Messiah College’s Department of Nutrition and Dietetics offers programs for students interested in the effects of food and diet on health and well being.

In the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, you will learn how to apply science principles, communication techniques and management strategies to improve the nutritional status of individuals and communities. Messiah is one of the few Christian colleges to offer a nutrition and dietetics curriculum that is approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) as a didactic program in dietetics.  In addition students can use the Nutrition Science major to prepare for careers in nutrition research, public health, or medicine.