Nutrition MS, without DPD Verification
Requirements
Program of Study
The Master of Science program in Nutritional Sciences provides students with a course of study in advanced nutrition topics related to disease prevention and management, health optimization, and food and nutrition sustainability. The program prepares graduates for positions in advanced clinical, community, and management careers as well as careers in various industry settings. Students are able to tailor the degree with additional course options within, and outside of, Nutritional Sciences. This degree requires a minimum of 30 semester hours beyond a Bachelor’s degree. Students may or may not choose to complete a thesis. In order to complete a thesis, students must complete 3 hours of course and 3 hours of course. Students must have a 3.0 GPA in prerequisite courses consisting of: General Chemistry I, General Chemistry II with lab, Organic Chemistry, Physiology with lab, and Nutrition. No GRE is required.
Students also have the option to pursue post-baccalaureate Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) Nutrition MS, with DPD Verification. The MS NUTR DPD track is specifically designed for students who hold a Bachelor’s degree in a related or unrelated field, and want to pursue Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) accredited supervised practice upon program completion, in order to become a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist (RD/RDN).
Graduate First Year (Courses are listed by number, title, and credit hour for each semester)
Nutritional Sciences Seminar | 3 | |
Integrative Functional Nutrition and Nutritional Genomics | 3 | |
Nutrition Ecology, Food, and Sustainability | 3 | |
Biochemical, Physiological, and Molecular Aspects of Human Nutrition | 3 | |
Electives | 3 |
Graduate Second Year (Courses listed by number, title, and credit hour for each semester)
Thesis | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
OR | ||
Non-thesis | Electives | 6 |
Thesis | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
OR | ||
Non-thesis | Electives | 6 |
Elective Course Options
Nutritional Sciences Graduate Seminar | 3 | |
Gut Microbiota and Health | 3 | |
Community Nutrition and Public Health | 3 |
Non-Nutrition Graduate Course Options
Trauma & Relationships | 3 | |
Case Studies in Child Development | 3 | |
Interaction Skills for Health Professionals | 3 | |
Diversity in American Education | 3 | |
Action Research | 3 | |
Counseling Theories and Techniques | 3 | |
Addictions Counseling | 3 | |
Assessment in Counseling | 3 | |
Healthcare Improvement Science | 1.5 | |
Diversity and Social Justice | 3 | |
Human Behavior and the Social Environment 1 | 3 | |
Human Behavior and the Social Environment 2 | 3 | |
Health Care in the U.S. | 1.5 | |
U.S. Health Care Policy | 3 | |
Challenges in Healthcare Leadership | 1.5 | |
Financial Reporting | 1.5 |
*Students can take up to 15 hours of 50000 level credit towards the MS degree.