Department of Food Nutrition Science
Department of Food Nutrition Science
055) 772-1430
055) 772-1439
In recent years, our dietary life environment has changed greatly owing to economic growth, the expansion of women’s employment, market opening to the world, the development of the distribution industry, and the development of institutional food service and food service industries.
The Department studies fields related to health, disease prevention and longevity. The Department’s educational goal is to help people choose the right foods in their rapidly changing dietary lives and foster professional personnel to make contributions in improving their overall health and welfare.
The curricula of the Department include sitology, food hygiene, nutrition science, dietary therapy, nutrition education, institutional food service, and cooking principles. The Department trains and fosters nutrition specialists who provide nutrition service and meal service for disease prevention and health promotion. After the students pass the national nutritionist examination, they obtain a nutritionist license to work in nutrition-related industries, hospitals, schools, public clinics, and social welfare facilities as a nutrition teacher, clinic nutritionist, meal service nutritionist, health nutritionist, counseling nutritionist, or other professional related to nutrition.
Career path after graduation
Elementary school nutritionists, middle and high school nutritionists, hospital nutritionists, nutritionists affiliated with consigned catering companies, graduate school, research institute, national public officials in nutrition-related departments, nutrition counselors, middle and high school teachers, etc.