Nutrition Minor
Nutrition Overview
Nutrition plays an important role in our overall well-being. Studying nutrition at SMWC, prepares students with the knowledge and skills to support healthy dietary lifestyle decisions for the clients with whom they intervene. This program also equips you with foundational knowledge of nutrition’s role in an individual’s health promotion and disease prevention. With your professional advisors helping you along the way, you can mix and match majors and minors to get the perfect degree tailored to you and your career aspirations. Plus, you’ll graduate with a strong foundation in liberal arts.
Nutrition classes at SMWC are designed to help prepare you for multiple settings within the health field. Students find themselves marketable to a broader area of graduate and professional schools, leading to post-baccalaureate careers such as registered dieticians, food scientists and food and safety auditors.
FAQs
What is nutrition and what can you do with a degree in it?
Nutrition is the process in which we obtain the necessary food for growth and health. Having a degree in nutrition can lead to work in a variety of settings such as hospitals, government, outpatient or nursing facilities and consulting firms or entrepreneurship. A nutrition degree strengthens the path to various careers within the health and wellness industry, including:
- Wellness coaches
- Healthcare administrators
- Fitness trainers
- Dietetic technicians
- Athletic coaching
What support and resources are provided at SMWC?
The Learning Resource Center (LRC) provides exceptional, personalized learning resource services to encourage student success. The LRC offers help with a range of academic support services, including a writing center, tutoring, college success courses and more.
