Food Studies
Feed your hunger for success in the expanding field of food studies. Supplement your degree with a minor in food studies.
The food studies minor is an interdisciplinary studies program.
Why Earn Your Food Studies Minor?
With the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasting a 20-plus percent job growth through 2022 for nutritionists, dietitians and nutritional educators, the future is bright for students interested in food-related careers. Adelphi’s interdisciplinary food studies minor offers students a recipe for rewarding careers spanning everything from health and nutrition to sustainability, public policy, entrepreneurship, government, communications, food management, business and culinary arts.
Why Minor in Food Studies at Adelphi University in New York?
- Small classes and a rigorous curriculum designed and taught by top-tier professors are all benefits of Adelphi’s personalized approach to learning.
- Outside the classroom, you’ll have the opportunity to be mentored and to conduct cutting-edge research with faculty, and you’ll gain invaluable hands-on experience through internships in the New York area that support your career goals.
- You can join our on-campus food recovery program, which collects unused food and distributes it to local homeless shelters.
Professor Margaret Gray instructing a food studies class at Adelphi.
What Can You Do with a Food Studies Minor?
Adelphi’s interdisciplinary food studies minor offers students a recipe for rewarding careers focused on everything from health and nutrition to food management, while working at a multinational corporation, a government agency or a nonprofit.
A food studies minor can lead to a variety of rewarding careers, including:
- Food scientist
- Sensory scientist
- Food chemist
- Food product developer
- Food safety expert
- Food/restaurant inspector
- Food microbiologist
- Quality control supervisor
- Procurement/purchasing manager
Those who advance to a master’s in nutrition will have even more career paths available to them.
Program Info
Application Requirements
To apply for this program, submit the appropriate application requirements:
Transformative Educational Opportunities
All undergraduate students have the opportunity to apply for the following programs to expand their educational landscape:
- The Honors College – fostering intellectual perspectives and critical skills
- Levermore Global Scholars – preparing students to become global thinkers and leaders
- Study Abroad – providing opportunities to experience another culture and see the world from a new perspective
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