Food and Nutrition Degrees

Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Sciences

Undergraduate Degrees

Food Science (BS)

Passionate about food. Passionate about science. Food Science students at Utah State University study the chemical and physical composition of food and food ingredients to understand how best to preserve, process, package, and distribute foods.

Nutrition Science (BS)

The Nutrition Science emphasis is for students who are interested in studying the molecular and cellular aspects of human health and disease. Students learn to apply techniques from the fields of molecular and cellular biology, physiology, genetics, and b...

Graduate Degrees

Dietetics Administration (MDA)

The master of dietetics administration degree is a professional degree with online coursework designed to provide registered dietitians with in-depth training in management and leadership in food and nutrition program administration.

Dietetics Internship Graduate Certificate

The Dietetic Internship (DI) is a graduate certificate program that provides the required supervised practice experience for students that have completed the necessary didactic dietetics coursework and have a desire to be become a Registered Dietitian.

Public Health Nutrition (MPH)

This online Master of Public Health Nutrition (MPH) degree includes interdisciplinary training in nutrition-related sciences and the core public health disciplines.

Certificates/Minors

Food Science (Minor)

Students learn principles of major food components, principles of food properties relevant to processing operations, and principles of the most relevant types of food processing operations.

Medical Assistant (CC)

This program prepares and trains individuals for a career in health care. Medical Assistants can seek employment with health care providers in offices or other medical settings in both administrative and clinical procedures.

Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Nursing assistants fulfill basic quality-of-life needs for patients of any age in residential nursing care facilities. CNAs often work in a wide variety of settings; nursing homes, hospitals, personal homes and assisted living facilities

Pharmacy Technician (CC)

The Pharmacy Technician (PT) program is a certificate program that can be completed in one year in addition to one semester of prerequisites and an externship of a minimum of 160 hours of experiential training following didactic training.

Phlebotomy Technician (CP)

The Certificate of Proficiency in Phlebotomy trains students in the proper technique and procedures for blood draws. The students will leave with the ability to work in the medical field with the skills and tools to extract samples for testing.