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A minor in foods and nutrition provides a foundation in nutrition science and food studies with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention. You’ll learn about health systems, health and nutrition policy and program development, and the social and natural components of health and disease.
Declaring a minor allows you to explore other areas of interest and make interdisciplinary connections. With a background and training in foods and nutrition, you can set yourself apart as a candidate in professions including education, exercise science, anthropology, public health, health sciences, psychology, and communications.
The program information listed here reflects the approved curriculum for the 2025–26 academic year per the Brooklyn College Bulletin. Bulletins from past academic years can be found here.
The foods and nutrition minor provides students with foundation knowledge in nutrition science and food studies emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention. Career opportunities that are complemented by a foods and nutrition minor include education, exercise science, anthropology, public health, health sciences, psychology, and communications.
Health and Nutrition Sciences 1200 or 2210, 3230.
Select two of the following courses: Health and Nutrition Sciences 2300, 2220 and 2221, 2222W and 2223, 2240, SUST 2301
Select one of the following courses: Health and Nutrition Sciences 3250, 3255, 4230, 4240, 5250.
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Brooklyn College is an integral part of the cultural and artistic energy of New York City. Our faculty members in the Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences offer incomparable expertise and tremendous talent, and each brings a unique perspective to their teaching and mentoring in and out of the classroom.
