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.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| HNES 710 | Introduction to Research Design and Methods in HNES | 3 |
| HNES 728 | Current Issues & Trends in Dietetics Practice | 2 |
| STAT 725 | Applied Statistics | 3 |
| 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 Credits | 32 | |