Curriculum
Online learning is ideal for professionals who are employed full time and/or are unable to relocate to university campuses. This fully online program is designed for working professionals and can be completed part time during three academic years and three summer sessions. The Online Master of Public Health in Nutrition integrates the disciplines of public health and nutrition, training students and professionals to solve complex health and nutrition issues using critical thinking and experiential learning.
Total Credits: 44
Public Health Core Courses: (15 credits total)
- PUBHLTH 540 Introductory Biostatistics
- PUBHLTH 565 Environmental Health Practices
- PUBHLTH 601 Application of Social and Behavior Theories in Public Health Interventions
- PUBHLTH 620 Introduction to the U.S. Health Care System
- PUBHLTH 630 Principles of Epidemiology
Nutrition Courses: (17 credits total)
- PUBHLTH 634 Nutritional Epidemiology
- NUTRITN 572 Community Nutrition
- NUTRITN 577 Nutritional Problems in the U.S.
- NUTRITN 640 Public Health Nutrition
- NUTRITN 731 Nutritional Assessment
- NUTRITN 793/794 Graduate seminars (2cr., 2 sem.)
Elective Course: (3 credits)
- A 3-credit Graduate Course in Nutrition
Practicum: (3 credits)
- 120 to 240 hours of field training
Project or Additional Courses: (6 credits)
- 6 credit Project and Project Presentation,
- 6 credits of Capstone Experience (2 courses, 3 credits each), plus final exit examination
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