Nutrition Minor
Learn to Interpret & Communicate Evidence-Based Nutrition Science
Catawba’s new minor in Nutrition addresses the growing need for health professionals who are well-versed in the science related to diet and nutrition. You’ll learn the principles of good nutrition, daily dietary needs, food preparation best practices, the science of essential nutrients, and the effects of nutritional deficiencies in individuals and in society.
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Flexibility
Open to students in any major, the minor in Nutrition pairs especially well with those majoring in Biology, Chemistry, Exercise Science, Nursing, or who are Pre-Health.
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Career Opportunities
Studying Nutrition will create additional career pathways into clinical dietetics, public health, food technology, and naturopathy.
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Living Your Passion
Studying nutrition won’t just benefit your academic and career opportunities. It will also improve your personal nutrition, health, and lifestyle.
Program Details
Travel Opportunities
Travel Opportunities
Experience local and global nutrition issues first-hand through travel study experiences. Learn how cultural, economic, and social determinants affect the dietary and nutritional needs of certain populations while participating in addressing hunger and malnutrition.
Undergraduate Research
Undergraduate Research
Conduct and present your own research on nutrition and how it relates to your major in other disciplines by doing an Independent Study. Present your work at the State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium, North Carolina Academy of Science, Association of Southeastern Biologists, Carolinas Society of Toxicology & Chemistry, and American Chemical Society. The James M. Beard Student Science Travel Award can help you pay for travel expenses related to your research.
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Net Price Calculator
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On June 6, the Horizon Kids Sport Science Day Camp at Horizons Unlimited came to the Catawba College campus for a field trip to explore the worlds of athletic performance, nutrition, and more.
2023 Catawba College Awards Ceremony Honors Students, Faculty, and Staff for Achievement and Service
Catawba College held its annual Awards Convocation on Thursday, April 20 in Omwake-Dearborn Chapel. Dr. Constance Rogers-Lowery, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, thanked all of the award recipients who have demonstrated the qualities upon which Catawba College was founded: scholarship, character, culture, and service.
In support of Healthy Rowan’s Rowan Moves and Catawba College’s Exercise is Medicine On-Campus (EIM-OC) initiatives, Catawba College hosted a Healthy Rowan “Choose Your Own Adventure” Monday Mile Nature Walk on Monday, April 17th, 2023 in Catawba's beautiful Fred Stanback Jr. Ecological Preserve.
