Health and Human Sciences

PURDUE UNIVERSITY

HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES

FOODS AND NUTRITION MINOR

CODE: FNN

Minimum of 15 Credit Hours

The Department of Nutrition Science offers 2 minors available to all students at Purdue: “Foods and Nutrition” or “Nutrition”.

General Requirements for a minor:

1. A grade of “C” or better must be earned in any course used to fulfill a minor. “C-“ or below is not acceptable.

2. All pre-requisites for courses in the minors must be taken.

3. Completing a minor does not prepare a student for employment normally available for majors in Nutrition Science, and does not prepare a student for credentials associated with majors in Nutrition Science.

A. The following courses are required ...... (6 credits)

_____ (3 cr.) NUTR 20500 Food Science I

_____ (3 cr.) NUTR 31500 Fundamentals of Nutrition

B. Select 3-4 of the following courses ...... (9 credits)

_____ (3 cr.) NUTR 33000 Diet Selection & Planning

_____ (2 cr.) NUTR 43000 Public Health Nutrition

_____ (3 cr.) NUTR 43700 Macronutrient Metabolism in Human Health and Disease

_____ (3 cr.) NUTR 43800 Micronutrient and Phytochemical Metabolism in Human Health

and Disease

_____ (4 cr.) NUTR 45300 or FS 45300 Food Chemistry

_____ (3 cr.) NUTR 53400 Human Sensory Systems and Food Evaluations

_____ (1 cr.) NUTR 54000 Food Regulations

_____ (1-3 cr.) NUTR 39000 or NUTR 49000 Undergraduate Research Experience

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