Academics

We’re so excited you have chosen to share your talent, curiosity, and creativity with us as you make your mark on the world. Together as a department, we are a catalyst for positive change and radical innovation to feed the global population.

Food Science & Human Nutrition Majors

We offer four majors so you can tailor your education to the career you desire. Each major prioritizes blending classroom-based experience with experiential learning so you will be fully immersed in your area of study.

Students cut avacadoes in kitchen.

Dietetics & Nutrition

Prepare for a career helping people make healthy food and nutrition choices.
Undergraduate students working in lab.

Food Science

Learn the science behind product development, quality control, processing, packaging, technical sales, and market research.
Student manager helps customers in the Spicebox restaraunt.

Hospitality Management

Learn the fundamentals of business and hospitality to prepare for a career managing restaurants, catering, hotels, and events.
Student takes a woman's blood pressure.

Nutrition & Health

Explore nutrition while learning about the impact of food on the human body.

Minors

Minors are an excellent way to diversify your education by getting a base of understanding in a subject outside your current major. 

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Food Science 

The minor in Food Science is designed to broaden your knowledge of science, particularly food chemistry, food microbiology, and food engineering. The Food Science minor is suitable if you intend to pursue careers in engineering, microbiology, chemistry, scientific journalism, hospitality management, or science secondary education.

  • Some courses require prerequisites. A minimum 2.5 GPA is required for enrollment in this minor.
  • Courses in the minor cannot be completed Credit/No-Credit.

Food Science minor requirements

Contact:
Dr. Sihui Ma
sihuima@illinois.edu
217-300-6760 

Nutrition

The minor in Nutrition is designed to broaden your knowledge of the biological sciences, with a particular emphasis on the science of nutrition. A minor in nutrition is beneficial if you intend to pursue an interdisciplinary career in the food industry, kinesiology, or if you are planning to enter the medical, dental, or veterinary professions.

  • A minimum 3.0 GPA is required for enrollment in this minor.
  • Courses in the minor cannot be completed Credit/No-Credit.

Nutrition minor requirements

Contact:
Susan Coppess
scoppess@illinois.edu
217-300-8315

Hospitality Management

The Hospitality Management minor prescribes courses that meet the professional needs of the hospitality industry including hotels and food service operations and is comprised of 18 hours of hospitality related coursework. The minor is designed for students interested in expanding their knowledge and application of management principles, with a focus on the unique application in the field of hospitality. A minor in Hospitality Management would benefit those students who intend to pursue careers in the hospitality or customer service industries. This minor is not appropriate for students pursuing the FSHN concentration in Hospitality Management.

  • No GPA requirement for enrollment in this minor.
  • Courses in the minor cannot be completed Credit/No-Credit.

Hospitality Management Minor Requirements

Contact:
Jill Craft
jnorth@illinois.edu
217-333-8805