Nutrition and Food Management Major (NFM), BS

Liberal Arts: 35 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete the 47-hour Liberal Arts  program. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major.

• BIOL 1200 , CHEM 1010/1010L , and MATH 1200  satisfy 9 hours of Inquiry, Investigation, and Reasoning.
• FCS 2050  or IS 4200  satisfies 3 hours of Self and Society.

Major: 76 Hours

This major includes an embedded minor in Project Management which will be reflected on the academic transcript.

FCS Program Core: 6 Hours

• FCS 1000 - Family and Consumer Sciences as a Profession Credit Hours: 2
• FCS 2050 - Families in Global Society Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 4000 - Professional Image Development Credit Hours: 1

Nutrition and Food Management: 70 Hours

• BIOL 1200 - Human Structure and Function Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 3400/3400L - Microbiology Credit Hours: 4
• BUS 4350 - Christian Business Ethics Credit Hours: 2, 3

• (Must be taken for 3 credit hours to satisfy requirements for project management minor)

• CHEM 1010/1010L - General Chemistry Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 2110 - Organic and Biological Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 2110L - LAB: Organic and Biological Chemistry Credit Hours: 1
• CHEM 3820 - Nutritional Biochemistry and Physiology Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 1020/1020L - Culinary Skills and Food Science Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 2400/2400L - Family Resource Management Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 3300 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 1
• FCS 3310 - Human Nutrition Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 3320 - Life Cycle Nutrition Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 4350/4350L - Quantity Food Production Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 4650 - Research in Family and Consumer Sciences Credit Hours: 2
• FCS 6200 - Community and Public Health Nutrition Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 6240 - Professional Leadership and Management in Dietetics Practice Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 6300 - Nutrition Communication and Education Credit Hours: 3
• HCM 3100 - Healthcare Administration Credit Hours: 3
• IS 3400 - Project Management Credit Hours: 3
• IS 4200 - Advanced Global Project Management Credit Hours: 3
• IS 4500 - Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Preparation Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 1110 - Fundamentals of Mathematics for Nurses Credit Hours: 1
• MATH 1200 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hours: 3
• MGT 3680 - Management and Organizational Behavior Credit Hours: 3
• Choose additional 3 hours from FCS courses

Remaining Bible/Electives: 17 Hours

BUS 4350 , included in the major, satisfies the Bible requirement in the semester it is taken.

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here.  

Total: 128 Hours