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

Required Courses

Required 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. 

Sample Year 1 Plan

This is an example schedule for the first year of the MSPH in Human Nutrition-Dietitian required courses. 

 1st Term

140.621Statistical Methods in Public Health I4 credits
340.721Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health I5 credits
222.860Graduate Nutrition Seminar1 credit
222.641Principles of Human Nutrition in Public Health4 credits
222.658Critical Thinking in Nutrition I1 credit
222.841International Health Masters Individualized Goals Analysis1 Credit
550.860Academic and Research Ethics at BSPH0 credits
220.602Global Approaches to Public Health and Society3 credits
222.671Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition I0.5 credits
220.611International Health Interprofessional Development I5 credits
Total of 20 required credits

3rd Term 

140.623Statistical Methods in Public Health III4 credits
222.860Graduate Nutrition Seminar1 credit
222.651Nutrients in Biological Systems2 credits
182.640Food and Water-Borne Diseases3 credits
222.673Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition III1 credit
221.602    Applications in Managing Health Organizations3 credits
222.657Food and Nutrition Policy 3 credits
220.613International Health Interprofessional Development III0.5 credits
Total:  17.5 required credits 

2nd Term

140.622Statistical Methods in Public Health II4 credits
220.600International Travel Preparation, Safety, and Wellness1 credit
222.860Graduate Nutrition Seminar1 credit
222.644Nutrient Metabolism3 credits
222.642Assessment of Nutritional Status3 credits
220.612International Health Interprofessional Development II0.5 credits
222.655Nutrition and Life Stages3 credits
222.672Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition II0.5 credits
552.621Basic Resource Management for Public Health1 credit
550.604Qualitative Reasoning in Public Health2 credits
552.601Foundational Principles of Public Health0.5 credit
Total: 18.5 required credits

 

4th Term 

140.624Statistical Methods in Public Health IV4 credits
222.654Food, Culture, and Nutrition4 credits
222.860Graduate Nutrition Seminar1 credit
220.614International Health Interprofessional Development IV0.5 credit
222.661Designing Healthy Diets2 credits
222.652Nutrition in Disease Treatment and Prevention3 credits
222.664Food Insecurity and Nutrition: Partnering with Community Organizations to Make Change2 credits
222.674Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition IV1 credit
Total: 17.5 required credits
Year 1 Totals: 73.5 credits + elective options (as desired)