Overview

The Minor in Nutrition is designed for students interested in understanding food, where it comes from, and how it affects health. Students in the minor develop knowledge and skills that supplement their major, and that are helpful for improving overall health in individuals and communities.

Completing the Nutrition minor improves students' marketability in many professional paths, including public health, nursing, kinesiology, psychology, tourism and hospitality, business, education, health communication and journalism, marketing, health professions, and sports and recreational management. The minor also prepares students to pursue graduate training or research in dietetics and nutrition, and to enhance their personal understanding of rapidly changing messages about diet and health.

Double Counting Policy

In the College of Public Health (CPH) not more than two courses may count toward major and minor/certificate requirements.

This policy relates to each CPH major-minor/certificate or CPH minor-minor/certificate pair individually, so if a student has a major and two minors/certificates in CPH:

  • A maximum of two courses can double count between the major and the first minor/certificate.
  • A maximum of two courses can double count between the major and the second minor/certificate, but they can be different from the above two courses.
  • A maximum of two courses can double count between the first minor/certificate and the second minor/certificate, but they can be different from the above four courses.

Campus Location: Main

Contact Information

To declare this minor, contact:

Laura Windisch, Last Names A-K
laura.windisch@temple.edu

Brianna Boyd, Last Names L-Z
brianna.boyd@temple.edu

Learn more about the Nutrition minor.

Requirements

The requirements for the Nutrition minor are:

Required Courses
SBS 1104Nutrition and Health3
SBS 1114Cultural Nutrition3
SBS 2104Nutrition in the Lifecycle3
Nutrition Minor Electives
Select three of the following: 19
Cooking and Presenting Food Fundamentals
Health Psychology and Human Behavior
Nutrition and the Community
Diet and Weight Management
Applied Performance Nutrition
Sustainable Food Systems Planning
Food Crops I
Food Crops II
Total Credit Hours18
1

Others by advisement.