Bachelor of Science Degree in Foods and Nutrition

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Degree Overview:

   Lambuth University is now offering a Bachelor of Science degree in Foods and Nutrition with two concentration areas: 1) Foods and 2) Nutrition.

Concentration Option #1 – Foods

   The degree option with a concentration in Foods incorporates many of the current course offerings.  It includes new courses in Cultural Foods and Experimental Food Science.  It also includes business and management courses.  This degree option should properly prepare students to enter the food and restaurant industries in positions such as restaurant owner, restaurant manager, hospital or school foodservice manager, and food science and food technology positions in the food industry.

Concentration Option #2 – Nutrition

   The degree option with a concentration in Nutrition adds many new course offerings.  Nutrition courses include assessment, education, health promotion, metabolism, and medical nutrition therapy.  Foods courses include cultural foods and experimental food science.  Business/ management courses include food systems management, principles of management, and accounting. The goal is to use this concentration to apply for accreditation with the American Dietetic Association for a Didactic Program in Dietetics.

Definitions:

American Dietetic Association – a national organization for Dietetics Professionals.  A division of the ADA, the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE), accredits dietetics programs at colleges and universities in the United States.  In order to become a Registered Dietitian (the most nationally recognized credential for nutrition professionals), students must complete an accredited dietetics education pathway, most commonly a Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) and a Dietetic Internship.  Lambuth University does not currently offer an accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics.

Didactic Program in Dietetics – a comprehensive program that provides both classroom and practical experiences in dietetics, the completion of which allows a student to enter a dietetic internship

Licensed Dietitian – credential granted at the state level; regulations vary by state (in TN, you must be a Registered Dietitian)

Registered Dietitian – a food and nutrition expert who has met academic and professional requirements; credential granted by the American Dietetic Association Commission on Dietetic Registration.

Courses in the Degree Program

Lambuth Core

FRS 1001

ENG 1013/ 1023

COM 2003

JRS 3003

SRS 4003

ENG 3 hrs

Lab science 12 hrs (BIO 1314 and CHE 1314, 1324 recommended)

MTH 1113 or 1133 (1133 recommended)

Religion 6 hrs

Fine Arts 2-3 hrs

Computer information systems 3 hrs

PSY 2013

Writing courses 6 hrs

Philosophy 3 hrs

Major Requirements – Foods and Nutrition:

FCS 1302 Intro to Family and Consumer Sciences

FCS 4313 Public Relations Techniques

FCS 1023 Principles of Nutrition

FCS 2223 Cultural Foods

FCS 3313 Experimental Food Science

FCS 4123 Food Systems Management

ACC 2133 Principles of Accounting

CHE 1314/ 1324 General Chemistry

MGT 3093 Principles of Management

ECO 2033 Principles of Macroeconomics

Nutrition Concentration:
FCS 2333 Nutrition in the Lifecycle
FCS 3153 Community Nutrition
FCS 3123 Nutrition Assessment and Counseling
FCS 3143 Advanced Nutrition and Nutritional Biochemistry
FCS 4203 Nutrition Education and Health Promotion
FCS 4133 Medical Nutrition Therapy
BUS 3013 Business Statistics
CHE 3214 Organic Chemistry I
CHE 3224 Organic Chemistry II