University of Vermont, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

C O L L E G E O F A G R I C U LT U R E & L I F E S C I E N C E S

BS

D I E T E T I C S , N U T R I T I O N & FOOD SCIENCES

WHAT IS DIETETICS? Registered Dietitians are food and nutrition experts licensed to counsel patients on how to lead a healthier lifestyle. They work in hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities and other institutions. Dietetics is a growing healthcare profession as the healthcare industry moves from treatment to prevention, because so many preventable diseases and conditions are tied to food and nutrition.

CORE COURSES

WHY DIETETICS AT UVM? • Graduate with a foundation in clinical and community nutrition, nutrition education, and the tools to start your own dietetics practice. As a UVM dietetics major, you will complete a Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD Program) and be eligible for an internship or supervised practice program in order to become a Registered Dietitian (RD).

• As a national leader in the local and sustainable food movement, Vermont is an ideal place to gain a thorough understanding of the complex challenges, and social and cultural values, that impact access to healthy, nutritious food and related health outcomes.

• Work directly with professors on wide-ranging research projects, like understanding how food insecurity impacts mental health, how to help people build cooking skills, or analyzing diets of UVM students.

• Join a close-knit department of foodies and food activists with caring advisors focused on preparing you to assume a leadership role in society and industry.

• Excellent track record of graduates’ acceptance to top-notch dietetics internship programs and graduate schools.

NFS 043 Fundamentals of Nutrition NFS 143 Nutrition in the Life Cycle NFS 244 Nutrition in Health & Disease Prevention NFS 250 Foodservice Systems BSAD 060 Financial Accounting

ELECTIVE COURSES NFS 063 Obesity: Weight Control & Fitness NFS 095 The Science of Energy Balance NFS 113 U.S. Food Policy & Politics NFS 262 Community Nutrition CDAE 195 Health Communication Sampling of courses only.

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C O L L E G E O F A G R I C U LT U R E & L I F E S C I E N C E S

BS

D I E T E T I C S , N U T R I T I O N & FOOD SCIENCES

STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES UVM STUDENT DIETETIC ASSOCIATION

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

UVM REAL FOOD CHALLENGE

On a path to become a Registered Dietitian, Reem Bou-Nacklie hopes to someday work for a global organization like UNICEF helping to address food insecurity and educating communities on the importance of nutrition. Being part of CALS, she says, has “enabled me to grow in the field of community development and see how agriculture

UVM SLOW FOOD CLUB VT STUDENT ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH INTERNSHIPS WITH LOCAL CLINICS & ORGANIZATIONS

and diversity are all interconnected.”

Leadership roles with UVM’s Student Dietetics Association and Slow Food Club, and internships with Copley Hospital in Morrisville, VT and the Vermont Foodbank will help her stand out as she applies for Dietetic Internship programs.

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acceptance rate for graduate and internship programs, significantly higher than the national average

ALUMNI IN ACTION Accelerated Master’s Program enables students to earn a

“Working with the diabetes support group is one of the most rewarding and impactful parts of my job. I love building relationships and being able to help individuals track and meet their goals.”

- Casey Seiden ‘11, Institute for Family Health Casey Seiden, RD, starts most of her days counseling people on diabetes, heart disease, weight loss and general nutrition as an outpatient dietitian at the Institute for Family Health in New York City. Based primarily in the Bronx, Casey spends most of her time speaking Spanish with her patients and bilingual doctors.

She credits a UVM study abroad experience in Oaxaca, Mexico with providing her with the foundational skills, as well as a deep love and respect, for the Spanish language.

B.S. & M.S. in Nutrition & Food Sciences or Food Systems in just

5 years CONTACT Department of Nutrition & Food Sciences 256 MLS Carrigan Wing 109 Carrigan Drive Burlington, VT 05405 802-656-0001 Todd.Pritchard@uvm.edu

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