选择营养学和饮食学专业的学生将在东卡罗来纳州学习期间完成饮食学本科教学计划（DPD）。该课程主要在校园内面对面的课程中完成，毕业后可以为您提供大量的职业机会。我们的课程互动性很强，要求学生互动以完成案例研究，项目，本科研究和服务学习。<br> <br>所有希望成为注册营养师的学生必须完成实习才能有资格。营养和饮食学方面的职业机会包括在医院，医生办公室，学校食品服务，疗养院和保健设施中工作。如果您对医学或牙科感兴趣的话，营养科学也是一个非常专业的学位。ECU的营养科学系致力于帮助您实现成为注册营养师的目标。
Students who choose to major in nutrition and dietetics will complete an undergraduate didactic program in dietetics (DPD) while studying at East Carolina. This program is primarily completed on campus in face-to-face classes and can provide numerous career opportunities for you upon graduation. Our courses are very interactive, requiring students to interact to complete case studies, projects, undergraduate research and service learning. <br><br>All students hoping to become a registered dietitian must complete an internship before they are eligible. Career opportunities in nutrition and dietetics include working in hospitals, physicians' offices, school food service, nursing homes and wellness facilities. Nutrition science is also a great pre-professional degree if you are interested in going into medicine or dentistry. The Department of Nutrition Science at ECU is focused on helping you achieve your goals of becoming a registered dietitian. Our program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics. More than 85 percent of all registered dietitians in eastern North Carolina have been trained at ECU.