营养与食品研究专业的本科学位有两个集中供您选择：食品研究或营养与营养学。前者主要研究美国的食物体系，后者主要研究营养和健康在社会中的作用。营养和饮食学集中于食物，营养和健康在社会中的作用。该学位将知识和研究整合到课程工作中，将使您对基础科学以及营养和饮食学的理论和应用方面有所了解。该学位集中度完全符合该机构制定的资格要求和认证标准中的基础知识和学习成果。营养与营养学教育认可委员会，营养与营养学研究院的认可机构。
This Bachelor of Science program in Nutrition and Food Studies combines interests in food and nutrition with an interest in health, culture, or business. It includes a strong foundation of study in the liberal arts and sciences; core lecture and laboratory courses that explore and integrate food studies, nutrition, and management; a concentration in one of two areas of professional study: nutrition and dietetics or food studies; and extensive opportunities for elective courses and internships designed to help students apply their knowledge to meet their own interests and career goals.<br>Students choose the Nutrition and Dietetics concentration or the Food Studies concentration. All students take courses in nutrition, food and identity, food science, and food production and management, as an introduction to the full spectrum of ways in which food and nutrition intersect with society. They learn about the nutrient value of food, eating behaviors, cultural determinants of food intake, food marketing, and personnel management. They also learn the basics of food preparation and management in the department’s foods laboratory facility.<br><br>Faculty work with students to locate challenging internships selected from New York City’s extensive professional resources: hospitals and health centers, restaurants, hotels, newspapers, magazines, consulting firms, food companies, and community agencies. Internships help students develop their professional skills and often lead to future employment.<br><br>This concentration focuses on the role of food, nutrition, and health in society. Integrating knowledge and research into course work, the curriculum provides students with an understanding of basic sciences and theoretical and applied aspects of nutrition and dietetics.<br><br>The curriculum for this concentration meets the foundation knowledge and learning outcomes in the Eligibility Requirements and Accreditation standards established by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics, the accrediting agency for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. These standards are known collectively as the Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) and they are met by taking the full set of courses required for the Bachelor of Science degree. Learn more about the NYU Steinhardt DPD.