Minor in Nutrition and Health
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
DESCRIPTION OF THE MINOR - The Minor in Nutrition and Health will consist of NS 115 plus 9 credits of 200-level or above didactic NS courses. Any courses will suffice. Suggested course clusters are listed below. All courses are 3 credits unless otherwise indicated in parenthesis. Bracketed courses may require instructors’ permission to enroll. No Special Studies courses (NS 400-401-402-403) may be used.
Economic Influences on Human Nutrition
- NS 206 Introduction to Global Health
- NS 306 Nutritional Problems of Developing Nations
- NS 445 Food Policy for Developing Nations
- NS 457 Economics of Hunger and Malnutrition (Also Economics 474)
Epidemiology and Public Health
Food Quality and Food Service Management
- NS 247 Food for Contemporary Living (2)
- NS 345 Nutritional and Physicochemical Aspects of Food
- NS 488 Applied Dietetics in Foodservice Systems
Human Health and Nutrition
- NS 488 Applied Dietetics in Foodservice Systems
- NS 222 Maternal and Child Nutrition
- NS 275 Human Biology and Evolution (also BIOES 275 and Anthro 275)
- NS 315 Obesity and the Regulation of Body Weight (also Psychology 613)
- [NS 341 Human Anatomy and Physiology (4)]
- NS 441 Nutrition and Disease (4)
- [NS 421 Nutrition and Exercise]
- [NS 442 Implementation of Nutrition Care]
Nutritional Biochemistry
- NS 320 Introduction to Human Biochemistry
- NS 331 Physiological and Biochemical Bases of Human Nutrition (4)
- [NS 332 Methods in Nutritional Sciences]
- NS 431 Mineral Nutrition and Chronic Disease
- NS 475 Molecular Nutrition and Development
- NS 490 Manipulating the Mouse Genome (Also BIOGD 490)
Psychological and Social Influences on Human Nutrition
- NS 245 Social Science Perspectives on Food and Nutrition
- NS 347 Human Growth and Development: Biological and Behavioral Interactions (also Human Development 347 and Biology and Society 347)
- NS 361 Biology of Normal and Abnormal Behavior
- NS 425 Nutrition Communications and Counseling
ELIGIBILITY FOR THE MINOR
To be considered for the Minor in Nutrition and Health, students must:
- not be in our major programs including NS-CALS, NS-CHE, HBHS, and Biological Sciences with a Program of Study in Nutrition
- submit a copy of the form,“Intention to Minor in Nutrition and Health” available in B21 Savage Hall – with the top half completed
- keep a copy and give a copy to the major adviser.
Students will retain a copy of the form, and students will be personally responsible for planning their minor program of study in conjunction with their adviser in their major.
Students and advisers in other departments should contact Dr. Cha-Sook You, the Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, at aadns@cornell.edu or in B21 Savage Hall if they have questions about our courses.
To graduate with a minor in Nutrition and Health, he or she must submit the following materials to the DNS Academic Affairs Office, B21 Savage Hall, by March 15th of your senior year.
- a copy of his/her “Intention to Minor in Nutrition and Health” form with the “Application to Graduate with a Minor in Nutrition and Health” completed
- a copy of his or her transcript (it need not be an official copy) for verification that all required courses have been satisfactorily competed or are in the process of being completed
Upon review of a satisfactory transcript, the DNS Academic Affairs Office will verify on the “Application to Graduate” form that the requirements for the Minor in Nutrition and Health have been completed.