Nutrition and Dietetics Introduction
With a Nutrition/Dietetics degree, you will learn scientific and engineering skills to study food, including how to preserve and process the makeup of food. Some of these include:
- Careers in food product development, processing, quality assurance, and food safety regulation, or for graduate studies.
- An interest in dietetics to enroll in the Food Science program, with the possibility of transferring to the dietetics program at Idaho State University (ISU).
- A 3+1 program with ISU, allowing you to complete three years at BYU-Idaho and a final year at ISU for a Dietetics degree, or you can finish the Food Science degree at BYU-Idaho with a strong emphasis on nutrition.
Highlighted Courses
If you are interested in Food Science Nutrition/Dietetics, start with one of the following major-specific courses
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Graduates with a degree in Food Sciences, with an emphasis in Nutrition/Dietetics, have a wide array of rewarding careers before them. Check out some of the top careers students get with this degree or explore more career options in I-Plan.
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Related Majors
Manage the professional and business side of the food industry.
Study food's impact on health, wellness, and disease prevention.
Study food preservation and processing with science and engineering.
Food science combines biology, chemistry, engineering, and nutrition to study food production. This science seeks to understand food composition, develop new foods, improve processing methods, and ensure quality and safety from farm to table. The technology emphasis focuses on preparing students for careers in food science right after graduation.
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