- GCPD courses satisfy the elective credits required for the MS degree.
- MS Capstone students must complete a minimum 46 credits.
- MS Thesis students must complete a minimum 54 credits.
- Courses and timing are subject to change.
- Use these tables in conjunction with your official degree audit and guidance from NSP Student and Academic Services.
- All NSP students complete a practice-based group capstone project by way of NUTR 531 in autumn quarter of year 2. NSP Student and Academic Services presumes you will be using this project towards your culminating experience requirement, which is the default. Decisions to pursue an additional thesis as your culminating project are typically made in winter and spring of year 1.
Graduate Study
MS Curriculum
Master of Science (MS) curriculum involves coursework in biostatistics, epidemiology and nutritional sciences, and culminates in a capstone or thesis.
If completing the MS with RDN training, you will take an additional 30 credits RDN practice experience.
Autumn 2022
Course requirements listed on this page apply to students entering the MS program, or the MS and RDN training programs in autumn 2022. Refer to curriculum archives in Current Students if you entered the program in a previous year.
Year 1 Autumn (14 credits)
| Course | Name | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOST 511 | Medical Biometry | 4 | All MS |
| EPI 511 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 4 | All MS |
| NUTR 513 | Food and Society | 2 | All MS |
| NUTR 520 | Nutrition and Metabolism I | 4 | All MS |
Year 1Winter (9-12 credits)
| Course | Name | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSERV 579 | Structural Racism and Public Health | 1 | All MS |
| NUTR 500 | Food Systems Seminar | 1 | All MS |
| NUTR 512 | United States Food Systems Policy | 3 | All MS |
| NUTR 521 | Nutrition and Metabolism II | 4 | All MS |
| NUTR 536 | Nutrition Education Principles & Practice | 2 | GCPD only |
| NUTR 558 | Foundations of Dietetics | 1 | GCPD only |
Year 1 Spring (10-12 credits)
| Course | Name | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUTR 514 | Food Systems and Public Health | 3 | All MS |
| NUTR 526 | Maternal and Pediatric Nutrition | 3 | All MS |
| NUTR 560 | Nutritional Counseling for Chronic Disease | 2 | GCPD only |
| NUTR 562 | Nutrition and Chronic Disease | 4 | All MS |
Year 2 Autumn (7-14 credits)
| Course | Name | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUTR 531 | Public Health Nutrition | 3 | All MS |
| NUTR 559 | Orientation to Clinical Dietetics Practice | 3 | GCPD only |
| NUTR 563 | Nutrition in Acute Care | 4 | GCPD only |
| NUTR 596 | Nutrition Practice Capstone | 4 | All MS |
Year 2 Winter/Spring/Summer – GCPD Only (30 credits)
| Course | Name | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUTR 561 | GCPD Practice Experience | 10 per quarter | GCPD only |
Credits Not Tied to Specific Quarter
| Course | Name | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electives | 5 | All MS | |
| NUTR 700 | Master's Thesis | 9 | Optional |
Upon satisfactory completion of the Master of Science in Nutritional Sciences, graduates will be able to:
- Meet the competencies established by the School of Public Health and the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) for all SPH students.
- Meet the core competencies established by the Nutritional Sciences Program for MS Nutritional Sciences students:
- Apply appropriate methodologies to a human nutrition research question.
- Translate knowledge and skills from Nutritional Sciences competencies to nutrition research or evidence-based clinical practice (when combined with dietetics training).
- Demonstrate knowledge and facilitation skills to lead discussion of evidence-based arguments for and against a nutrition-related topic.
- Describe how individuals are impacted by US food and nutrition systems.
Master of Science students typically complete a practice-based capstone with mentorship from an NSP faculty adviser and a community partner. Some students may choose to complete a research-based thesis under the direction of a faculty thesis chair and committee.
See past student projects
