Careers in health care, community and public health, wellness, foodservice, communication, and business consulting offer many diverse opportunities for graduates in this major. Students in this major are also prepared to apply for our Combined BS/MS 4+1 program in Nutrition and Dietetics to be come Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) or apply to another accredited graduate program.
University Requirements
Candidates for all baccalaureate degrees must complete requirements in the Bradley Core Curriculum (BCC), as outlined in the All-University Degree Requirements section of this catalog. BCC requirements emphasize eight "Areas of Inquiry" that will more deeply engage the student in the process of intellectual growth. Some required courses listed below will satisfy elements of the BCC, other BCC courses and electives should be selected in consultation with an advisor.
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| FCS 100 | Family Dynamics | 3.0 |
| FCS 101 | Strategies for Life | 1.0 |
| FCS 200 | Introduction to Research Methods | 3.0 |
| FCS 442 | Problems in FCS | 2.0 |
| EHS 301 | Cooperative Education Or Internship in EHS | 0.0-2.0 |
| FCS 103 | Food Resource Management | 3.0 |
| FCS 171 | Sanitation, Health, and Safety | 1.0 |
| FCS 202 | Food and Nutrition | 3.0 |
| FCS 204 | Family Programs Across the Life Span | 3.0 |
| FCS 220 | Consumer Issues in Health Care | 3.0 |
| FCS 271 | Food & World Cultures | 3.0 |
| FCS 302 | Nutrition Across the Lifespan | 2.0 |
| FCS 310 | Community Program Planning | 2.0 |
| FCS 311 | Program Evaluation | 1.0 |
| FCS 320 | Public Health Intervention Strategies | 2.0 |
| FCS 321 | Sustainable Health | 3.0 |
| FCS 341 | Human Development Through the Lifespan | 3.0 |
| FCS 400 | Human Metabolism | 3.0 |
| or FCS 500 | Human Metabolism |
| FCS 405 | Food Service Systems | 2.0 |
| FCS 408 | Management in Food Service | 3.0 |
| or FCS 508 | Management in Food Service |
| FCS 420 | Public Health Policy | 2.0 |
| BIO 111 | Introduction to Cell Biology | 3.0 |
| BIO 202 | Microbiology and Immunology | 4.0 |
| BIO 230 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I (Lecture) | 3.0 |
| BIO 231 | Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I | 1.0 |
| BIO 232 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II (Lecture) | 3.0 |
| BIO 233 | Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory II | 1.0 |
| CHM 100 | Fundamentals of General Chemistry | 3.0 |
| CHM 101 | Fundamentals of General Chemistry Lab | 1.0 |
| CHM 162 | Fundamentals of Organic and Biochemistry | 3.0 |
| MTH 111 | Elementary Statistics | 3.0 |
| PSY 101 | Principles of Psychology | 3.0 |
| NUR 391 | Medical Terminology | 1.0 |
| Total Hours | 77-79 |
