Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Nutrition Major, BS in Health and Human Sciences - Community Nutrition Concentration


The Nutrition major is designed for students interested in basic, applied, and community nutrition sciences, and students are able to pursue one of three concentrations: The Biomedical Nutrition Science Concentration, the Community Nutrition Concentration, and the Dietetics Concentration. Each concentration includes a foundation in the basic sciences and introductory nutrition coursework which is built upon through advanced concentration-specific coursework, including nutrient metabolism, nutrition in disease prevention and treatment, elements of community nutrition, and interpretation of nutrition research literature. Students pursuing the Community Nutrition Concentration are trained in competencies needed to become a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and to work in the community in a variety of roles, such as nutrition educators, WIC nutritionists, health and wellness coaches, and worksite wellness program coordinators, and in a variety of settings, such as public health departments, community agencies, and Extension programs. Individuals with CHES certifications are commonly employed in healthcare, government, university, business, community/non-profit, and K-12 education settings. For qualified students, the Department of Nutrition offers a 5-year BS/MS accelerated degree program with a major in Nutrition and a concentration in Community Nutrition. Interested students should see the section of the catalog specific to this program or see the Nutrition program information in the Graduate Catalog. This can lead to the Public Health Minor , but the student must declare it.

Campus


Knoxville

uTrack Requirements


Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students.

Term 1


Credit Hours 16


Term 1 Milestone Notes


  • 2.6 cumulative GPA

Term 2


Credit Hours 16


Term 2 Milestone Notes


Term 3


  • 3 Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours

Credit Hours 14


Term 3 Milestone Notes


Term 4


  • 3 Unrestricted Elective 2 Credit Hours

Credit Hours 14


Term 4 Milestone Notes


Credit Hours 15


Term 5 Milestone Notes


Term 6


  • 3 Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours

Credit Hours 16


Term 6 Milestone Notes


  • At the completion of term 6 – Students meeting eligibility requirements may apply for the 5-year BS/MS program to pursue the acceptance/tracking into M. S. Program in Nutrition, Community Nutrition Concentration.
  • The form “Nutrition Conditional Admission Accelerated Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Programs” must be submitted to the Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Nutrition by May 1 of the junior year.

Term 7


  • 7 Professional Elective 3 Credit Hours
  • 7 Professional Elective 2 Credit Hours

Credit Hours 15


Term 7 Milestone Notes


  • No milestones

Term 8


  • 7 Professional Elective 3 Credit Hours
  • 7 Professional Elective 3 Credit Hours
  • 7 Professional Elective 3 Credit Hours

Credit Hours 14


Term 8 Milestone Notes


  • No milestones

Total Credit Hours 120


Footnotes


  1. Select courses from the Volunteer Core * list.  
  2. Select any Quantitative Reasoning * course from the Volunteer Core * list that is not already required for the major.
  3. Select any courses not already required for the major.
  4. Select from PUBH 215 , PUBH 315 , PUBH 330 , PUBH 336 , PUBH 340 , PUBH 350 , PUBH 400 , PUBH 401 , PUBH 420 , PUBH 430 , PUBH 440 .
  5. Must be taken at UTK.
  6. Directed study with a faculty member in Public Health Nutrition for 6 hours per week in Term 6 and 9 hours per week in Terms 7 and 8.
  7. Professional Electives (14 credit hours): Choose from the list of Professional Electives in Nutrition (below) and/or complete coursework in any of the Suggested Focus Areas (below). Students may choose to complete a minor in any of the suggested focus areas or may take selected courses across the focus areas to fulfill the 14-hour requirement. Professional Electives in Nutrition: NUTR 311 , NUTR 314 *, NUTR 415 *, NUTR 416 *, NUTR 450 . Unrestricted electives may be used to fulfill prerequisites. Suggested Focus Areas: Agricultural Leadership; Business; Communication Studies; Child and Family Studies; Culinary Arts; Food and Agriculture Business; Food Science; Journalism and Electronic Media; One Health; Psychology; Public Policy Analytics; Retail and Consumer Sciences; Sustainability; Social Justice; Tourism and Hospitality Management.
    Courses approved from these Suggested Focus Areas: ACCT 200 ; AGNR 101 , AGNR 180 , AGNR 217 , and AGNR 480 ; ALEC 102 , ALEC 150 , ALEC 202 , ALEC 211 , ALEC 303 , ALEC 340 , ALEC 441 , ALEC 450 , ALEC 483 , and ALEC 485 ; ANSC 150 ; AREC 201 , AREC 212 , AREC 270 , AREC 342 , AREC 345 , AREC 350 , and AREC 470 ; HBS 101 *, HBS 481 , and HBS 482 ; BIOL 105 ; BUAD 202 ; CCI 150 ; HDFS 210 , HDFS 211 , HDFS 213 , HDFS 220 , HDFS 240 , HDFS 320 *, IEC 330 *, HDFS 345 , HDFS 360 , and HDFS 385 ; CMST 235 , CMST 250 , CMST 312 , CMST 342 , CMST 410 , CMST 412 , CMST 414 , CMST 416 , CMST 419 , CMST 426 , CMST 429 , CMST 442 , CMST 444 , CMST 446 , and CMST 449 ; ECON 201 , ECON 211 , ECON 311 , ECON 331 , ECON 362 , ECON 381 , ECON 421 , ECON 436 , ECON 441 , ECON 471 , and ECON 472 ; EEB 306  and EEB 450 ; EPP 123 , EPP 201 , EPP 313 , EPP 410 , EPP 411 , and EPP 425 ; ESS 110 , ESS 220 , ESS 454 , and ESS 462 ; FDSC 100 , FDSC 150 , FDSC 241 , FDSC 410  (or FDSC 418 ), and FDSC 421  (or FDSC 428 ); FINC 300 ; FORS 335  and FORS 422 ; FWF 250 , FWF 320 , and FWF 420 ; GEOG 204 , GEOG 206 , GEOG 333 , GEOG 345 , GEOG 346 , GEOG 430 , GEOG 433 , GEOG 436 , GEOG 443 , GEOG 446 , and GEOG 451 ; EEPS 202S *, EEPS 206 *, EEPS 454 , EEPS 456 ; HIAF 480 ; HIAF 480 ; HIEU 430  and HIEU 432 ; HIST 365  and HIST 410 ; HIUS 443 ; HTM 101 , HTM 210 , HTM 212 , HTM 225 , HTM 311 , HTM 335 , HTM 435 , HTM 445 , HTM 450 , and HTM 484 ; JMED 175 *, JMED 200 *, JMED 230 , JMED 367 , JMED 400 , JMED 410 , JMED 455 , JMED 456 , and JMED 466 *; MARK 300 ; MICR 330 , MICR 420 , MICR 431 , MICR 459 , and MICR 470 ; MGT 300 ; PHIL 346 * and PHIL 441 *; PLSC 115  and PLSC 250 ; POLS 240 , POLS 311 , POLS 350 , POLS 366 , POLS 370 , POLS 441 , POLS 442 , POLS 456 , POLS 461 , POLS 463 , POLS 470 , POLS 473 *, and POLS 479 ; PSYC 211 , PSYC 235 , PSYC 301 , PSYC 335 , PSYC 360 , PSYC 409 , PSYC 434 , PSYC 435 , PSYC 471 , and PSYC 491 ; PUBH 330 , PUBH 401 , and PUBH 420 ; RMM 210 , RMM 225 , RMM 310 , RMM 311 , RMM 320 , RMM 341 , RMM 346 , RMM 376 , RMM 411 , RMM 312 , RMM 421 , RMM 425 , RMM 435 , and RMM 441 ; SOCI 110 , SOCI 341 , SOCI 343 , SOCI 345 , SOCI 360 , SOCI 361 , SOCI 363 , SOCI 375 , SOCI 442 , SOCI 446 , SOCI 449 , SOCI 452 , SOCI 456 , SOCI 460 , SOCI 461 , SOCI 465 , and SOCI 472 ; SOWK 200 , SOWK 250 , SOWK 314 , SOWK 316 , SOWK 318 , SOWK 324 , SOWK 416 , SOWK 418 , and SOWK 444 ; WGS 370 .

 

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .