Food and Nutrition Major
The Department of Food Systems, Nutrition, and Kinesiology offers a major in the study of food and nutrition. The undergraduate food and nutrition major offers two options: nutrition science and dietetics. The nutrition science option offers a pre-health professional curriculum that prepares students for health-related graduate programs such as medical, dental, or graduate school, while the dietetics option prepares students to sit for the Dietetic Technician Registered exam or for graduate coursework required to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist.
Standards of Work
Students must receive a grade of "C" or higher in all required courses as outlined in the major.
Dietetics Option
The dietetics option at Montana State University-Bozeman is accredited as a Didactic Program in Dietetics by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 120 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 2190, Chicago, IL, 60606-6995, (312) 899-5400. Upon completion of the program, students attain a verification statement. A graduate is then eligible to sit for the national registration exam for the Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR) credential. Graduates interested in pursuing the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist credential are eligible to apply for an ACEND-accredited dietetic internship and master's degree program. Students who apply and are accepted into an internship and have completed a master's degree are eligible to take the national registration exam for dietitians. Once the individual has passed the exam, the individual has earned the credential of Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN).
The dietetics option has a solid foundation in food and nutrition, food service management, community, and clinical nutrition. Registered dietitians may find employment in health care facilities, industry, school, and university food services, community nutrition services, private practice, sales for food service or health products, and other related fields.
NOTE: Enrollment in the Montana State University Didactic Program in Dietetics and/or fulfillment of specific requirements does not ensure admission into the Montana Dietetic Internship.
| Freshman Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Spring | |
| M 121Q - College Algebra | 3 | |
| NUTR 221CS - Basic Human Nutrition | 3 | |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
ANTY 101D - Anthropology and the Human Experience | ||
SOCI 101IS - Introduction to Sociology | ||
| University Core IA/D/IH | 3 | |
| University Core US | 3 | |
| BIOB 160 - Principles of Living Systems | 4 | |
| CHMY 121IN - Introduction to General Chemistry | 3 | |
| CHMY 122IN - Introduction to General Chemistry Lab | 1 | |
| Choose one of the following | 3-4 | |
HDFS 101IS - Indiv and Fam Dev: Lifespan | ||
PSYX 100IS - Introduction to Psychology | ||
| SFBS 146 - Introduction to Sustainable Food and Bioenergy Systems | 3 | |
| WRIT 101W - College Writing I | 3 | |
| Year Total: | 15 | 17 |
| Sophomore Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| BIOH 201 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 | |
| CHMY 123 - Introduction to Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry | 3 | |
| CHMY 124 - Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry Lab | 1 | |
| NUTR 224 - Careers in Nutrition and Dietetics | 1 | |
| NUTR 321 - Nutrition in the Life Cycle | 3 | |
| Choose one of the following: | 3-4 | |
PSYX 222 - Psychological Statistics | ||
STAT 216Q - Introduction to Statistics | ||
| BIOH 211 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 | |
| University Core IA/D/IH | 3 | |
| NUTR 226 - Food Fundamentals | 3 | |
| NUTR 227 - Food Fundamentals Lab | 2 | |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
BMGT 205 - Prof Business Communication | ||
WRIT 201 - College Writing II | ||
WRIT 221 - Intermediate Tech Writing | ||
| Year Total: | 16 | 15 |
| Junior Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| BIOM 250 - Microbiology for Health Sciences: Infectious Diseases | 3 | |
| BIOM 251 - Microbiology for Health Sciences Lab | 1 | |
| Choose one of the following | 3 | |
BGEN 105IS - Introduction to Business | ||
BMGT 215 - Human Resource Management | ||
BMGT 235 - Management | ||
| HDFS 359 - Theories and Skills for the Human Services | 3 | |
| NUTR 301 - Food and Culture | 3 | |
| University Core IA/D/IH | 3 | |
| HDFS 371 - Research Methods in HHD | 3 | |
| Choose one of the following | 3 | |
CHTH 317 - Health Behavior Theories | ||
PSYX 375 - Behavior Modification | ||
PSYX 383 - Health Psychology | ||
| NUTR 351 - Nutrition and Society | 3 | |
| NUTR 401 - Nutrition Assessment/Counsel | 3 | |
| NUTR 494 - Seminar | 1 | |
| Upper Division Elective | 3 | |
| Year Total: | 16 | 16 |
| Senior Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| NUTR 322 - Food Service System Management | 3 | |
| NUTR 421 - Macronutrient Metabolism | 3 | |
| NUTR 425 - Medical Nutrition Therapy I | 3 | |
| NUTR 440 - Nutrition Education and Counseling | 3 | |
| NUTR 395 - Pract: Quantity Foods Production and Management | 3 | |
| NUTR 422 - Micronutrient Metabolism | 3 | |
| NUTR 426 - Medical Nutrition Therapy II | 3 | |
| NUTR 499 - Capstone for Dietetics | 1 | |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
HDFS 455R - Program Planning and Administration in Family & Consumer Sciences | ||
HDFS 465R - Family Law & Public Policy | ||
NUTR 490R - Undergraduate Research | ||
SFBS 445R - Culinary Marketing: Farm/Table (summer only) | ||
SFBS 451R - Food Systems Research | ||
| Year Total: | 12 | 13 |
| Total Program Credits: | 120 | |
| Upper Division Electives | ||
| BIOH 303 | Global Diseases and Health Disparities | 3 |
| BIOH 445 | Introduction to Pharmacology | 3 |
| CHTH 430 | Mental Health & Social Issues in Aging | 3 |
| CHTH 435 | Human Response To Stress | 3 |
| HDFS 315 | Communication and Marketing in Community Education | 3 |
| HTH 455 | The Ethic of Care | 3 |
| KIN 320 | Exercise Physiology | 4 |
| KIN 322 | Kinesiology | 4 |
| KIN 370 | Exercise Program for Older Adults | 3 |
| KIN 440R | Sport Psychology | 3 |
| NUTR 411 | Nutrition for Sports and Exercise | 4 |
| NUTR 430 | Food Processing | 3 |
| NUTR 435 | Experimental Foods | 3 |
| PSYX 333 | Psychology of Aging | 3 |
| PSYX 429 | Eating Disorders | 3 |
| SFBS 429 | Small Business and Entrepreneurship in Food and Health | 3 |
| SOCI 380 | Sociology of Health & Medicine | 3 |
Nutrition Science Option
The nutrition science option is designed to prepare a student for health-related post-baccalaureate programs such as medical, dental, or graduate school, and includes coursework in chemistry, nutrition, physics, biology, and psychology. Although the nutrition science option provides a strong background for most professional schools, students much contact individual schools for specific post-baccalaureate entrance requirements.
For students interested in the nutrition science option and pursuing graduate coursework required to obtain the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist credential, additional coursework may be added to the degree to meet those requirements.
| Freshman Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Spring | |
| CHMY 141 - College Chemistry I & CHMY 142 - College Chemistry I Lab | 4 | |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
COMX 111US - Introduction to Public Speaking | ||
or Any US Core | ||
| PSYX 100IS - Intro to Psychology | 4 | |
| M 161Q - Survey of Calculus | 4 | |
| CHMY 143 - College Chemistry II & CHMY 144 - College Chemistry II Lab | 4 | |
| NUTR 221CS - Basic Human Nutrition | 3 | |
| STAT 216Q - Introduction to Statistics | 3 | |
| WRIT 101W - College Writing I | 3 | |
| University Core | 3 | |
| Year Total: | 15 | 16 |
| Sophomore Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| CHMY 321 - Organic Chemistry I | 3 | |
| CHMY 322 - Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 | |
| HMED 140 - Introduction to Health Professions | 1 | |
| PHSX 205 - College Physics I | 4 | |
| WRIT 201 - College Writing II | 3 | |
| University Core | 3 | |
| BIOH 201 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 5 | |
| CHMY 323 - Organic Chemistry II | 3 | |
| CHMY 324 - Organic Chemistry II Lab | 1 | |
| PHSX 207 - College Physics II | 4 | |
| University Core | 3 | |
| Year Total: | 15 | 16 |
| Junior Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| BIOB 260 - Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 | |
| BIOH 211 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 | |
| HDFS 359 - Theories and Skills for the Human Services | 3 | |
| NUTR 321 - Nutrition in the Life Cycle | 3 | |
| BCH 380 - Biochemistry & BCH 381 - Biochemistry Lab | 5 | |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| HDFS 371 - Research Methods in HHD | 3 | |
| NUTR 401 - Nutrition Assessment/Counsel | 3 | |
| Year Total: | 14 | 14 |
| Senior Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| BIOM 360 - General Microbiology | 5 | |
| NUTR 351 - Nutrition and Society | 3 | |
| NUTR 421 - Macronutrient Metabolism | 3 | |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| BIOH 323 - Human Developmental Biology | 4 | |
| NEUR 313 - Neurophysiology | 3 | |
| NUTR 422 - Micronutrient Metabolism | 3 | |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| University "R" Core | 3 | |
| Year Total: | 14 | 16 |
| Total Program Credits: | 120 | |