William Paterson University

Interest in nutrition has grown as the role of nutrition in health promotion and disease prevention is increasingly recognized by health professionals and the public. In response to this interest, the Department of Public Health offers a concentration in nutrition for public health education and applied health majors, and a minor in nutrition for students in other majors. Dr. Michele Grodner coordinates the nutrition program.

The Nutrition Minor provides students with introductory and more advanced study of nutrition through the lifespan and of social issues impacting the nutritional status of Americans.

The minor consists of 18 credits, 15 required and 3 elective.

Curriculum Requirements for the Minor in Nutrition (Non-Public Health Majors)

Required Courses [15 Credits]
	Course #	Course	Credits
	PBHL 221	Nutrition¹	3
	Choose 2 of the following:		6
		PBHL 321 Lifespan Nutrition² (3)
		PBHL 322 Food and Social Issues² (3)
		PBHL 323 Advanced Nutrition² (3)
	PSY 210	Developmental Psychology	3
	COMM 340	Intercultural Communication	3
Elective Courses [3 Credits]
	Course #	Course	Credits
	PBHL 210	Women's Health	3
	PBHL 270	Concepts and Issues of Aging	3
	PBHL 420	Environmental Health³	3
	AACS 305	African-American Community Development	3
	GEO 360	Geography of Hunger and Food Supply	3
	POL 352	Politics of Poverty	3
	PSY 220	Social Psychology	3
	PSY 322	Group Dynamics⁴	3
	PSY 325	Psychology of the Family⁵	3
	PSY 330	Adult Development/Aging⁶	3
	SOC 333	Sociology of Adulthood	3

	Pre-Requisites
	¹	PBHL 120, PEGE 150 or NUR 210
	²	PBHL 221
	³	PBHL 120
	⁴	PSY 110
	⁵	PSY210 OR PSY 220
	⁶	PSY 210

Nutrition Concentration

The Nutrition Concentration provides students with introductory and more advanced study of nutrition through the lifespan and of social issues impacting the nutritional status of Americans.

The Nutrition Concentration consists of 18 credits, 15 credits of a required "core" curriculum and 3 elective credits.

Curriculum Requirements for the Concentration in Nutrition (Public/Applied Health Majors)

Required Courses [15 Credits]
	Course #	Course	Credits
	PBHL 221	Nutrition¹	3
	Choose 2 of the following:		6
		PBHL 321 Lifespan Nutrition² (3)
		PBHL 322 Food and Social Issues² (3)
		PBHL 323 Advanced Nutrition² (3)
	PSY 210	Developmental Psychology	3
	COMM 340	Intercultural Communication	3
Elective Courses [3 Credits]
	Course #	Course	Credits
	AACS 305	African-American Community Development	3
	GEO 360	Geography of Hunger and Food Supply	3
	POL 352	Politics of Poverty	3
	PSY 220	Social Psychology	3
	PSY 322	Group Dynamics³	3
	PSY 325	Psychology of the Family⁴	3
	PSY 330	Adult Development/Aging⁵	3
	SOC 333	Sociology of Adulthood	3

	Pre-Requisites
	¹	PBHL 120, PEGE 150 or NUR 210
	²	PBHL 221
	³	PSY 110
	⁴	PSY210 OR PSY 220
	⁵	PSY 210

Interested students should speak with their Departmental advisor and with Dr. Michele Grodner, Department of Pubic Health, Wing 147, Phone (973) 720-2525.