“Choosing the Master’s program for Physiological Sciences at the University of Arizona was one of the best decisions I could have made in my education. Our department is warm and collaborative, offering an array of research topics and techniques underneath a vast and integrative umbrella of physiology. Beyond my research experience, I was presented with teaching opportunities, which I feel honed my skill of scientific communication. Having the dynamic research/teaching/class schedule not only kept me active but helped me reinforce material in multiple contexts. Overall, this program was exactly what I wanted in my segway into the medical sciences… and with my teaching assistantship paying for my tuition, how could I say no?”
Andrew Wojtanowski // MS 2016
Career
- Food Marketer: Research consumer demand and consumption patterns. You’ll work with food manufacturers to develop new foods or change existing food products, as well as determine price and promotion details.
- Food Sales Representative: Act as the face for a manufacturer’s food products. You’ll contact new clients, maintain client relationships, consult on new products, and help set prices.
- Peace Corps or Americorps Specialist: Work as an agriculture and health specialist to promote and enhance food security around the world by improving nutrition outcomes for mothers and children, increasing resilience to climate-related shocks, and reducing poverty.
- Organic Certification Specialist: Promote organic production through certification, education, and outreach programs. You’ll review applications and inspection reports, and ensure that organic operations meet quality and compliance standards.
- Community Engagement Coordinator: Promote products and services to the community to increase awareness. You may create written communications, organize events, recruit volunteers, arrange speakers, and manage a budget.
- Non-Profit Manager: Manage finances and personnel on behalf of a tax-exempt food organization. You’ll engage in fundraising and supervise volunteers, as well as report to a board of directors.
- Food Lobbyist: Educate lawmakers about how proposed legislation will affect the food industry. You’ll ask lawmakers to sponsor, change, or vote in favor of a bill.
- Food Assistance Program Manager: Safeguard the health and wellbeing of low income individuals and families by overseeing a food assistance program. You’ll develop policies, manage activities, and track program performance.
- Cooperative Extension Specialist: Deliver nutrition and food safety concepts to community members to improve health and safety. You’ll teach community education classes, provide training programs, and provide reports on the effectiveness of programs.
- Food Journalist: Taste, analyze, and investigate a wide variety of food, and share your knowledge and experiences with people who read your stories and watch or listen to your programs.
- Food Policy Consultant: Consult with public and private organizations to promote healthy nutrition and increased access to nutritious foods. You may assist with strategic planning, policy design, community food assessments, and training.
- Food Entrepreneur: Turn your passion for food into a career by developing new products, technology, and processes. You’ll combine your knowledge of food safety, science, and business to launch your product.