Nutrition
The nutrition major prepares you to pursue careers in nutrition, dietetics, community health, health education, food justice and advocacy, food industry work, and related graduate programs.
Department of Health & Human Kinetics
Introduction to the Department
The Health and Human Kinetics Department has created innovative courses for each major and minor, helping you prepare to move on to diverse work environments. You will have good options for graduate school or starting a career immediately after graduation.
Department Features
- You may choose to find an internship to gain professional experiences in the area of your choice. Students have interned at NBC Sports, the New York Knicks, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Columbus Crew, the Columbus Blue Jackets, local golf courses, fitness centers, newspapers, and physical therapy clinics.
- The Health and Human Kinetics Program oversees OWU's student-taught Cooking Matters classes. These classes teach Delaware-area participants how to prepare the food they receive from local pantries.
Follow Us on Facebook
OWU's Department of Health & Human Kinetics is on Facebook! We post a variety of departmental updates and news related to health, wellness, and sport.
Available Majors
Health & Human Kinetics: GENERAL
If you are interested in sports and movement this is the major for you. The faculty have designed this major so you can focus broadly on topics, and therefore be able to enter a work field of your choice.
Health & Human Kinetics: SPORT AND EXERCISE MANAGEMENT
If you choose this track, you will be prepared to enter a career in sport management, marketing, retail, and corporate fitness.
Health & Human Kinetics: EXERCISE SCIENCE
If you choose to major in exercise science you will take coursework that prepares you for advanced schooling in the fields of physical therapy, exercise physiology, biomechanics, and sport and exercise psychology.
Available Minors
Minors
Coaching
Exercise Science
Food Studies (mentored)
Nutrition
Why Choose a Minor?
Pursuing a minor while at OWU will expand your knowledge, add depth to your major, enhance your résumé, and allow you to explore academic areas of interest.
Elizabeth Nix
Associate Professor in the Department of Health & Human Kinetics – Nutrition
Professor Nix is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist (RDN) from Utah. Her research focuses on behavioral interventions to improve the diets of various communities, particularly low-income communities.
Jay Martin
Professor in the Department of Health & Human Kinetics; Men's Soccer Coach
Dr. Jay Martin focuses his teaching on his passions of coaching and leadership. Jay teaches many of our Sports Management classes. As well as teaching Jay is the winningest coach in NCAA history with a total of 738 wins.
Christopher Fink
Professor in the Department of Health & Human Kinetics; Public Health Program Co-Director
Professor Fink focuses his teaching in the general areas of health behavior and public health, food studies, and qualitative inquiry. Dr Fink was a delegate at the "We Feed the People" expo in Milan, Italy.
Andrew Busch
Associate Professor in the Department of Health & Human Kinetics; Department Chair
After a brief career in professional baseball with the San Francisco Giants organization, Professor Busch has worked in the fitness industry since 2004, helping individuals of all abilities achieve their goals in dietary, behavioral, and fitness area
Elizabeth Starns
Assistant Professor in the Department of Health & Human Kinetics
Professor Starns, D.Ed., ATC, CSCS, has a background working in numerous allied heath settings, from orthotics & prosthetics to high school athletic trainer and orthopedic physician extender to coordinator of sports medicine. In addition to this background, she has enjoyed teaching future fitness and allied health professionals for over six years. Starns's primary research interest is in the inclusivity or persons living with disabilities in fitness.
Lab work
Hands-On Learning
Classroom Learning
Department Contact Info
Location
Edwards Gymnasium 107
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, OH 43015
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, OH 43015
Department Contact
Chair: Andrew Busch
Associate Professor in the Department of Health & Human Kinetics
Edwards Gymnasium 107C
614-783-6917
ambusch@owu.edu
Academic Assistant: Wendi Kay
Edwards Gymnasium 107A
740-368-3982
wwkay@owu.edu
Associate Professor in the Department of Health & Human Kinetics
Edwards Gymnasium 107C
614-783-6917
ambusch@owu.edu
Academic Assistant: Wendi Kay
Edwards Gymnasium 107A
740-368-3982
wwkay@owu.edu