Family Consumer and Nutritional Science

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Food and Nutrition: Business

This concentration prepares students for a variety of business careers: writing about food, test kitchen opportunities, product development, and quality control. Students pursuing careers in these areas will need a strong background in science as well as business. Extensive food laboratory experiences provide students with knowledge of ingredient functionality in various food systems. This broad background prepares students well for positions in the food industry or graduate education. Internships are required as part of this major.

Required major courses:
FSNU 2200 Food, Nutrition, & You
or
FSNU 3000 Nutrition
FSNU 2660 Intercultural Foods: Western 2 Cr*
FSNU 2670 Intercultural Foods: Eastern 2 Cr* *offered alternate years
FSNU 2900 Food Science
FSNU 4210 Experimental Foods
FSNU 4250 Issues in the American & World Food Supply
FSNU 4600 Internship
or
FSNU 4950 Independent Study

Required supporting work:
CHEM 1010 General Chemistry
or
CHEM 1110, 1120, 2010, 2020, 4400 or BIOL 3400
BIOL 2200 Microbiology
BIOL 2520 Human Anatomy & Physiology II
ECON 2610 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 2620 Principles of Macroeconomics
PSYC 1001 General Psychology
PSHC 2050 Statistics or equivalent


Choose 12 Credits from the following classes:
ACCT 2110 Financial Accounting
ACCT 2130 Managerial Accounting
MKTG 2300 Introduction to Marketing 2 Cr
SALE 2330 Introduction to Selling 2 Cr
MGMT 2400 Principles of Management
BADM 3050 Management Communications
SALE 3370 Professional Sales: Customer Centered Selling
BUSI 3650 Business Law
MKTG 4300 Advanced Marketing

Choose 12 Credits from the Following:
FSNU 2990 Topics
FSNU 3250 Sports Nutrition
FSNU 3500 Foodservice Systems Management
FSNU 3550 Financial Management & Foodservice Design
FSNU 3600 Foodservice Operations Management
FSNU 4200 Community Nutrition 2 Cr
FSNU 4220 Sensory Evaluation
FSNU 4300 Advanced Nutrition
FSNU 4350 Medical Nutrition Therapy I
FSNU 4400 Medical Nutrition Therapy II
FSNU 4950 Independent Study
EDUC 3770 Educational Methods in Dietetics & Nutrition

General requirements:
History
Literature
Fine Arts
Foreign Language (3)
Theology/Philosophy (3)
Reflective Woman
Global Search for Justice
Exercise Science Activities (2)
Writing Intensive Courses (4)
Math (stats)

Choose one of the following courses:
COMM 1030 Public Speaking
COMM 2020 Interpersonal Communication
COMM 2090 Small Group Communication
COMM 3100 Intercultural Communication

For course descriptions please see the academic catalog at the following website. http://minerva.stkate.edu/academiccatalog.nsf/Baccalaureate?OpenForm