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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH (MSPH) IN HUMAN NUTRITION-DIETITIAN

Required and Elective Courses, 2023-2024

Required and Elective Courses

All students in the MSPH in the Human Nutrition-Dietitian Program must take the required courses listed below. All required courses must be taken for a letter grade except for courses only offered for pass/fail grading. Below you'll find the lists of required and elective courses, as well as an example of how a schedule might look for someone in their first year of the program.

Required Courses 2023-24

Course No.

Course Title

Term

Credits

General Degree Requirements

550.860

Academic and Research Ethics 

1

0

222.840

Special Studies and Research Human Nutrition: Individualized Goals Analysis (IGA) 

1

1

222.860

Graduate Nutrition Seminar 

1 – 4

1

220.600

International Travel Preparation, Safety, and Wellness

(take only once) 

2, 3, 4

1

552.626

Systems Thinking: Concepts and Methods

2, 4

0.5

Biostatistics Requirements

Choose one of the following series for a total of 16 credits

Option 1:

140.621

Statistical Methods in Public Health I 

1

4

140.622

Statistical Methods in Public Health II 

2

4

140.623

Statistical Methods in Public Health III 

3

4

140.624

Statistical Methods in Public Health IV 

4

4

Option 2:

140.651

Methods in Biostatistics I

1

4

140.652

Methods in Biostatistics II

2

4

140.653

Methods in Biostatistics III

3

4

140.654

Methods in Biostatistics IV

4

4

Epidemiology Requirement

340.721

Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health I 

1

5

Nutrition and Health

222.641

Principles of Human Nutrition in Public Health 

1

4

222.657

Food and Nutrition Policy 

1

2

222.658

Critical Thinking in Nutrition 

1

1

222.642

Assessment of Nutritional Status 

2

3

222.644

Cellular Biochemistry of Nutrients

2

3

222.655

Nutrition and Life Stages 

3

3

222.654

Food, Culture, and Nutrition 

4

4

Environmental Health (choose one option)

Option 1: Must take both courses listed

187.610

Public Health Toxicology

1, 2

4

552.612

Essentials of One Health

1, 4

0.5

Option 2: Choose one of the courses below

180.611

The Global Environment, Climate Change, and Public Health 

1

4

180.602

Environment and Health LMICs 

3

2

180.601

Environmental Health

3

5

182.640

Food and Water-Borne Diseases

3, 4

3

Budgeting (choose one)

552.622

Creating, Implementing, and Monitoring Budgets for Projects and Programs

1, 4

1

552.621

Basic Resource Management for Public Health

2, 3

1

Management Sciences (choose one)

Any courses not chosen for this requirement may be used as electives

221.602

Applications in Managing Health Services Organizations in LMICs*

1

3

312.601

Fundamentals of Management for Health Care Organizations (seek advisor input prior to registration)

2

3

410.622

Strategic Leadership Principles and Tools: Health System Transformation in Developing Countries

2

4

312.600

Managing Health Service Organizations*

3

4

312.655

Organizational Behavior and Management

4

2

Leadership and Interprofessional Practice

552.625

Building Collaborations Across Sectors to Improve Population Health

1, 3

0.5

552.623

Principles of Negotiation and Mediation for Public Health Professionals

1, 2, 3

0.5

552.624

Applications of Negotiation and Mediation for Public Health Professionals

1, 2, 3

0.5

Capstone and Practicum Requirement (Year 2 only)

222.810

Human Nutrition Practicum

1 – 4

28+

222.850

MSPH Capstone Human Nutrition

1 – 4

4+

*These courses also fulfill the Budgeting requirement

Additional Dietitian Required Courses 2023-24

Course No.

Course Title

Term

Credits

General Degree Requirements and Professional Skills

260.600

Intro to Biomedical Sciences (taken summer before 1st year)

S

4

222.671

Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition I

1

0.5

222.672

Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition II

2

0.5

222.673

Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition III

3

1

222.674

Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition IV

4

1

552.621

Basic Resources Management for Public Health (Budgeting requirement)

2, 3

1

182.640

Food and Water-Borne Diseases (Environmental Health requirement)

3

3

222.651

Nutrients in Biological Systems

3

2

222.652

Nutrition in Disease Treatment and Prevention

4

3

222.661

Designing Healthy Diets

4

2

222.664

Food Insecurity and Nutrition: Partnering with Community Organizations to Make Change

4

2

Capstone and Practicum Requirement (Year 2 only)

222.815

Human Nutrition Dietitian Practicum*

1, 2, 3

28+

222.850

MSPH Capstone Human Nutrition*

2 – 4

4+

*Note: Practicum and capstone requirements for the Human Nutrition Dietitian Program must be completed by the end of 3rd term. Students may register for 4th term and take classes, if desired.

Elective Courses 2023-24

Course No.

Course Title

Term

Credits

Food Systems and Production

180.620

Introduction to Food Systems and Public Health

1

4

180.655

Baltimore Food Systems: A Case Study of Urban Food Environments

3

4

180.635

Seafood and Public Health: Global Trade, Nutrition, and the Environment

3

3

180.606

Case Studies in Food Production

4

4

Nutrition

222.671

Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition I

1

0.5

222.672

Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition II

2

0.5

222.673

Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition III

3

1

222.674

Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition IV

4

1

222.647

Nutritional Epidemiology

3

3

221.611

Food Security and Nutrition in Humanitarian Emergencies

3

2

222.665

Planning for Food Systems and Public Health

3

3

222.649

International Nutrition

4

3

340.644

Epidemiology of Diabetes and Obesity

4

2

222.630

Nutrition, Infection, and Immunity

4

3

222.664

Food Insecurity and Nutrition: Partnering with Community Organizations to Make Change

4

2

222.661

Designing Healthy Diets

4

2

222.652

Nutrition in Disease Treatment and Prevention

4

3

Research Methods

222.671

Qualitative Research Theory and Methods

1, 3

3

222.672

Ethnographic Fieldwork

1

4

222.673

Health Behavior Change at the Individual, Household, and Community Level

2

4

222.674

Health Survey Research Methods

2

4

222.647

Qualitative Data Analysis

2, 4

3

221.611

Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health II

2, 4

4

222.665

Health Survey Research Methods

3

2

222.649

Design and Conduct of Community Trials

3

4

340.644

Systems Science/Public Health: Basic Modeling and Simulation Methodologies

4

3

International Health and Disease

220.601

Foundations of International Health

1, 4

4

221.627

Issues in the Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in LMICs

2

4

223.663

Infectious Diseases and Child Survival

3

3

221.611

Food Security and Nutrition in Humanitarian Emergencies

3

2

223.680

Global Disease Control Programs and Policies

4

4

Population, Behavior, and Health

380.604

Life Course Perspectives on Health

1, 2

4

380.744

Nutrition and Growth in Maternal and Child Health

1

2

380.611

Fundamentals of Program Evaluation

1, 3

4

224.689

Health Behavior Change at the Individual, Household, and Community Levels

2

4

380.600

Principles of Population Change

2

4

380.740

Nutrition Programs, Policy, and Politics in the United States: The Impact on Maternal, Child, and Family Health

2

3

380.642

Child Health and Development

2

3

380.623

Adolescent Health and Development

3

3

Research Ethics

306.655

Ethical Issues in Public Health

2

3

306.665

Research Ethics and Integrity: US and International Issues

3

3

Sample Year 1 Plan

This is an example schedule for the first year of the MSPH in Human Nutrition-Dietitian required courses. Please note this is just an example for students to use as a guide as they develop their own schedule. Students will also select elective courses for each term.

 1st Term

140.621

Statistical Methods in Public Health I

4 credits

340.721

Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health I

5 credits

222.860

Graduate Nutrition Seminar

1 credit

222.641

Principles of Human Nutrition in Public Health

4 credits

222.657

Food and Nutrition Policy

2 credits

222.658

Critical Thinking in Nutrition I

1 credit

222.840

Special Studies Human Nutrition: Individualized Goals Analysis

1 credit

550.860

Academic and Research Ethics at BSPH

0 credits

552.625

Building Collaborations Across Sectors to Improve Population Health

0.5 credits

222.671

Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition I

0.5 credits

260.600

Introduction to Biomedical Sciences (taken summer before 1st term)

4 credits

Total: 23 required credits + elective options (if desired)

3rd Term 

140.623

Statistical Methods in Public Health III

4 credits

222.655

Nutrition and Life Stages

3 credits

222.860

Graduate Nutrition Seminar

1 credit

222.651

Nutrients in Biological Systems

2 credits

182.640

Food and Water-Borne Diseases

3 credits

222.673

Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition III

1 credit

xxx.xxx

Management Sciences option

2-4 credits

Total: 16 – 18 required credits + elective options (if desired)

2nd Term

140.622

Statistical Methods in Public Health II

4 credits

220.600

International Travel Preparation, Safety, and Wellness

1 credit

222.860

Graduate Nutrition Seminar

1 credit

222.644

Nutrient Metabolism

3 credits

222.642

Assessment of Nutritional Status

3 credits

552.623

Principles of Negotiation and Mediation for PH Professionals

0.5 credits

552.624

Applications of Negotiation and Mediation for PH Professionals

0.5 credits

222.672

Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition II

0.5 credits

552.621

Basic Resource Management for Public Health

1 credit

552.626

Systems Thinking: Concepts and Methods

0.5 credits

Total: 15 required credits + elective options (if desired)

 

4th Term 

140.624

Statistical Methods in Public Health IV

4 credits

222.654

Food, Culture, and Nutrition

4 credits

222.860

Graduate Nutrition Seminar

1 credit

222.661

Designing Healthy Diets

2 credits

222.652

Nutrition in Disease Treatment and Prevention

3 credits

222.664

Food Insecurity and Nutrition: Partnering with Community Organizations to Make Change

2 credits

222.674

Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition IV

1 credit

Total: 17 required credits + elective options (if desired)

Year 1 Totals: 72.5 credits + elective options (as desired)