Program Requirements

General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required Beyond the Baccalaureate: 48

Required Courses:

College Core Course
HRPR 5001Current and Emerging Issues in Public Health and Health Professions0
Public Health Core Courses
ENVH 5004Environmental Health1.5
EPBI 5006Biostatistics and Applied Analysis of Health4.5
EPBI 5101Fundamentals of Epidemiology3
HPM 5006Political and Economic Aspects of Health3
SBS 5001Fundamentals of Public Health3
SBS 5002Program Planning, Theory, and Practice3
Nutrition Courses
NUTR 5187Nutrition Education and Counseling3
NUTR 5035Nutritional Biochemistry3
NUTR 5087Food Preparation and Management I1.5
NUTR 5387Dietetics Experiential Learning3
NUTR 5525Food Preparation and Management II1.5
NUTR 5535Medical Nutrition Therapy3
NUTR 5887Cultural and Community Nutrition3
NUTR 5835Nutrition Through the Lifecycle3
SBS 5015Public Health Nutrition3
MPH Fieldwork Experience
NUTR 9289MPH Fieldwork I3
NUTR 9389MPH Fieldwork II3
Total Credit Hours48

Proposed Plan of Study Outlined by Year and Term

Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
FallCredit Hours
EPBI 5101 Fundamentals of Epidemiology 3
HRPR 5001 Current and Emerging Issues in Public Health and Health Professions 0
NUTR 5035 Nutritional Biochemistry 3
SBS 5001 Fundamentals of Public Health 3
 Credit Hours9
Spring
EPBI 5006 Biostatistics and Applied Analysis of Health 4.5
NUTR 5087 Food Preparation and Management I 1.5
NUTR 5187 Nutrition Education and Counseling 3
SBS 5015 Public Health Nutrition 3
 Credit Hours12
Year 2
Summer I
HPM 5006 Political and Economic Aspects of Health 3
SBS 5002 Program Planning, Theory, and Practice 3
 Credit Hours6
Summer II
NUTR 9289 MPH Fieldwork I 3
 Credit Hours3
Fall
ENVH 5004 Environmental Health 1.5
NUTR 5525 Food Preparation and Management II 1.5
NUTR 5535 Medical Nutrition Therapy 3
NUTR 9389 MPH Fieldwork II 3
 Credit Hours9
Spring
NUTR 5387 Dietetics Experiential Learning 3
NUTR 5835 Nutrition Through the Lifecycle 3
NUTR 5887 Cultural and Community Nutrition 3
 Credit Hours9
 Total Credit Hours48

Minimum Grade to be Earned for All Required Courses: B-

Culminating Events:
Supervised Experiential Learning:
Students have the opportunity to synthesize and integrate the knowledge and skills acquired in coursework through Supervised Experiential Learning (SEL) that includes 280 hours in clinical, 140 hours in foodservice and 500 hours in public health settings. SEL counts toward the hours required by ACEND and CEPH, the accrediting bodies for dietetics and public health.

During the clinical and foodservice SEL, students develop skills and judgment needed by practicing RDNs. During the public health SEL, students have a rich public health experience, taking a deep dive into the population needs and assets, community context, and environmental influences. The public health SEL provides students with the opportunity to develop expertise in a specific area of public health nutrition and to contribute to the public health nutrition body of knowledge.

Evaluative Paper:
As part of the public health SEL, students work with their preceptor and instructor for Fieldwork I and II (SBS 9289 and SBS 9389) to develop a nutrition intervention or program evaluation. This is an exciting opportunity to build on existing knowledge, develop unique public health nutrition skills, and practice as a public health nutritionist.