This option addresses the growing need for nutrition professionals to work with youth in structured organizations at the local, state, and national level such as WIC, Head Start, 4-H, cooperative extension, after school care, day care, environmental education, and programs for homeless children and families.
Learning Goals:
Upon completion of the Community Nutrition option, graduates will:
- Have a foundational knowledge of digestion, absorption, and metabolism of food and nutrients.
- Be able to apply nutrition principles in diverse community settings using their knowledge of cultural foods and food assistance programs.
- Be able to describe economic and health disparities at the local, state, and national levels.
Course List for Community Nutrition Option
Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS) Teacher Certification:
The Community Nutrition option meets the subject matter requirements needed to become an FCS teacher (grades 5 to 12) of Nutrition/Food in New Jersey.
This option can feed into the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in Secondary Education from Rutgers-Camden
The MAT degree requires 30 graduate credits—12 of which can be taken while still an undergraduate, or the summer after graduating with a BS. The remaining courses are taken while doing student teaching the year after graduation. MAT courses are virtual, so no need to travel.
As early as their junior year, interested students should visit the link here and click Request Info.