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Nutrition B.S.

If you want to become a registered dietitian, this is where you start.
Students in a classroom listening to a guest lecture.
Sport nutrition expert Leslie Bonci addresses nutrition class ahead of her evening lecture for the annual Ann Selkowitz Litt Distinguished Speaker Series.

About this Program

  • Gain skills that prepare you for careers in a wide variety of opportunities in clinical, community, food service management, corporate, government and educational settings.
  • Take the first steps toward becoming a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN).
  • Join the student-run Nutrition Education and Promotion Association, bringing together students interested in nutrition and working to promote healthy changes in the community.
  • Volunteer in one of our partner nutrition-related programs via the Shaw Center for Public and Community Service: Books & Cooks, Food Busters, or Cooking on the Hillside.
  • Choose to study small-quantity food preparation and food science in an experimental food laboratory kitchen.

Program Information

Degree Type

Major

Outcome

B.S.

Modality

In-person

College or School

Career Path

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David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics

Falk College academic degree programs focus on holistic health and wellbeing, human performance, and sport business enterprise. The college’s signature emphasis on experiential learning supports student success through intentional internship requirements, faculty-mentored research projects, immersion travel, and global study abroad. At every stage of their education, Falk College students engage in meaningful work to advance their disciplines and careers.
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Curriculum

The nutrition program includes coursework in:

  • Sciences: chemistry, biology, anatomy, physiology and biochemistry.
  • Food: safety, science, systems and meal management.

Students also study nutrition in the health and lifespan, clinical nutrition therapy, community nutrition, nutrition education and counseling.

The Department of Nutrition and Food Studies offers two bachelor of science (B.S.) degrees. In the Nutrition B.S. (Dietetics), students prepare to work in a variety of health and health promotion fields, many as registered dietitians. In the Nutrition Science B.S., students study the biological and physical sciences to prepare for postgraduate work in medicine, dentistry, education or health care, or to work for major food or pharmaceutical companies.

Extracurricular Opportunities

Study Abroad

Study Abroad

Broaden your perspective and enhance your resume with a study abroad experience during your college years. Consistently ranked among the top 25 international education providers in the U.S.,  Syracuse Abroad has more than 100 programs in 60 countries. 

Nutrition science and dietetics students most often go abroad to Syracuse’s centers in Florence, Italy; London, England; and Madrid, Spain. Students have also studied at World Partner programs CEA Prague; SIT India: Public Health, Gender, and Community Action; and the University of Queensland.

Summer programs of interest may include South Africa Immersion: A Global Health Education Experience; and Mediterranean Food and Culture: An Italian Experience (Florence).

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