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 |
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General Degree Requirements |
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Academic and Research Ethics |
1 |
0 |
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Special Studies and Research Human Nutrition: Individualized Goals Analysis (IGA) |
1 |
1 |
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Graduate Nutrition Seminar |
1 – 4 |
1 |
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International Travel Preparation, Safety, and Wellness (take only once) |
2, 3, 4 |
1 |
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Systems Thinking: Concepts and Methods |
2, 4 |
0.5 |
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Biostatistics Requirements Choose one of the following series for a total of 16 credits |
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Option 1: |
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Statistical Methods in Public Health I |
1 |
4 |
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Statistical Methods in Public Health II |
2 |
4 |
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Statistical Methods in Public Health III |
3 |
4 |
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Statistical Methods in Public Health IV |
4 |
4 |
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Option 2: |
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Methods in Biostatistics I |
1 |
4 |
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Methods in Biostatistics II |
2 |
4 |
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Methods in Biostatistics III |
3 |
4 |
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Methods in Biostatistics IV |
4 |
4 |
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Epidemiology Requirement |
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Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health I |
1 |
5 |
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Nutrition and Health |
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Principles of Human Nutrition in Public Health |
1 |
4 |
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Food and Nutrition Policy |
1 |
2 |
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Critical Thinking in Nutrition |
1 |
1 |
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Assessment of Nutritional Status |
2 |
3 |
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Cellular Biochemistry of Nutrients |
2 |
3 |
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Nutrition and Life Stages |
3 |
3 |
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Food, Culture, and Nutrition |
4 |
4 |
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Environmental Health (choose one option) |
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Option 1: Must take both courses listed |
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Public Health Toxicology |
1, 2 |
4 |
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Essentials of One Health |
1, 4 |
0.5 |
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Option 2: Choose one of the courses below |
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The Global Environment, Climate Change, and Public Health |
1 |
4 |
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Environment and Health LMICs |
3 |
2 |
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Environmental Health |
3 |
5 |
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Food and Water-Borne Diseases |
3, 4 |
3 |
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Budgeting (choose one) |
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Creating, Implementing, and Monitoring Budgets for Projects and Programs |
1, 4 |
1 |
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Basic Resource Management for Public Health |
2, 3 |
1 |
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Management Sciences (choose one) Any courses not chosen for this requirement may be used as electives |
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Applications in Managing Health Services Organizations in LMICs* |
1 |
3 |
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Fundamentals of Management for Health Care Organizations (seek advisor input prior to registration) |
2 |
3 |
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Strategic Leadership Principles and Tools: Health System Transformation in Developing Countries |
2 |
4 |
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Managing Health Service Organizations* |
3 |
4 |
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Organizational Behavior and Management |
4 |
2 |
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Leadership and Interprofessional Practice |
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Building Collaborations Across Sectors to Improve Population Health |
1, 3 |
0.5 |
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Principles of Negotiation and Mediation for Public Health Professionals |
1, 2, 3 |
0.5 |
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Applications of Negotiation and Mediation for Public Health Professionals |
1, 2, 3 |
0.5 |
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Capstone and Practicum Requirement (Year 2 only) |
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Human Nutrition Practicum |
1 – 4 |
28+ |
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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 |
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Intro to Biomedical Sciences (taken summer before 1st year) |
S |
4 |
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Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition I |
1 |
0.5 |
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Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition II |
2 |
0.5 |
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Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition III |
3 |
1 |
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Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition IV |
4 |
1 |
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Basic Resources Management for Public Health (Budgeting requirement) |
2, 3 |
1 |
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Food and Water-Borne Diseases (Environmental Health requirement) |
3 |
3 |
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Nutrients in Biological Systems |
3 |
2 |
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Nutrition in Disease Treatment and Prevention |
4 |
3 |
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Designing Healthy Diets |
4 |
2 |
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Food Insecurity and Nutrition: Partnering with Community Organizations to Make Change |
4 |
2 |
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Capstone and Practicum Requirement (Year 2 only) |
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Human Nutrition Dietitian Practicum* |
1, 2, 3 |
28+ |
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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 |
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Food Systems and Production |
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Introduction to Food Systems and Public Health |
1 |
4 |
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Baltimore Food Systems: A Case Study of Urban Food Environments |
3 |
4 |
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Seafood and Public Health: Global Trade, Nutrition, and the Environment |
3 |
3 |
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Case Studies in Food Production |
4 |
4 |
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Nutrition |
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Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition I |
1 |
0.5 |
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Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition II |
2 |
0.5 |
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Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition III |
3 |
1 |
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Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition IV |
4 |
1 |
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Nutritional Epidemiology |
3 |
3 |
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Food Security and Nutrition in Humanitarian Emergencies |
3 |
2 |
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Planning for Food Systems and Public Health |
3 |
3 |
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International Nutrition |
4 |
3 |
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Epidemiology of Diabetes and Obesity |
4 |
2 |
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Nutrition, Infection, and Immunity |
4 |
3 |
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Food Insecurity and Nutrition: Partnering with Community Organizations to Make Change |
4 |
2 |
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Designing Healthy Diets |
4 |
2 |
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Nutrition in Disease Treatment and Prevention |
4 |
3 |
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Research Methods |
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Qualitative Research Theory and Methods |
1, 3 |
3 |
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Ethnographic Fieldwork |
1 |
4 |
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Health Behavior Change at the Individual, Household, and Community Level |
2 |
4 |
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Health Survey Research Methods |
2 |
4 |
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Qualitative Data Analysis |
2, 4 |
3 |
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Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health II |
2, 4 |
4 |
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Health Survey Research Methods |
3 |
2 |
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Design and Conduct of Community Trials |
3 |
4 |
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Systems Science/Public Health: Basic Modeling and Simulation Methodologies |
4 |
3 |
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International Health and Disease |
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Foundations of International Health |
1, 4 |
4 |
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Issues in the Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in LMICs |
2 |
4 |
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Infectious Diseases and Child Survival |
3 |
3 |
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Food Security and Nutrition in Humanitarian Emergencies |
3 |
2 |
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Global Disease Control Programs and Policies |
4 |
4 |
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Population, Behavior, and Health |
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Life Course Perspectives on Health |
1, 2 |
4 |
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Nutrition and Growth in Maternal and Child Health |
1 |
2 |
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Fundamentals of Program Evaluation |
1, 3 |
4 |
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Health Behavior Change at the Individual, Household, and Community Levels |
2 |
4 |
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Principles of Population Change |
2 |
4 |
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Nutrition Programs, Policy, and Politics in the United States: The Impact on Maternal, Child, and Family Health |
2 |
3 |
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Child Health and Development |
2 |
3 |
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Adolescent Health and Development |
3 |
3 |
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Research Ethics |
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Ethical Issues in Public Health |
2 |
3 |
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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) |
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Year 1 Totals: 72.5 credits + elective options (as desired) |