Foods and Nutrition: Science Nutrition/ Pre-Med
Students pursuing this concentration intend to go to graduate school. There are very few jobs in this area with a four-year degree. Students wishing to pursue this option should take as much science or social science preparatory work as possible, including courses from calculus, physics, biology, and additional chemistries.
Students pursuing this area can study food science or nutrition science in graduate school. The basic preparation in the physical sciences gives the background necessary to embark on an in-depth study of questions such as the fundamental health or toxicological effects of dietary components, basic aspects of food structure and effects of food processing, or factors critical to food safety.
Students may also choose this option as a way to seek medical, dental, or pharmacy school admission. In order to complete the requirements for the pre-professional programs, students should check the requirements for the particular program they wish to pursue. A foods and nutrition background is ideal for the professional studies as the background is very useful for the practioner.
Required major courses:
FSNU 2900 Food Science
FSNU 3000 Nutrition
FSNU 4210 Experimental Foods* 2cr
FSNU 425 Issues in the American & World Food Supply* 2cr
FSNU 4300 Advanced Nutrition
FSNU 4350 Medical Nutrition Therapy I
FSNU 4400 Medical Nutrition Therapy II 2cr
FSNU 460- Internship AND/OR
FSNU 4950 Independent Study
Choose 4 Credits from:
FSNU 2660 Intercultural Foods: Western* 2cr
FSNU 2670 Intercultural Foods: Eastern* 2cr
FSNU 3250 Sports Nutrition* 2cr
FSNU 4200 Community Nutrition* 2cr
FSNU 4750 Practicum 2cr
EDUC 3770 Educational Methods in Dietetics and Nutrition
Required supporting courses:
BIOL 1210, 1220 General Biology
BIOL 2200 Microbiology
BIOL 2520 Human Anatomy & Physiology II
CHEM 1110 General Chemistry I
CHEM 1120 General Chemistry II
CHEM 2010 Organic Chemistry I w/lab
CHEM 2020 Organic Chemistry II w/lab
CHEM 4400 Biochemistry w/lab
or
BIOL 3400 Principles of Metabolism: Applied Biochemistry
MATH 1130 Calculus (Some require MATH 1140)
PSYC 1001 General Psychology
PSYH 2025 Lifespan Developmental Psychology
PSHC 2050 Statisical Methods in Psych or equivalent
PHIL 3400 Biomedical Ethics
PHYS 1080, 1090 Physics for Health Sciences I, II OR
PHYS 1110, 1120 Introductory Physics I, II
General requirements:
History
Literature
Fine Arts
Foreign Language (2)
Theology/Philosophy (2)
Reflective Woman
Global Search for Justice
Exercise Science Activities (2)
Writing Intensive Courses (4)
Math (Stats)
For course descriptions please see the academic catalog at the following website. http://minerva.stkate.edu/academiccatalog.nsf/Baccalaureate?OpenForm
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