About the Major
The 52-credit Nutrition and Food Science (NFS) major is a comprehensive study of the fundamentals of food, food service, food preparation and management, epidemiology, research methods, and community nutrition education. The major is designed for students inclined toward the physical and biological sciences, and are concerned about the health and nutritional well-being of people and communities. The academically rigorous curriculum also prepares students interested in further study, particularly in nutrition, allied health, scientific or social research, or social work.
Students are admitted to the major both fall or spring semesters (see the admissions section below for more information).
Major classes are held at the Department of Nutrition and Public Health (NPH) at Hunter’s Silberman campus, 2180 Third Avenue (at 119th Street), and typically meet once a week in the mornings or afternoons Monday-Thursday.
Note: The NFS-BS at Hunter College is a general Nutrition BS degree rather than the Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD/DP) required to become a Registered Dietitian (RD). At Hunter, the DPD is offered at the graduate level (MS) or, for a small number of select bachelor's students, as a BS-MS accelerated degree. Within CUNY, Brooklyn, Lehman, and Queens Colleges offer the DPD at the undergraduate level.