The Nutrition & Health Sciences department in the College of Education & Human Sciences offers a degree in Nutrition and Health Sciences with several options within the degree to ensure students can find the right fit for their academic and career goals. Are you interested in a career working with athletes? Consider exploring the Nutrition, Exercise, & Health Science, a great fit for students interested in managing fitness facilities, strength and conditioning, or preparing for continuing your education as an athletic trainer, physical therapist, or chiropractor. Are you more interested in helping individual and communities learn more about health and wellness, consider the Community Health & Wellness. This course work is a great launch for students interested in nursing, registered dietician, public health, and health administration. Last, if you are interested in a nutrition foundation while taking science courses to prepare for professional school in medicine, pharmacy, or dental consider exploring the Nutrition Science option. Visit https://cehs.unl.edu/nhs/careers/ to learn about even more careers and graduate programs NHS students commonly pursue.
Students in the Nutrition & Health science major work with outstanding faculty throughout their degree program, building lasting connections. Students will learn in state-of-the-art laboratory facilities including the Human Performance and Body Composition laboratory (https://cehs.unl.edu/nhs/human-performance-body-composition-labs/) and the Wellness Assessment laboratory (https://cehs.unl.edu/nhs/wellness-assessment-lab/). Interested in learning about the research labs in NHS, visit our website to see our research in action. Additionally, Nutrition & Health faculty take student learning out of the classroom and the country by leading education abroad opportunities to explore nutrition and health in places like Greece and Japan (https://cehs.unl.edu/global/).
Interested in learning more about a major in Nutrition & Health Sciences? Reach out to the College of Education & Human Sciences Advising center at 402-472-8624 to schedule an advising appointment with Raymond or Natasha.
More details at: https://cehs.unl.edu/nhs/