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What Can I Do with a Major in ...
Dietetics?

 

Dietetics
 

 Description of Major

This major educates students about nutrition, medical nutrition therapy, food science, and food systems management. Dietitians translate the science of nutrition into the skill of providing optimal nutrition to individuals and groups of all ages and states of health.

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Employment Opportunities 

Graduates are prepared for a wide range of positions in community nutrition, business and industry, food service management, private consultation to individuals and agencies, education and research, as well as the traditional health care settings. A variety of jobs are available for dietetics graduates, including:

Administrative Dietitian  

Cafeteria Supervisor

Clinical Dietitian                      

Consulting Dietitian

Corporate Wellness Manager     

Diet Center Manager

Dietary Consultant            

Dietetic Engineer                         

Dietitian                     

Eating Disorder Program Manager

Educational Dietitian  

Food and Drug Inspector    

Food Scientist    

Food Service Director                     

Gerontological Nutritionist 

Health Teacher                     

Hospital Dietitian

Industrial Firm Dietitian  

Nutrition Counselor

Nutrition Support Dietitian   

Nutritional Biochemist

Out-Patient Clinic Dietitian 

Private Practice Dietitian

Public Health Nutritionist    

Research Dietitian

Research Nutritionist             

Sports Dietitian        

Therapeutic Dietitian

 Weight Management Specialist         

 


Some positions listed may require education or training beyond an undergraduate degree. 

Additional Links             

American Dietetics Association

American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

National Certification Board for Diabetic Educators 

The American Society for Clinical Nutrition 

The American Society for Nutrition 

USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center

UC College of Allied Health Sciences

 

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