Our major in culinary and wellness nutrition management provides students with the knowledge and skills to become entry level professionals in culinary arts, nutrition and health and wellness areas.
This major combines skills in culinary arts and wellness nutrition management. Students in this major will be highly encouraged to volunteer, engage in service-based learning activities and seek work experience in their chosen field. This degree meets the needs for non-dietetic nutritionists who wish to pursue culinary and wellness nutrition careers with competitive knowledge, skills, and experience.
Pursue Your Calling.
Opportunities Abound.
Culinary and Wellness Nutrition Management major offers a science-based curriculum, in combination with hands-on culinary training, research and directed practicum experience in their chosen field, which will contribute to the development of intellect, creativity, faith and personhood, while fostering academic, career and ethical competencies. Students have the opportunity to develop leadership skills through various student organizations in the department.
Career Pathways
The major in Culinary and Wellness Nutrition Management prepares you for the following careers:
- Food service management (including hospital kitchen management)
- Health and wellness entrepreneur
- Food stylist/food writer
- Food label specialist
- Food safety inspector
- Child nutrition programs
- Extension programs
- Supermarket nutritionists
- WIC
- Health and fitness specialist
- Corporate health and wellness consultant
- Business and industry (sales, marketing, public relations, quality control, food buyer)
