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- Website:
- http://www.msstate.edu/dept/fsnhp/
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Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion were merged into a single department within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in 2004. The new department was organized to meet the need of the students and to reflect the mission of changing times.
There are approximately 77 undergraduate majors and 69 graduate level students at the present time.
Undergraduate degrees are offered in Food Science and Nutrition, while Master's degrees are offered in the concentration of Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion. Doctoral degrees are also available in the areas of Food Science and Nutrition. The department has 14 full-time teaching, research, and extension faculty, two instructors, four adjunct member, and three research associates.
Students in the Department of Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion are prepared to pursue careers in the food industry, government sector or research facilities. They may become registered dieticians or work in a number of different health promotion settings such as health departments, work site health promotion programs or non-profit organizations.
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