I want to take a Ba of HumanEcology(Community Nutrition)online do u have an idea where that degree would lead?

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I'm an African living in Saudi Arabia & this is the only interesting degree that I found to me 'cause I like to study nutrition. by the way the university providing it is the University of South Africa if u know anything 'bout it plz inform me. Or if u have better choices I'll be very grateful. Thank u

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"Careers in community nutrition include positions in public health, outpatient care, wellness/health promotion, sports nutrition, nursing homes/intermediate care facilities, and mental health/mental retardation facilities. Other employment opportunities include corporate wellness, food industry marketing and sales, writing/advertising positions within the newspaper, magazine, radio/television industry, and private practice in fields such as pediatrics, diabetes management, cardiac rehabilitation, obstetrics, eating disorders, geriatrics, immunology, and numerous other nutrition specializations."
http://www.nut.tcu.edu/community.htm

"Community dietitians counsel individuals and groups on nutritional practices designed to prevent disease and promote health. Working in places such as public health clinics, home health agencies, and health maintenance organizations, community dietitians evaluate individual needs, develop nutritional care plans, and instruct individuals and their families. Dietitians working in home health agencies provide instruction on grocery shopping and food preparation to the elderly, individuals with special needs, and children. Increased public interest in nutrition has led to job opportunities in food manufacturing, advertising, and marketing. In these areas, dietitians analyze foods, prepare literature for distribution, or report on issues such as the nutritional content of recipes, dietary fiber, or vitamin supplements."
http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos077.htm

The degree program at the University of South Africa sounds pretty comprehensive and you can do it all online. There are few other schools that offer this degree that way. The Wikipedia page for this university makes it sound like a good school:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_South_Africa

To find more schools that offer this degree, one place to start would be to go to the "dietetic association" for the country in which you would get the degree. Here's a page of links to those associations:
http://www.internationaldietetics.org/nda.asp

In the USA this field of study is mostly only available as a master's degree program. There is one online bachelor's degree in "Community Health" (it includes much of what you'd be studying at Unisa) at Northern Arizona Univ. (USA) :
http://www.distance.nau.edu/programs/degreedetails.aspx?degreeID=23

All in all, I think your choice of Community Nutrition at Unisa is a good one if you want to study nutrition and work for the public good!

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