Nutrition, Fitness, and Health 

Eating right and exercising is not just a habit of yours; it's your life philosophy. If you'd like to pass on your personal experiences with healthy living and help others make positive lifestyle changes, consider the nutrition, fitness, and health program in the Department of Foods and Nutrition.

Many nutrition, fitness, and health students double major in dietetics in order to earn their registered dietitian credential and expand their career options.

Plans of Study

Career Options

As a nutrition and fitness specialist, you could work in:

  • cardiac rehabilitation
  • commercial and community fitness centers
  • corporate wellness
  • fitness equipment industry
  • health promotion and education
  • sports nutrition
  • weight management programs
  • Visit CFS Graduates at Work to see how alumni are using their degrees in the real world

Where You Might Work

  • health clubs and fitness centers
  • hospitals
  • hotels and resorts
  • large corporations
  • school corporations

Coursework

  • chemistry
  • communication techniques
  • community health
  • diet selection and planning
  • exercise physiology
  • food science
  • health screening and instrumentation
  • human anatomy and physiology
  • nutrition
  • nutritional assessment
  • complete course list 

You'll Have Help Finding a Job

  • The Foods and Nutrition Job Board is an online resource for foods and nutrition students hat offers resumé posting and information on job openings.
  • Purdue's Center for Career Opportunties provides a variety of job search services including a list of internships, employer profiles, salary surveys, and interview and job search clinics.

Learn from Experience

  • Take advantage of the unique opportunity to work and learn in a clinical research setting within the nationally recognized Department of Foods and Nutrition. 
  • Complete a practicum in nutrition, fitness, and health at Purdue's A.H. Ismail Center for Health, Exercise, and Nutrition where you'll provide individual nutrition and fitness counseling to actual clients. 
  • Get practical experience communicating nutrition information to consumers by speaking to groups in the community.
  • Experience foodservice systems management by working in a foodservice facility.
  • Meet high-level food industry executives and explore career opportunities through an executive-in-the-classroom program.  

 

For more information, contact:

CFS Undergraduate Student Services
700 W. State Street
Stone Hall, Room 110
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2059
Phone: (765) 494-8533
E-mail: cfsundergrad@purdue.edu