UFTM

Major

Nutrition

Presentation

The Nutrition Undergraduate major aims at training professionals on the basis of a generalist, humanistic and critical perspective. Such professionals are skilled to act in all areas of knowledge where food and nutrition are fundamental to health promotion, maintenance, and recovery, as well as in the prevention of diseases in individuals and population groups, thus contributing to greater life quality.

Labor market

The nutritionist professional will be qualified to act in multiple areas that include: hospitals, outpatient units and public/private clinics; restaurants and food industries; Basic Units of Health (UBS); marketing of food  products; programs for food  and  nutrition surveillance; direct health care in which the nutritionist can perform in schools, kindergartens, elderly centers, gyms, etc. The graduate may also integrate groups of research in food and nutrition, acting at the academic field with the development of scientific and technology research.

Admission Options

Sisu - Students who are interested in applying for a place at UFTM must necessarily sign up and take the tests related to the National Examination of High School Education – Enem. 

Transfer students - Intended for UFTM students who are attending related majors, as well as for students from other national or foreign higher education institutions who wish to transfer to the same major or to related majors.

Diploma holders – Intended for candidates who have already completed a higher education major and who are willing to attend a new undergraduate major at UFTM.

Readmission – Intended for students who are not enrolled anymore in any undergraduate major at UFTM but wish to return to their studies.

Summary