Nutritional Sciences
College of Family and Consumer Sciences
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Overview
The UGA Nutritional Sciences Program is a comprehensive undergraduate experience to prepare students for careers in healthcare, including medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, allied-health, and nursing.
By studying this integrative discipline, you will fulfill pre-med requirements while also learning how diet influences human physiology and disease. You will receive specialized instruction in the roles of specific nutrients in supporting functions of the body and all its parts, from the whole person to the organ systems and their constituent cells. In addition to Department of Foods and Nutrition courses, students are required to take Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Anatomy and Physiology. Students may select major electives that fulfill prerequisites for various professional programs such as Physics, Genetics, Psychology and Kinesiology.
The mission of the Nutritional Sciences faculty is to develop students who will be competitive for admission into health professional schools or other advanced degree programs.
Study Abroad Options: Foods and Nutrition of the British Isles and Food and Nutrition of Italy; Ghana Service-Learning