Students can choose to pursue emphasis in Human Nutrition and Food option under the Family and Consumer Sciences umbrella, or the interdisciplinary Food Science and Human Nutrition option with cooperating curricula from this department and the Department of Animal Science. 

Career possibilities upon completion of this field of study include careers in human nutrition research, sports nutrition, public health and community nutrition, health and wellness, extension work, food product development, food and nutrition marketing, management, sales and public relations, food microbiology, and college teaching (community college) as well as further graduate study or study in professional education programs in human medicine and health care.