The Department of Human Nutrition
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The only program of its kind in the state of Kansas, the Department of Human Nutrition discovers, disseminates and applies knowledge to promote improved food choices, nutritional status, and well-being of people. The vision of the Department is to enhance the well-being of people by promoting informed food choices and optimal nutrition.
The Department provides comprehensive education, research and extension programs in human nutrition and sensory analysis. This is done through a focus on:
- Nutrition and physical fitness
- Bionutrition and functional foods, with an emphasis on basic and applied approaches to molecular biology, consumer behavior and sensory analysis
- Public health nutrition and nutrition education
Undergraduate degree programs include:
- Nutritional Sciences
- Nutrition and Kinesiology
- Public Health Nutrition
- Athletic Training
- Concurrent B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition (Adobe Acrobat)
Take a look at the Human Nutrition study guide (Adobe Acrobat) for more information.
Graduate degree programs are available in several areas of emphasis including:
- Sensory Analysis and Consumer Behavior specialization
- Nutritional Sciences specialization
- Public Health Nutrition specialization
- Public Health Physical Activity specialization
The department also offers an assortment of distance education courses.
Research is conducted to improve food quality and promote optimal health through understanding of nutrient metabolism and dietary behavior.
Extension Human Nutrition programs address critical issues such as:
- Nutrition for limited resource audiences
- Nutrition and health throughout the life span
- The role of nutrition in chronic disease prevention
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- College names 15 Outstanding Seniors
- The College of Human Ecology named 15 Outstanding Seniors at the college’s Graduation Honors and Student Awards Celebration at 4 p.m. Friday, May 11, in the Leadership Studies Building on campus. The students and their programs are: • Joanna Howard – apparel marketing. Joanna plans to move to New York City to start a career [...]
- Students earn graduation honors
- At the college graduate honors and student awards celebration Friday, May 11, students will receive summa cum laude, magna cum laude and cum laude cords to wear at graduation the following day. Those earning summa cum laude honors graduate with a cumulative grade point average of 3.95 or higher during their academic career grade at [...]
- CHE research grantees named
- Four research projects have been awarded funds from the College of Human Ecology, Dean Virginia Moxley announced this week. Those receiving grants and their projects are: Joyce Baptist and Elaine Johannes, both in family studies and human services, for “Military Children: Resilience in the Face of Parental Military Deployment.” Jared Durtschi, family studies and human [...]