Food and Nutrition Entrepreneurship ,Minor
Business, Diet, Food Services, Health, Hospitality, Management, Restaurant
Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to build your nutrition-focused brand, understand the inner workings of a restaurant, and launch your own food-related business.
If you are interested in developing a greater understanding of nutrition, the food industry and food service operations, the food and nutrition entrepreneurship minor program is for you.
You gain basic knowledge and skills that can be used toward starting and managing your own business in the food industry. Some areas of study include:
- food service purchasing and management
- nutrition communication
- nutrition management and leadership
- nutrition science
- College/school:
College of Health Solutions
- Location: Downtown Phoenix
2026-2027 Catalog Year
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The minor in food and nutrition entrepreneurship consists of 19 credit hours, of which 13 must be upper division. A minimum grade of "C" (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) is required for each course. |
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HSC 310 Health Communication
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NTR 448 Community Nutrition
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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NTR 100 Introduction to Nutrition Science
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NTR 241 Human Nutrition
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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NTR 142 Applied Food Principles
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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NTR 343 Food Service Purchasing
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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NTR 344 Nutrition Management and Leadership
or
NTR 360 Nutrition Entrepreneurship
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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NTR 445 Management of Food Service Systems
4 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 4 |
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Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this minor.
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GPA Requirement: 2.00
Incompatible Majors: BAS in applied nutrition and health; BS in applied nutrition and health; BS in dietetics; BS in nutritional science
Other Enrollment Requirements: None
Current ASU undergraduate students may pursue a minor and have it recognized on their ASU transcript at graduation. Minor requirements appear on the degree audit once the minor is added. Certain major and minor combinations may be deemed inappropriate by the college or department of either the major program or the minor. Courses taken for the minor may not count toward both the major and minor.
Minor programs enable students to develop additional competencies that complement the marketable knowledge and skills they acquire in their majors.
Graduates with a minor in food and nutrition entrepreneurship have additional knowledge in nutrition basics and leadership, which is beneficial for a career in restaurant management or food marketing.
College of Health Solutions
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HLTHN 401AA
chs@asu.edu
602-496-3300
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