Nutrition, Health and Wellness, Minor

The minor in nutrition, health, and wellness focuses on whole-person well-being and helps students understand how nutrition, physical activity, culture and lifestyle influence health. Students build skills to navigate today's complex health information landscape by learning how to critically evaluate and dispel nutrition and wellness misinformation. Grounded in Jesuit values of cura personalis, or care for the whole person, this minor equips students with foundational knowledge in nutrition, health and wellness they can apply to their own lives, future careers and the communities they serve. 

SLU's interdisciplinary 15-credit minor provides a nutrition, health and wellness emphasis. Foundations in Nutrition (DIET 2080) is a prerequisite for Nutrition Across the Lifespan (DIET 2100); other courses may be taken in any sequence.

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If a student takes EXSC 3230 Exercise Physiology (3 cr) (or its previous iterations in the form of DPT 3230 or MAT 3230) it will qualify for the BIOL 1460 Exercise and Health (3 cr) requirement.

Continuation Standards

A student must maintain an overall 2.00 grade point average. 

Note: SLU-Madrid and SLU-St. Louis program requirements vary slightly by campus.

A healthy lifestyle, including a holistic approach to food and exercise, is recommended for people to lead a robust life. An evidence-based approach to health and wellness is important to balance the wealth of information in this always-evolving field and to encourage lifelong learning. This minor aligns with the Jesuit principle of cura personalis: the development of a whole person — mind, body and spirit.

SLU-Madrid's nutrition, health and wellness minor has been designed to provide students with a broad background in whole-person well-being. It is an excellent complement to any major related to health sciences, such as public health, nursing or pre-med, or even for students in nonmedical degrees like engineering or business. As a student at SLU-Madrid, you will work with faculty members from across the globe who are committed to excellent teaching, mentoring and scholarship.

All courses are instructed online, with some in-person availability. DIET 2080 Foundations in Nutrition (3 cr) is a prerequisite for DIET 2100 Nutrition Across the Lifespan (3 cr); other courses may be taken in any sequence. 

Curriculum Overview

The nutrition minor requires 15 credit hours of coursework, as follows:

• BIOL 1460 Exercise and Health (3 cr) (SLU-Madrid)
• DIET 2080 Foundations in Nutrition (3 cr) (SLU-St. Louis)
• DIET 2100 Nutrition Across the Lifespan (3 cr) (SLU-St. Louis)
• 6 credits of Nutrition, Health and Wellness Electives (SLU-St. Louis)

Apply for Admission

Contact Doisy College of Health Sciences
Recruitment specialist
314-977-2570
dchs@health.slu.edu