Health, Nutrition, & Exercise Sciences

HNES offers three undergraduate majors; including Exercise Science, Nutrition Science and Sport Management.

At the graduate level, we offer a Ph.D. degree in Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, and three Master’s degrees; including a professional master’s degree in Athletic Training, Sport Management, and Exercise and Nutrition Sciences. HNES also offers a Graduate Certificate Program in Intercollegiate Athletics Administration.

We also offer General Education Wellness courses through on site and distance learning.

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We aspire to be a preeminent multidisciplinary department by preparing quality professionals, high impact research, and valuable community outreach.

To create and communicate multidisciplinary knowledge through innovative instruction, research, and service.

The strategic plan is based on the following HNES core values: Integrity, Innovation, Inclusion, Collegiality, Excellence, Service (I3CES).

HNES: 800 Café

The 800 Café is led by NDSU Nutrition Science students and is open to the public for lunch from February through April each year. The café brings healthful, artisan meals that are under 800 calories.

Nutrition Science

Are you passionate about health and interested in understanding how food and nutrition can prevent and treat disease as well as maintain and promote good health? Are you interested in a people-oriented, science-focused, evidence-based field? Nutrition Science may be the major for you. Part of the program involves student-run café provides participants with firsthand experience on how to run a foodservice establishment. Meals are focused on whole foods and making as many recipes as possible from scratch. The café brings healthful, artisan meals that are under 800 calories. The

Nutrition Science Program

Exercise Science

Exercise Science is the study of human movement performed to maintain or improve physical fitness. Exercise Science graduates are well trained to assess, design, and implement individual and group exercise and fitness programs for individuals who are healthy and those with controlled disease.

Exercise Science Program

Sport Management

The sport management (SM) major is a four-year full-time program of study that is designed to prepare students to excel in the sport industry. SM students are guided through coursework and hands-on experiences within the sport industry that allow each student to focus on the ever-changing intricacies of the sport environment from multiple contexts. Within the curriculum, students are encouraged to explore the area(s) of sport they are most interested in, ranging anywhere from local non-profits to national and international professional franchises.

Sport Management Program
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Graduate Degree Programs

The Department of Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences (HNES) offers several graduate programs including:

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