Career Opportunities for Majors in Nutritional Sciences
Introduction
The field of nutritional sciences encompasses all aspects of an organism's interaction with food. It includes biochemical, physiologic, molecular, psychological, and cultural aspects of food choice and nutrient metabolism. The department offers B.S. degrees in the following options. All students complete the core requirements in biology and chemistry, and then take specific courses for their option.
The Dietetics option concerns knowledge of foods and their use to maintain health and treat disease. This includes understanding the nutrient composition and cultural and community aspects of diets, as well as biochemical and physiological aspects. It emphasizes nutrition and food service and prepares students for careers as clinical dietitians and nutritionists, educators, health promotion facilitators, and consumer specialists in food and nutrition. Advanced courses stress human nutrition and its application to diet and health. Students take organic chemistry, biochemistry, anatomy, physiology, economics and statistics. Upon completing the option, students normally apply for a dietetic internship or AP-4 program to prepare for the exam to become a registered dietitian.
The Nutrition option emphasizes the metabolic aspects of how organisms use food. It includes knowledge of how food is digested, absorbed, and used for energy and growth; how and why nutrient requirements change over the lifespan and under stress. It provides training for graduate school in the life sciences, medical or dental school, and conducting biomedical research. Students take advanced courses in molecular and cell biology, biochemistry, and physiology, in addition to nutrition and health, nutritional aspects of energy metabolism, and nutritional aspects of protein, vitamin and mineral metabolism.
The Food Service Administration option is for students who want careers in food service marketing or in managing food service in schools, hotels, restaurants, cafeterias, corporations, hospitals, and long-term care facilities. Students take advanced courses in quantity food production, managing food-service systems, and institutional organization and management. They supplement this with elective courses in business, agribusiness, and food science.
The Nutrition, Food and Business option prepares professionals to work in food industries at the interface of nutrition, food and business. The fundamentals of nutrition, the science of food, and business prepare students for positions in test kitchens of food companies, product development in the food industry, public relations, pharmaceutical companies, supermarket industry, and in research.
The Community Nutrition 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 the homeless.
Regardless of the option chosen, a background in nutrition can also provide business-related opportunities in such fields as employee wellness, human resources, marketing, general management, customer service, and sales.
A Sample Of Related Occupations
Athletic Counselor
|
Food Distributor
|
Physician
|
Brewery Processing Supervisor
|
Food Scientist/Technologist
|
Public Health Administrator
|
Caterer
|
Health Educator
|
Quality Control Manager
|
Chef
|
Home Economist
|
Registered Dietitian
|
Community Agency Worker
|
Hospital Dietitian
|
Research Dietitian
|
Consulting Dietitian
|
Nurse
|
Restaurant Manager
|
Consumer Advocate
|
Nutrition Journalist
|
Sales Representative
|
Cooperative Extension Agent
|
Nutritionist
|
Teacher/Professor
|
Food & Drug Inspector
|
Peace Corps Worker
|
Therapist
|
Food Buyer
|
Pharmaceutical Sales Rep.
|
Weight Reduction Specialist
|
Types of Employers
Private & Nonprofit Organizations |
Breweries
|
Health Maintenance Organizations
|
Publishing companies
|
Colleges/Universities
|
Health Organizations
|
Research Laboratories
|
Cooking Schools
|
Hospitals
|
Resorts / Hotels
|
Food Distributors
|
Newspapers/Magazines
|
Restaurants
|
Food Manufacturers
|
Nursing homes
|
School Systems
|
Food Services
|
Pharmaceutical Companies
|
|
Freezing Plants
|
Private Practice Offices
|
|
Government Agencies |
Consumer Affairs Office
|
Food and Drug Administration
|
School Lunch Programs
|
County Extension Services
|
Food and Nutrition ServiceĀ
|
Senior Citizen Nutrition Projects
|
Department of Agriculture
|
Head Start
|
WIC (Women Infants Children) Program
|
Department of Corrections
|
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
|
|
Department of Health
|
Peace Corps
|
|
Jobs Obtained by Rutgers Graduates - First Jobs of Recent Graduates - Nutritional Sciences
Organization |
Job Title |
Best Foods |
Associate Food Technician |
UMDNJ |
Dietetic Intern |
Raritan Bay Medical Center |
Dietitian Assistant |
Pepsico |
Food Scientist |
Celentano Inc. |
Food Technologist |
FMC Corporation |
Lab Technician |
Hanover Foods |
Management Trainee |
US Army |
Medical Platoon Leader |
WIC (Women, Infants & Children) |
Nutritionist |
Polaner |
Quality Assurance Technician |
M&M Mars |
Research Assistant |
Rutgers University |
Research Assistant |
Sandoz Pharmaceuticals |
Research Assistant |
Jenny Craig |
Weight Loss Counselor |
Joule Staffing |
Life Scientists |
PepsiCo |
|
Rowan University |
Teachers And Instructors |
Rutgers University |
Dietitians And Nutritionists |
Madison Square Garden |
Stand Lead |
University of Maryland Internship |
Dietetic Intern |
RWJBarnabas Health |
Clinical Dietitian |
New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association |
Financial Analysts |
Sweetberry Bowls |
Shift Lead |
University of Pennsylvania |
Statistical Analyst |
Thomas Jefferson University |
Other Healthcare Support Occupations |
RWJBarnabas Health |
Pharmacy Aides |
New York Life Insurance |
Personal Assistant |
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene |
Preschool And Kindergarten Teachers |
St. Joseph's Health |
Wic Nutritionist |
Alpha Omega Epsilon |
Healthcare Support Workers |
Powerhouse Gym |
Front Desk Associate |
Rutgers University |
Building Supervisor |
Primeraw Foods |
|
Panera Bread |
Line Cook |
CVS Health |
Pharmacists |
Kessler Institute For Rehabilitation |
Nutrition Assistant |
Pediatric Ophthalmic Consultants |
Medical Appliance Technicians |
LB's Lunch Box |
Food Preparation And Serving Related Workers |
Hackensack Meridian Health |
Other Healthcare Support Occupations |
University of North Florida |
Graduate Assistant |
NJ Spine and Wellness |
Patient Care Coordinator |
Sodexo Dietetic Internship |
Dietitians And Nutritionists |
Smoothie King |
Managers |
Show More
|
Jobs Obtained by Rutgers Graduates - Jobs of Experienced Alumni - Nutritional Sciences
Food Service Oprs., Fair Oaks Hospital |
Assistant Director |
Hahnemann Hospital Nutrition Ctr. |
Clinical Dietitian |
ECS Nutritional Services (Grad. work in Hospital Admin.) |
Consultant |
Twenty-One Plus |
Director of Day Care Center |
Greenwood Health Care Center (RN) |
Director of Nursing |
St. James Hospital |
Health Care Nutritionist |
Diets Made to Order |
Health Counselor |
Cornell Cooperative Extension (MS Education) |
Home Economics Program Leader |
Woodbridge School System |
Home Economics Teacher |
Food & Drug Administration |
Investigator |
>Self Employed (PhD Biochemistry/Nutrition) |
Nutrition & Food Consultant |
>Private Practice (MD) |
Osteopathic Physician |
>USA-Meddac (graduate work in Nutrition) |
Outpatient Dietitian |
>Monmouth Medical Ctr. (MS Human Nutrition & Foods) |
Pediatric Dietician |
>Univ. of Georgia (PhD Nutrition) |
Professor of Nutrition |
>Beth Israel Medical Center (MD) |
Psychiatrist |
>New Brunswick Board of Education |
School Lunch Program Administrator |
>NJ State Department of Education (MS Biology/Nutrition) |
Teacher/Administrator |
Show More
|
Graduate Schools Attended
Institution |
Degree |
Field |
Boston University |
Nutritional Sciences |
Dietetics |
Case Western Reserve University |
Nutritional Sciences |
Nutrition |
Cedar Crest College |
Nutritional Sciences |
Dietetic Internship |
College of Saint Elizabeth |
Nutritional Sciences |
Masters In Nutrition/dietetic Internship |
College of Saint Elizabeth |
|
Dietetics |
Concordia College-st |
Nutritional Sciences |
Dietetics |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
Urban Planning |
Health Planning |
Johns Hopkins University |
|
|
Leeds Beckett University |
Other |
Clinical Dietetics |
National University |
|
Public Health |
New York Presbyterian |
Nutritional Sciences |
Dietetics |
Rutgers -The State University of NJ |
Nutritional Sciences |
Dietetic Internship |
Rutgers -The State University of NJ |
Medicine |
Pediatrics |
Rutgers -The State University of NJ |
Nutritional Sciences |
|
Rutgers -The State University of NJ |
Biomedical Sciences |
|
Simmons College |
Nutritional Sciences |
Sports Nutrition/entrepreneurship |
University of Rhode Island |
Nutritional Sciences |
|
Virginia Tech |
MS |
Nutrition |
Show More
|
Additionally, you may:
|