Nutritional Sciences
CAREER EXPLORATION
This page is designed for you to explore and learn about career options both directly and indirectly related to this major. Review Nutritional Sciences career options by reading about sample experiential learning and job titles as reported and held by current students and alumni, as well as graduate programs where Nutritional Sciences alumni have studied
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SAMPLES OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING – POSITION TITLES
(May include but is not limited to: internship, co-op, research, practicum, and clinical experiences)
This major does not have documented information on experiential learning as of this point. As the CCD and the major discover experiences that fit this category, it will be revisited and completed.
SAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS WHERE UCONN STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
AmeriCorps Summer Vista Associate
Big Y Supermarkets
CLiCK
Elder Horizons Program, Yale New Haven Hospital
Ellington Farmers Market
GROW Windham
Hispanic Health Council
Husky Nutrition Summer Scholars
Marlborough Council on Aging
Morrison Healthcare
Nurtrication
Pepsico
ShopRite Supermarket
Stamford Hospital
University of Connecticut, Dining Services
UConn Health Center
Uconn Student Health Services
Urban Alliance, FaithCare, Youth Challenge of Connecticut
Village Heights
Watrous Nursing Center
Watson, Inc.
Yale New Haven Hospital
SAMPLES OF RECENT UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Zero to five years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
AmeriCorps VISTA
Clinical Nutrition Manager
Community Nutrition Educator
Coordinator of Performance Nutrition
Diet Technician
Food and Nutrition Associate
Foodservice Manager
Green Explorers Instructor
Nutrition Ambassador
Nutrition Educator
Nutritionist
Nutritionist, ACCESS Community Action Agency WIC Program
Patient Care Assistant
Phlebotomist
Sales Representative
Senior Underwriter
SAMPLES OF EXPERIENCED UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Six or more years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Community Health Coach
Consumer Safety Officer
Director of Nutrition
Disease Management Health Educator
Food Service Director
Head of Nutrition and Wellness
Hospital Account Executive
Lead Dietitian/Nutritional Services Supervisor
Nutrition and Health Manager
Pharmacist
Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist
Registered Nurse
Wellness Coach
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF WHERE THEY WORK
Bristol Hospital & Health Care Group
Center for Discovery
Channel 3 Kids Camp
CT Children’s Medical Center
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Johnson Memorial Hospital
Hartford Healthcare
Hartford Public Schools
Mansfield Public Schools
Medi-Weightloss
Morrison Healthcare
Natchaug Hospital
Noble Health Services
Norwalk Hospital
Queens Animal Health
San Francisco 49ers
ShopRite Supermarket
Sodexo
Somers Manor and Rehabilitation Center
St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
Stamford Health
Steward Healthcare
Subway International
TAP Pharmaceuticals
The Hartford
Three Rivers Healthcare
UConn Health
WIC
William W. Backus Hospital
Windham Community Memorial Hospital
Whole Foods
Woodlake at Tolland
Yale New Haven Health System
YMCA
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE DEGREES PURSUED
C.E.I.N.
D.M.D.
D.P.T.
M.D.
M.S., Medical Biochemistry
M.S., Nutrition
M.S., Nutrition & Dietetics
M.S., Nutritional Sciences
M.S., Physician Assistant Studies
M.P.H.
N.D.
Ph.D., Nutritional Sciences
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Amrita Institute of Medical Science
Boston University
College of Saint Elizabeth
Columbia University
Northern Illinois University
Saint Joseph University
Simmons
Tufts Medical Center
University of Connecticut
University of Exeter
University of Florida
University of Maine
University of New England
University of New Hampshire
University of Rhode Island
Vanderbilt University
West Virginia University
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