人类营养专业为学生做好饮食学，食品系统管理和社区营养方面的职业准备。学生可以在医院，社区营养计划，健康计划，学校午餐计划，餐馆，酒店，餐饮场所以及餐饮服务行业的各种管理职位中找到工作。研究的概念包括食物原理，营养，医学营养疗法，实验食物，社区营养，定量食物准备和食物服务管理。人类营养计划是营养学与饮食学（AND）营养与饮食学教育认证委员会（ACEND）认可的饮食学教学法（DPD）。该计划旨在满足接受认可的饮食实习计划的教育要求。
The mission of the Department of Biological and Health Sciences at Texas A&M University-Kingsville is to provide excellence in teaching, research and service in a unique biotic and cultural region of Texas. The strong research and teaching base of our faculty allows us to provide the latest information in the biological sciences, including strong programs in biomedical science and organismal biology. Our commitment, as always, is to the success of our students. We offer undergraduate degrees in Biology, Biomedical Science, and Human Nutrition. The major in Human Nutrition prepares students for careers in dietetics, food systems management and community nutrition. Students may find jobs in hospitals, community nutrition programs, wellness programs, school lunch programs, restaurants, hotels, catering establishments and a variety of management positions in the food service industry. Concepts studies include food principles, nutrition, medical nutrition therapy, experimental foods, community nutrition, quantity food preparation and food service management. The Human Nutrition program is a Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) accredited by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). This program is designed to meet the educational requirements for acceptance into an accredited dietetic internship program.