Nutrition
The nutrition major prepares you to pursue careers in nutrition, dietetics, community health, health education, food justice and advocacy, food industry work, and related graduate programs.
Department of Health & Human Kinetics
Introduction to the Department
The Health and Human Kinetics Department has created innovative courses for each major and minor, helping you prepare to move on to diverse work environments. You will have good options for graduate school or starting a career immediately after graduation.
Department Features
- You may choose to find an internship to gain professional experiences in the area of your choice. Students have interned at NBC Sports, the New York Knicks, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Columbus Crew, the Columbus Blue Jackets, local golf courses, fitness centers, newspapers, and physical therapy clinics.
- The Health and Human Kinetics Program oversees OWU’s student-taught Cooking Matters classes. These classes teach Delaware-area participants how to prepare the food they receive from local pantries.
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Available Majors
Health & Human Kinetics: GENERAL
If you are interested in sports and movement this is the major for you. The faculty have designed this major so you can focus broadly on topics, and therefore be able to enter a work field of your choice.
Health & Human Kinetics: SPORT AND EXERCISE MANAGEMENT
If you choose this track, you will be prepared to enter a career in sport management, marketing, retail, and corporate fitness.
Health & Human Kinetics: EXERCISE SCIENCE
If you choose to major in exercise science you will take coursework that prepares you for advanced schooling in the fields of physical therapy, exercise physiology, biomechanics, and sport and exercise psychology.
Available Minors
Minors
Coaching
Exercise Science
Food Studies (mentored)
Nutrition
Why Choose a Minor?
Pursuing a minor while at OWU will expand your knowledge, add depth to your major, enhance your résumé, and allow you to explore academic areas of interest.
Elizabeth Nix
Associate Professor of Nutrition
Professor Nix is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist (RDN) from Utah. Her research focuses on behavioral interventions to improve the diets of various communities, particularly low-income communities.
Christopher Fink
Professor of Health & Human Kinetics
Professor Fink focuses his teaching in the general areas of health behavior and public health, food studies, and qualitative inquiry. Dr Fink was a delegate at the "We Feed the People" expo in Milan, Italy.
Jay Martin
Professor of Health & Human Kinetics and Men's Soccer Coach
Dr. Jay Martin focuses his teaching on his passions of coaching and leadership. Jay teaches many of our Sports Management classes. As well as teaching Jay is the winningest coach in NCAA history with a total of 738 wins.
Andrew Busch
Associate Professor of Health and Human Kinetics
Professor Busch returned to his alma mater in 2010 after earning his master’s in exercise science with a focus on athletic performance and injury prevention. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and a registered Strength and Conditioning Coach through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. His research focuses on investigating all aspects of human movement relative to injury prevention and performance optimization.
He currently teaches courses in exercise science, while serving as the faculty advisor for pre-occupational therapy students, and serving on the university’s institutional review board (IRB). His main research focus lies in pre-participation movement screens and their relationship to injury prediction in athletes. His goal is to bridge the gap from evidence-based research to coaches and trainers; providing practical applications for optimizing the health and performance in athletes and non-athletes alike.
After a brief career in professional baseball with the San Francisco Giants organization, Dr. Busch has worked in the fitness industry since 2004, helping individuals of all abilities achieve their goals in dietary, behavioral, and fitness area
Lab work
Hands-On Learning
Classroom Learning
Department Contact Info
Location
Edwards Gymnasium
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, OH 43015
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, OH 43015
P 740-368-3725
F 740-368-3751
F 740-368-3751
Department Contact
Department Chair: Andrew Busch
Assistant Professor of Health and Human Kinetics
Edwards Gymnasium 107-C
614-783-6917
ambusch@owu.edu
Academic Assistant: Wendi Kay
Edwards Gymnasium #107-A
740-368-3982
wwkay@owu.edu
Assistant Professor of Health and Human Kinetics
Edwards Gymnasium 107-C
614-783-6917
ambusch@owu.edu
Academic Assistant: Wendi Kay
Edwards Gymnasium #107-A
740-368-3982
wwkay@owu.edu