AHS Food, Nutrition, and Wellness Concentration
Program Focus
This option helps prepare students for careers in extension services, community food programs, food service management, wellness programs, pharmaceutical sales, and quality control or public relations for the food industry. (PLEASE NOTE: This concentration does NOT meet requirements of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics leading to status as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist.) Comprehensive Major, no minor required.
Concentration Specific Required Courses
HMD 151 Food Science
HMD 152 Food Service Sanitation
HMD 211 Human Nutrition
HMD 251 Commercial Food Preparation
HMD 252 Hospitality Information Systems
HMD 312 Professional Ethics for Family Life
OR
IDFM 321 Professional Ethics and Issues Seminar
HMD 351 Human Resource Management in the Hospitality Industry
HMD 353 Menu Planning and Purchasing
HMD 354 Cost Control and Financial Analysis in the Hospitality Industry
HMD 360 Advanced Nutrition
HMD 361 Life Stage Nutrition
HMD 452 Quality and Service Management in the Hospitality Industry
HMD 459 Senior Seminar in HMD
HMD 461 Application of Nutrition Theory and Research
HMD 465 Community Nutrition
ACCT 200 Introductory Accounting
MKT 220 Basic Marketing Concepts
PE 311 Exercise Physiology
PH 390 Wellness and Fitness Assessment
Two designated electives chosen from an approved list
Other Specific General Education Courses Required
CHEM 109 Chemistry for the Health Sciences
BIOL 131 Anatomy and Physiology
The designated elective provides an opportunity to expand knowledge and skills in an area of interest to each student.
For more information, please contact the department by phone (270-745-4352 ) or e-mail (lauri.warden@wku.edu).
Accreditations achieved within the Applied Human Sciences Department
Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) - Nutrition & Dietetic Undergraduate and Graduate programs
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) - Early Childhood Education Associate Degree
National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) - Interior Design program
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