Dietetics

Students will be required to complete thirty-six credit hours and the following requirements:

  • All core courses (9 credits)
  • An additional 21 credits selected from the list of electives
  • A thesis (6 credits) or 3 credits of additional electives + a comprehensive paper (plan B) or 6 credits of additional electives (Plan C).
  • The student’s schedule of courses must be approved by his/her faculty adviser and graduate committee and the Graduate School.
Core Courses
HNES 710Introduction to Research Design and Methods in HNES3
HNES 728Current Issues & Trends in Dietetics Practice2
STAT 725Applied Statistics3
Electives (Plan A - 18 credits, Plan C - 24 credits)18-24
Cost Controls in Hospitality and Food Service Systems
Entrepreneurship in Dietetics
Community Health and Nutrition Education
Physical Health, Wellness, Nutrition and Active Aging
Sports Nutrition
Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy
Public Health Nutrition
Nutrition Education
Nutrition in Wellness
Grant Writing for the Health Professional
Fundamentals of Leadership
Foodservice Operation Management
Food Writing for Professionals
Foodservice Systems within Healthcare
Maternal and Child Nutrition
International Nutrition
Nutrition: A Focus on Life Stages
Obesity Across the Lifespan
Dietary and Herbal Supplements
Nutrition and Health Disparities
Understanding Food Culture
Advanced Human Nutrition: Macronutrients
Metabolism of Micronutrients
Phytochemicals
Nutrigenomics and Advanced Lipid Metabolism in Human Nutrition
Pediatric Clinical Nutrition
Nutritional Aspects of Oncology
Clinical Aspects of Nutrition Support
Nutrition and Immunology
Research (Plan A only)6
Master's Thesis
Total Credits32

Ardith Brunt, Ph.D.
Iowa State University, 1999
Research Interests: Nutrition, Gerontology

Yeong Rhee, Ph.D.
Oklahoma State University, 1999
Research Interests: Chronic Disease Prevention, Immune Function, Functional Foods, Microbiome