Food and Nutrition

The mission of the Food and Nutrition program is supported by the following goals.

The graduate at the completion of the program will be able to:

• evaluate the role of nutrition in optimizing health throughout the lifecycle and respond to harmful nutrition practices.
  
  
• demonstrate knowledge of nutrition as it applies to food service, dietetics and wellness.
  
  
• demonstrate the knowledge and ability to apply management principles to nutrition and food service.
  
  
• present and evaluate food and nutrition education programs to a variety of audiences.
  
  
• assess the role that behavior, economics, and dietary supplements have on planning and eating healthy diets.
  
  
• demonstrate basic food preparation and presentation skills.
  
  
• apply food science knowledge.
  
  
• demonstrate problem-solving skills in food service, dietetics and wellness.

Accreditation
The University of Southern Indiana is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.