Nutrition, Health and Wellness, Minor

A healthy lifestyle, including a holistic approach to food and exercise, is encouraged for people to lead a robust life. An evidence-based approach to health and wellness is important to balance the abundance of information surrounding this topic and to encourage lifelong learning. Saint Louis University's Nutrition, Health and Wellness Minor aligns with the Jesuit principle of cura personalis — the development of a whole person, mind, body and spirit. 

This interdisciplinary 15-credit minor provides a nutrition, health and wellness emphasis. Foundations in Nutrition (DIET 2080) is a prerequisite for Nutrition in the Lifecycle (DIET 2100); other courses may be taken in any sequence. Students are required to gather representative works from each course in the minor and assemble them into a portfolio. 

Foundation Courses
BIOL 1460Exercise and Health3
DIET 2100Nutrition in the Lifecycle3
DIET 2080Foundations in Nutrition3
Nutrition, Health and Wellness Elective
Select two courses from the following:6
Sports in American Culture
American Food and Cultures
Principles of Food Preparation
Sustainable Food Systems
Art and Science of Human Flourishing
Enhancing Human Performance
Science of Sleep
Sports Psychology
Sociology of Sport
Total Credits15

Non-Course Requirements

•    Students will be required to gather representative works from each course in the minor and assemble them into a portfolio. 
•    The portfolio will be due at the end of the last course taken in the minor.

Continuation Standards

A student must maintain an overall 2.00 grade point average.

Apply for Admission

Contact Doisy College of Health Sciences:
Julie Miller
Recruitment Specialist
314-977-2570
dchs@health.slu.edu