Program: Nutrition and Food Science, B.S. - Middle Tennessee State University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 06, 2025

2019-20 Undergraduate Catalog

Human Sciences
615-898-2091
Janet Colson
Janet.Colson@mtsu.edu

The major in Nutrition and Food Science offers preparation for careers in community nutrition services; county, state, and federal health departments; food systems management; food processing; food marketing; and quality control.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Nutrition and Food Science, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

The following courses are required/recommended by the program and can satisfy the respective General Education requirements:

BIOL 2010/BIOL 2011 (Nat Sci)
CHEM 1010/CHEM 1011, CHEM 1030/CHEM 1031, or CHEM 1110/CHEM 1111 (Nat Sci) recommended
SOC 1010 (Soc/Beh Sci) recommended
MATH 1010 (Math) recommended

Major Requirements (53 hours)

CDFS 3320 - Family Relations 3 credit hours
HSC 1010 - Career Orientation 1 credit hour
HSC 4000 - Senior Seminar 1 credit hour
HSC 4410 - Consumer Economics 3 credit hours
NFS 2220 - Nutrition for the Health Sciences 3 credit hours
NFS 3100 - Food and Culture in the United States 3 credit hours
NFS 3200 - Food Science 3 credit hours AND
NFS 3201 - Food Science Lab 0 credit hours
NFS 3260 - Community Nutrition 3 credit hours
NFS 3280 - Sports Nutrition 3 credit hours
NFS 4210 - Nutrition in Aging 3 credit hours
NFS 4240 - Experimental Food Study 3 credit hours
NFS 4250 - Maternal and Child Nutrition 3 credit hours
NFS 4260 - Food Safety Issues from Production to Consumption 3 credit hours
NFS 4270 - Advanced Nutrition I 3 credit hours
NFS 4271 - Advanced Nutrition II 3 credit hours

Choose 12 hours:

BIOL 2230 - Microbiology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 2231 - Microbiology Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 1020 - Introductory General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1021 - Intro to General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 2030 - Elements of Organic Chemistry 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 2031 - Elements of Organic Chemistry Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 3530 - Principles of Biochemistry 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 3531 - Principles of Biochemistry Lab 0 credit hours
HLTH 3020 - Terminology in Health and Human Performance 3 credit hours
HSC 4102 - Internship: Nutrition and Food Science 6 credit hours
NFS 4100 - Food Service Management for Culinary Arts 3 credit hours
NFS 4500 - Nutrition Education 3 credit hours
NFS 4570 - Fundamentals of Culinary Arts 3 credit hours

Professional Education Auxiliary Course (8 hours)

BIOL 2010 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 2011 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab 0 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)
BIOL 2020 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 2021 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab 0 credit hours

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives

To make 120 hours

Total hours in program: 120

Curriculum: Nutrition and Food Science

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
SOC 1010 - Introductory Sociology 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci) (recommended)
HSC 1010 - Career Orientation 1 credit hour
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (2 prefixes) 6 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
NFS 2220 - Nutrition for the Health Sciences 3 credit hours
CHEM 1010 - Introductory General Chemistry I 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
CHEM 1011 - Intro to General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
OR
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
OR
CHEM 1030 - Chemistry for Consumers 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
CHEM 1031 - Chemistry for Consumers Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
BIOL 2010 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
BIOL 2011 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Sophomore

NFS 3200 - Food Science 3 credit hours AND
NFS 3201 - Food Science Lab 0 credit hours
NFS 3260 - Community Nutrition 3 credit hours
NFS 3280 - Sports Nutrition 3 credit hours
MATH 1010 - Mathematics for General Studies 3 credit hours (Math) (recommended)
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Minor 3 credit hours
Elective 1 credit hour
BIOL 2020 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 credit hours
BIOL 2021 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab 0 credit hours AND
ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Junior

HSC 4410 - Consumer Economics 3 credit hours
Minor 3 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours
CDFS 3320 - Family Relations 3 credit hours
NFS 3100 - Food and Culture in the United States 3 credit hours
NFS 4210 - Nutrition in Aging 3 credit hours
NFS 4240 - Experimental Food Study 3 credit hours
NFS 4250 - Maternal and Child Nutrition 3 credit hours
NFS 4260 - Food Safety Issues from Production to Consumption 3 credit hours
NFS 4270 - Advanced Nutrition I 3 credit hours
NFS 4271 - Advanced Nutrition II 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 33 Hours

Senior

HSC 4000 - Senior Seminar 1 credit hour
Minor 9 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours

Choose 12 hours

BIOL 2230 - Microbiology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 2231 - Microbiology Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 1020 - Introductory General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1021 - Intro to General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 2030 - Elements of Organic Chemistry 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 2031 - Elements of Organic Chemistry Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 3530 - Principles of Biochemistry 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 3531 - Principles of Biochemistry Lab 0 credit hours
HLTH 3020 - Terminology in Health and Human Performance 3 credit hours
HSC 4102 - Internship: Nutrition and Food Science 6 credit hours
NFS 4100 - Food Service Management for Culinary Arts 3 credit hours
NFS 4500 - Nutrition Education 3 credit hours
NFS 4570 - Fundamentals of Culinary Arts 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 25 Hours