• Our Nutritional Sciences Program combines a well-rounded curriculum in nutrition with many opportunities for experiential learning in the Milwaukee community.
• You’ll benefit from small class sizes and personal attention from our dedicated faculty.
• You will gain hands-on experience developing and teaching food demos, nutrition classes, and nutrition programs to community, staff, and students on campus and in the community.
• Cooperative endeavors with UWM’s University Recreation, Athletics and academic programs enhance your experience.

What can you do with a Minor in Nutritional Sciences?

The Minor in Nutritional Sciences is a great fit for anyone working in or studying a field that has a relationship with food. It will enhance the credentials of anyone aspiring to work in:

• The food services or processing industry
• Nutrition and health
• Social work
• Nursing
• Medical fields (general)
• Education
• Any career where food is made, distributed and appreciated

Upon completion of the Minor in Nutritional Sciences, you will be able to…

• Describe the relationship between food and nutrients in human health and well-being;
• Discuss the function, physiology, dietary sources, and symptoms and consequences of deficiency and toxicity for macro- and micronutrients;
• Apply nutrition principles to the human life cycle: nutrient functions, needs, sources, and alterations during pregnancy, lactation, growth and development, maturation, and aging;
• Examine the multiple levels of influence (i.e., intrapersonal, interpersonal, institutional/organizational, community, political, and cultural) that shape food choice and eating behavior;
• Apply scientific principles of basic food chemistry in examining food’s physical aspects and preparation; and
• Apply biological and biochemical principles to the understanding of the human digestion and metabolism of macro- and micronutrients.

In order to be admitted to the Minor in Nutritional Sciences, you must meet the following admission criteria:

1. 2.5 Cumulative GPA;
2. Minimum grade of ‘C’ in the following Core Nutrition courses (or in progress):
   • NUTR 110 :Intro to Food Principles & Preparation
   • NUTR 235: Intro to Nutrition for Health Professions OR
     BMS 232: Intro to Nutrition
   • NUTR 240: Nutrition for Exercise & Wellness
   • NUTR 241: Why We Eat What We Eat: An Ecological Approach
3. Completion of the online application.

When the criteria are met and the application is accepted, you will be admitted to the Minor in Nutritional Sciences. Admission to the Minor is required to enroll in certain advanced Nutritional Sciences courses.

This curriculum is for students beginning the program on or after September 5, 2017. Please contact the program advisor if you started prior to 2017 for that curriculum.

• F, S, SU (fall, spring, summer) refers to semesters in which courses are taught.
• This list of courses may be modified by the Nutritional Sciences Program Committee as additional courses are developed.
• Class offerings are subject to change.

Core Courses (15 credits)

Advanced Courses

Select 6 credits from the following:

Due to the prerequisites for some of the advanced nutrition courses, you will need to have completed the following scientific foundations courses:

Graduation

To be awarded the Minor in Nutritional Sciences you must:

1. Maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA;
2. Complete the 21 credits of coursework with no grade lower than a “C”;
3. Satisfy the published prerequisites for all selected courses.

The academic advisor for the Minor in Nutritional Sciences assists you with the development of career goals and the selection of appropriate courses to further those goals.

A minor in Nutritional Sciences pairs well with these majors:

• Pre-medicine
• Pre-physical therapy
• Kinesiology
• Biomedical Sciences
• Nursing
• Biological Sciences
• Communication Sciences & Disorders
• Occupational Science & Technology
• Education
• Dance
• Journalism, advertising, and media studies