Environmental Health Sciences 
Human Nutrition - Career Opportunities
The field of nutrition is one of the most dynamic, diverse professions. As a nutrition expert, you will be challenged to translate the interdsicplinary knowlege into practice applications. Career opportunities are quite varied. For example, a solid background in the science of nutrition help prepare you to:
- develop and implement educational programs to improve the nutritional status of the community
- work in policy planning in public health agencies and health associations,
- with advanced study in health and nutrition education, design and evaluate wellness education programming for groups, communities, or corporations.
- with further study in chemistry, work in food science research for ingredient and product development.
A doctoral degree in Nutritional Sciences opens the door to additional positions, such as:
- University professor or researcher
- Government scientist or regulator
- Investigator at a research institute
- Food scientists in industry
- Manager in health care or the non-profit sector
- Expert consultant
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