Discovering Your Career in Nutrition and Dietetics
Nutrition and Dietetics is a diverse field, with practitioners employed in a variety
of settings, including clinical dietetics, community nutrition, nutrition and food
service management, and education and research.
Our program at Southern Miss has a strong history of success in the field and boasts
an excellent curriculum as well as experiential learning. Our Didactic Program has
a 90+% placement rate for post-baccalaureate dietetic internships and a 90+% first
time pass rate on the RD exam.
Nutrition and Dietetics is an ever-changing field. You will get a foundation in the
sciences to understand how nutrients impact the body and how microorganisms are related
to food. In addition, you will learn how food relates to the development and treatment
of disease, how to assess and educate individuals, and how to manage food service
operations. You will learn how food and nutrition impact the overall health and wellness
of communities, and physical and chemical properties of food are affected by cooking.
The Nutrition and Dietetics program has several grade and progression requirements.
Students must meet and maintain specific GPA requirements and meet course pre-requisite
requirements, as well.
Didactic Program in Dietetics Description, Goals and Outcomes
