Our undergraduate nutrition programs help prepare students for careers in the nutrition and dietetics, health, and wellness fields and for graduate or professional programs such as nutrition sciences, medicine, public health, physical therapy, occupational therapy, dentistry, and optometry. Students receive instruction from professors who are conducting ground-breaking research in metabolism, diabetes, obesity, cancer, nutrition for precision health, performance nutrition, and much more.
The Webb Nutrition Sciences building has state-of-the-art classrooms, a room calorimetry suite for 24-hour monitoring of energy metabolism (the first of its kind in the state of Alabama), and metabolic and demonstration kitchens.
The Bachelor of Science in Nutrition Sciences provides a solid foundation in nutrition for those who wish to go directly into the workforce or pursue studies in any number of graduate or professional programs, including a master’s degree or PhD in nutrition sciences.
The Nutrition and Dietetics Certificate is available to students pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in nutrition who wish to become a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN). Students who complete the undergraduate nutrition degree and the Nutrition and Dietetics Certificate are eligible to apply for an ACEND-accredited dietetic internship and graduate program in nutrition, such as those offered in the Department of Nutrition Sciences at UAB.
The Minor in Nutrition Sciences allows students to learn about the science and application of nutrition in health-related professions while pursuing a different major. This completely online program complements studies in the biomedical sciences, exercise science, nursing, community health and human services, public health, psychology, health behavior, and more.
Our Mission
Our mission is to educate and empower students to become leaders in nutrition and health. Through a rigorous, evidence-based curriculum, students will develop the skills necessary to support state and nationwide initiatives to reduce the personal and financial burden of chronic disease, improve health, disseminate best practice guidelines, and address the complex societal and cultural dimensions of nutrition and foods.