College of Science and Health
Allied Health and Nutrition
Fuel Your Passion for Helping Others with a Career in Allied Health-Nutrition
Allied health-nutrition is a broad field that encompasses a variety of healthcare professions that focus on the relationship between food and nutrition and overall health and well-being. Allied health-nutrition professionals work in a variety of settings, including hospitals, clinics, schools, and community organizations, to help people improve their health and well-being through nutrition.
Allied health-nutrition professionals play an important role in helping people prevent and manage a variety of health conditions such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, cancer and others.
Allied health-nutrition is a growing field with many opportunities for advancement. If you are interested in a career in allied health-nutrition, apply to Benedictine University’s Allied Health-Nutrition program today.
Jumpstart your career in nutrition
Our program provides you with the essential knowledge and skills you need to succeed in graduate school and beyond. You’ll learn about the latest research in nutrition, food science, and health, and you’ll gain hands-on experience applying what you learn.
Our state-of-the-art Nutrition Lab, located in Gillett Hall, contains three full operating kitchens where Food Science Lab is offered. The lab is also used for special projects, such as the creation of educational videos in collaboration with our Communication Arts department.
In addition to nutrition courses, students also take specialty courses in health education, program evaluation, group process, food systems, and policy to develop the knowledge and skills they need to be effective health educators.
Through case studies, laboratories, and a field experience, students gain a deep understanding of nutrition and learn how to apply what they’ve learned in the real world.
The BenU Difference
Student Testimonial
Travis Hunt
‘21 Nutrition | Psychology
Moreno Valley, Calif. | Benedictine Baseball
“I decided I wanted to become a sport psychologist when I realized how much nutrition plays into the physical and mental health of an athlete. It’s true when they say that “baseball is 80% mental and 20% physical.” Giving the body the nutrients it needs to compete at a high level can drive someone’s career from being good to great. I have learned so much just in the nutrition lab alone. Learning how to cook my own food, what ingredients are in food and the time management needed to put into a healthy lifestyle has been something that has not only benefited me personally, but will be something I will take with me in my career. Playing baseball is my passion and because of BenU I have found my other passion and my future career.”
