Health and Nutrition Sciences

Get a holistic perspective on health and nutrition.

Degrees

You believe that nothing is more important than good health, and you are committed to helping people maintain theirs in all contexts: locally, globally, geographically, culturally, socially, and emotionally. In the Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences, you can choose from a plethora of courses in numerous aspects of health and nutrition, from birth to old age. We provide a high-quality, multidisciplinary, critical perspective on community and public health, nutrition, exercise science, and thanatology. You will learn about health systems, health and nutrition policy and program development, social and natural components of health and disease, and health promotion. Your education will prepare you for rewarding careers in hospitals, community centers, public policy, private practice, and many other arenas.

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Culturally Relevant

Assistant Professor Horlyck-Romanovsky and her students work to prevent Type 2 diabetes in New York City’s Black Caribbean communities.

Professor Margrethe Horlyck-Romanovsky Receives $1.1 Million Contract for “Ghanaian Immigrant Mental Health and Wellbeing Project”

Assistant Professor of Health and Nutrition Sciences Margrethe Horlyck-Romanovsky from the School of Natural and Behavioral Sciences was awarded a $1.1 million contract from the National Institute for Minority Health

Eat, Play, Learn

With a trip to Florence, Italy, under her belt, Brooklyn College senior Melanie Safi, a health and nutrition sciences major, is ready to take her next step.