B.S. in Nutrition & Food Management — Food Management Option
Are you interested in helping rid the world of chronic diseases like obesity, type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and cancer? Could your experience as a nutritionist major transform your love of cooking into a medical field career?
Through South Carolina State University’s Bachelor of Science in nutrition and food management degree, you’ll gain a deep understanding of the microbiology, processing, and chemistry of food. Your hands-on experiences—plus your classes on nutrition and food management topics—will prepare you to become a professional in careers as a dietitian, nutritionist, food scientist, public health nutritionist, sports nutritionist, and many more.
Our food and nutrition classes provide an appreciation for lifelong learning, developing effective problem-solving skills, and preparing for service to the community. You’ll learn to help people appreciate and develop a healthier diet, reducing the chronic health issues millions of people deal with every day.
Food management option — Food management consists of a plethora of areas, from food harvesting and selection to the preparation and presentation of meals in food service settings. Although it is similar to the nutrition degree option and requires some of the same classes on nutrition, it does not satisfy the required courses necessary to become a RD or RDN. Food management program graduates hold job titles such as food service manager, food inspector, public health nutritionist, and many more.
Important Program Information
Through South Carolina State University’s Bachelor of Science in nutrition and food
management degree, you’ll gain a deep understanding of the microbiology, processing,
and chemistry of food. Your hands-on experiences—plus your classes on nutrition and
food management topics—will prepare you to become a professional in careers as a dietitian,
nutritionist, food scientist, public health nutritionist, sports nutritionist, and
many more.
Our food and nutrition classes provide an appreciation for lifelong learning, developing effective problem-solving skills, and preparing for service to the community. You’ll learn to help people appreciate and develop a healthier lifestyle, reducing the chronic health issues millions of people deal with every day.
The program’s outcome data is available upon request.
Graduation requirements include completion of all the courses in the Nutrition and Food Management curriculum, with a grade of “B” or better, completion of all KRDN competencies and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above. Students who meet these requirements will also be awarded the ACEND verification statement upon completion. The curriculum is 130 hours and is designed to be completed in four to six years. However, students who are not continually enrolled (except summer) will be required to complete the curriculum that is in place when they return. This may mean that some of the courses already completed will not count toward graduation requirements, or that the student may be required to complete additional courses not on the original curriculum.
All students completing the curriculum for the Nutrition of DPD are required to submit a professional portfolio as part oftheir graduation requirements. The portfolio assignment is introduced in NFM 410 and/or NFM 321. It must be submittedto the Program Director at the end of each semester.
Before starting classes, students should know how to: use email; attach files to an email; check email daily; download documents; use a word processing program; locate information online with a browser; understand which browser you use; and use Blackboard the university’s web-based course management system.
Program Highlights
Whether you’re interested in becoming a nutritionist major or preparing for a professional food management career, earning your degree from South Carolina State offers you many advantages, including the ability to:
Earn a uniquely respected, accredited degree
South Carolina State is the only historically black college or university (HBCU) in the state offering a nutrition program nationally accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). ACEND is the accrediting agency for programs that prepare students to become registered dietitians, nutritionists, and dietetic technicians.
Learn from faculty who are seasoned professionals
All faculty who teach classes on nutrition and food management are registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs), which means you’ll learn from registered professionals who are experts in their field and serve as student collaborators and mentors. You’ll gain tremendous insights from your classes on nutrition and food management.
Gain real-world skills and experience in the field
In addition to your food and nutrition classes, you’ll benefit from the skills and hands-on learning you’ll gain through field experiences. Some of your skills will be developed in our laboratories, while many will be developed at health care and food service facilities in the community.