Hi!
I’m currently a soon to be sophomore studying Psychology. I have recently become really interested in nutrition, and I hope to maybe go into some type of career dealing with eating disorders. However, my school does not offer a nutrition major/minor. Is there a way for me to become a dietician through a Psychology major? Or are some options for someone wanting to be a psychologist dealing with nutrition as well?
Thank you so much!
Hi! I’m in the same exact position as you in terms of what I want to study and specialize in and in where I am in college. I guess maybe you can minor in a natural science (or at very least, take some upper level science courses) and then apply to master’s programs that are involved with psychological eating disorders.
Of course. I have a former student who is in school for RD and she was a French major.
Much like many health professions majors, there are certain prerequisites that graduate programs in nutrition require that you’ll have to meet to apply. They’re usually classes in science - chemistry, biology, biochemistry, maybe anatomy and physiology, maybe an introductory nutrition class.
There are some psychologists that deal with issues of nutrition; you could, for example, do therapy with people with eating disorders. The focus wouldn’t be on proper nutrition, though; it would be on the psychological issues tied to these mental disorders. The route for that would be a PhD in clinical or counseling psychology (or a master’s in social work with licensure as a licensed clinical social worker, or a master’s in mental health counseling).