BIOBEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND WELLNESS, BS
Biobehavioral Nutrition and Wellness
Program Director: Douglas “Doug” R Moellering, PhD, MS
The B.S. in Biobehavioral Nutrition and Wellness program curriculum prepares students for entry into the nutrition and wellness workforce in many types of organizations, including, nutrition and healthcare, universities, hospitals, food and nutrition providers, insurance agencies, corporations, or for graduate and professional study in health professions, including further study in Nutrition Sciences, Dietitian Education track. Students go on to become health and wellness educators, medical or health services managers, and clinical research staff, to name just a few exciting careers, and find positions in a wide range of private and public industries. You will learn about nutrition and wellness in this program, including the biological processes and behaviors within the science of nutrition and nutrition’s role in health, wellbeing, and disease prevention.
The UAB Nutrition Sciences Department has all resources you need to tailor your studies to the areas of nutrition and wellness that most interest you, including active clinical practices, research labs, and two NIH-funded interdisciplinary research centers – the UAB Nutrition and Obesity Research Center (NORC) and the UAB Diabetes Research Center (DRC). Our faculty have a wealth of expertise in nutrition-related areas, including lifecycle, metabolism, genetics, diabetes, obesity, cancer, aging, cardiometabolic disease, cardiovascular disease, personalized disease prevention, data analysis, and telehealth. If you would like to pursue a master’s degree or PhD after graduation, you will be well prepared for any nutrition sciences or allied health program you choose.
Program Admission
The UAB Office of Undergraduate Admissions accepts applications to the Biobehavioral Nutrition and Wellness program at any time. Students may begin the program at the start of any full academic term. Information and the online application for freshman, transfer, returning, and non-traditional admissions is available at https://www.uab.edu/students/admissions/apply.
Students intending to enroll in the Biobehavioral Nutrition and Wellness program must meet all undergraduate admission and academic requirements for UAB and the School of Health Professions.
Entering freshmen are admitted directly to the Biobehavioral Nutrition and Wellness program through the UAB Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Admission to the program from high school requires graduation from an accredited high school with a grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Transfer admissions from another college or university and UAB students changing their declared major to Biobehavioral Nutrition and Wellness must have an overall GPA of 2.75 or higher and an institutional GPA of 2.75 or higher, if applicable.
Academic Requirements
The minimum overall and institutional GPA required for admission to the program (2.75) must be maintained for continued enrollment throughout the program. A student whose GPA falls below the minimum will be allowed two semesters to recover before dismissal from the major. A student who is dismissed from the Biobehavioral Nutrition and Wellness major in such a manner may reapply once the student has raised his or her overall and institutional GPA to the program or track minimum. A letter grade of C or higher is required for each course in the program curriculum.
Course Requirements
The Biobehavioral Nutrition and Wellness degree requires a total of 123-5 semester hours.
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| MA 106 | Pre-Calculus Trigonometry (Or Higher) | 3 |
| EH 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| EH 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| CH 115 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CH 116 | General Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
| BY 123 | Introductory Biology I | 4 |
| BY 123L | Introductory Biology I Laboratory | 0 |
| PY 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| CH 117 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| CH 118 | General Chemistry II Laboratory | 1 |
| CH 235 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CH 236 | Organic Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
| BY 261 | Introduction to Microbiology | 4 |
| BY 261L | Introduction to Microbiology Laboratory | 0 |
| BY 115 | Human Anatomy | 4 |
| BY 116 | Introductory Human Physiology | 4 |
| CHHS 141 | Personal Health & Wellness | 3 |
| CMST 101 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| Approved Human Behavior, Psychology, Sociology, or Anthropology Course (Choose 1 course from below) | 3 | |
| Psychology of Adjustment | ||
| Medical Psychology | ||
| Human Behavior and Social Environment | ||
| Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health | ||
| Introduction to Medical Sociology | ||
| Food and Culture | ||
| HRP 101 | Experience the University Transition | 2 |
| NTR 121 | Well Being and You | 3 |
| NTR 201 | Healthy People, Healthy Planet | 3 |
| NTR 222 | Nutrition and Health | 3 |
| NTR 232 | Lifecycle Nutrition | 3 |
| NTR 300 | Nutrition Communication: From Science to Consumer | 3 |
| NTR 320 | Nutrition and the Consumer | 3 |
| NTR 330 | Nutrition and Metabolism | 3 |
| NTR 420 | Nutritional Genetics | 3 |
| NTR 421 | Nutrition Assessment and the Nutrition Care Process | 3 |
| NTR 433 | Health and Wellness in the Information Age | 3 |
| NTR 444 | Nutrition in Wellness and in Chronic Disease | 3 |
| NTR 450 | Translational Research in Biobehavioral and Nutrition Science | 3 |
| NTR 490 | Capstone Experience in Biobehavioral Nutrition and Wellness | 3 |
| Electives | 12-14 | |
Contact Information
For more information about the Bachelor of Science in Biobehavioral Nutrition and Wellness, contact
Biobehavioral Nutrition and Wellness (BNW)
Department of Nutrition Sciences
Telephone: (205) 934-3006
BNW Program
