Programs of Study B.S./D.I.

Program of Study
Master of Science in Applied Nutrition

Applicants with a BS in Nutrition or those who completed a Dietetic Internship

Core Requirements: Cr.
I. Core Nutrition Requirements 11
NTR 561 Nutrition Programs and Interventions: Theory & Practice 3
NTR 562 Weight Management 3
NTR 571 Contemporary Topics in Nutrition I: Nutrigenomics 1
NTR 572 Contemporary Topics in Nutrition II: Functional Foods 1
NTR 573 Contemporary Topics in Nutrition III: Food Security in the U.S. 1
NTR 601 Nutrition Seminar I 1
NTR 602 Nutrition Seminar II 1
II. Research Methods Requirements 6
NSG 567 Epidemiology and Health Research 3
Select one of the following: 3
OTH 567 Research Methods for the Health Professions
PSY 563 Behavior Research Methods
III. Support Courses - Select three from the list of courses below: 9
Support Course I: 3
Support Course II: 3
Support Course III: 3
PSY 571 Counseling
GNT/NSG 501 Perspectives on Aging
MGT/PAD 568 Public Policy Process
MBA 582 Consumer Behavior

PSY 551 Community Psychology: Framework for Interventions
PAD 572 Planning, Program Analysis and Evaluation
NTR 532 Practicum in Community Nutrition I
NTR 548 Contemporary Topics in Dietetics
NTR 549 Nutrition and Disease Management for Pediatrics

IV. Final Project
6
NTR 690 Directed Research M.S. Thesis
Total degree credit hours: 32