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Ohio Wesleyan is one of very few liberal arts colleges offering a major in nutrition, which can prepare you for graduate study in nutrition or dietetics—or work in a variety of nutrition-related careers.
As a nutrition major, we focus on the multifaceted relationship between food, nutrients, and human health. We explore areas such as nutritional demands and requirements, human physiology and metabolism, socio-cultural aspects of food and nutrition, and policy and food system influences on dietary health.
OWU's flexible and inderdisciplinary nutrition major prepares students to pursue careers in community health, health education, food justice and advocacy, food industry work, and related graduate programs in public health and dietetics. For more information or details contact Dr. Liz Nix directly eanix@owu.edu.
Many students seek nutrition in order to pursue qualification in dietetics. If your goal is to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (dietetics), we offer guidiance and access to the natural science courses and tailored electives that will prepare you for graduate work for this career track. In a recent change in the accredation program, all dietitians are now required to have a Master's degree. Through careful selection of electives, our program can prepare students to meet the standard recommendations for several well-known Master's in Dietetics programs, including The Ohio State University, Rutgers University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, among many others. For more information on dietetic certification and course advice HERE.
Nutrition also can be a valuable second major if you're planning advanced studies in fields like physical therapy, occupational therapy, and physician assistant.
Explore interdisciplinary topics and perform undergraduate research with guidance from a faculty mentor. Under The OWU Connection, Nutrition majors participate in independent projects, internships, and research with OWU professors.
In the 10-week Summer Science Research Program, students work in paid positions, carrying out cutting-edge research alongside faculty mentors.
From your first year on campus, you can get off campus—with Travel-Learning Courses. Journey to a distant land and immerse yourself in another culture. Learn how classroom theory truly connects with real-world experience.
Recent Travel-Learning Courses in the department have taken students to Italy for studies of obesity, food philosophies, and traditions.
Every nutrition major completes a 120-hour apprenticeship, where they put theory into practice and gain real experience in the field.
Students have interned with the Cooking Matters program, Local Matters in Columbus, the Delaware Public Health District, the YMCA, and other organizations.
Cooking Matters workshop in collaboration @helplinedelmor at the St. Michael's community. They will be installing a community garden so we're focusing on recipes with a range of vegetables and herbs in preparation for planning the garden!
The OWU Nutrition Food Systems class visited the Kroger distribution center today - always a fascinating field trip and discussion behind the scenes of large-scale food distribution!
OWU Nutrition students collect data via Carotenoid scanner to measure antioxidant levels on Willowbrook residents.
OWU faculty are outstanding scholars and researchers—and passionate teachers. They will push you, challenge you, inspire you, and work with you on your own research and creative projects.
HHK-Nutrition
Nutrition students help teach "Cooking Matters" classes to help fight hunger in Delaware County. The adult classes focus on grocery shopping, food budgeting, and nutrition.
In the Internship course, junior or senior Health and Human Kinetics majors and minors, under faculty supervision, locate a position in an area of concentration. This applied course must have a department faculty sponsor who is responsible for approving the internship proposal and final report of the student. Students are required to accumulate 120 hours during this experience.
Owner of KD's Kakes LLC - Business owner, operator, and baker of his own bakery in Warner Robins, Georgia.
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Hands-on learning with Dr. Nix.
Students learn how to nutritiously and easily cook for themselves during Cooking Matters workshops.
All dressed up and ready to present! Nutrition students sharing their classroom knowledge.
Students work together to make a healthy meal at one of Dr. Nix's food labs.
Health and Human Kinetics classes are taught in the Simpson-Querrey Fitness Center.
Students during a Cooking Matters workshop in a community kitchen.
Small class sizes make hands-on learning easy and practical for nutrition students.
Students teach us about the superfood kale.
Cooking with the community.
