Sports Nutrition Concentration
Sports nutrition is a rapidly growing field of study. Careers in sports nutrition lead to work with individuals and groups who are healthy, active and highly competitive or are seeking to develop or rebuild an active, healthy lifestyle.
The sports nutrition concentration is designed for students who seek graduate studies in related fields or who wish to prepare for careers in corporate wellness centers, fitness centers, and university and commercial athletic teams.
Individuals who hope to become Registered Dietitian Nutritionists must complete the dietetics concentration or take additional courses that will qualify them to apply for a post-baccalaureate internship. For more information on becoming a Registered Dietitian Nutritionists, click here:
https://www.mansfield.edu/nutrition/nutrition-dietetics-degree/becoming-a-registered-dietitian.cfm
MU student talks about being a Sports Nutrition Major
Degree Requirements: Nutrition
Core Courses:
NUTR 200 Introduction to Nutrition 3 credits
NUTR 205 Principles of Food Science 4 credits
NUTR 310 Nutritional Assessment and Medical Terminology 3 credits
NUTR 315 Life Cycle Nutrition 3 credits
NUTR 320 Community Nutrition 3 credits
NUTR 325 Nutrition Counseling and Education 3 credits
NUTR 415 Advanced Nutrition 3 credits
NUTR 420 Nutrition Research Seminar 3 credits
Total Credits 25 credits
Nutrition: Sports Nutrition (B.S.): 120 s.h.
Required Courses:
NUTR 300 Cultural Nutrition 3 credits
NUTR 330 Sports Nutrition 3 credits
NUTR 360 Kinesiology/EXER 255 Func. Anatomy 3 credits
NUTR XXXX Choice 3 credits
EXER 378 Exercise Physiology 3 credits
HLSC 115/BIOL 180 Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credits
HLSC 120/BIOL 181 Anatomy and Physiology II 4 credits
CHEM 116 Physiological Chemistry I: General Chemistry 4 credits
CHEM 117 Physiological Chemistry II: Organic and Biological 4 credits
CHEM 251 Nutritional Biochemistry 4 credits
STAT 141 Introduction to Statistics 3 credits
ACC 221 Principles of Accounting I 3 credits
Total Credits 41 credits
Total Semester Hours for the major (Core plus Concentration): 66 credits