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Nov 21, 2024
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Spring 2025 Update
Nutrition, M.S.
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 Return to: Undergraduate & Graduate Programs
NY State Program Code: 35771
HEGIS Code: 1299.00
CIP Code: 51.3102
(34 credits, online)
Well-prepared nutrition professionals can help address the global public health issues of malnutrition, both under- and over-nutrition, including obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, which together affect more than two billion people. The 12-course, 34-credit and 100-percent online Master of Science in Nutrition will prepare you to help your community ensure a healthy future. The program is designed for the professional who is already licensed and practicing in their field and who has a bachelor’s or graduate degree (nurses, physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors, etc.). Upon completing the integrated, evidence-based course work culminating in a practicum with thesis, you will have an excellent understanding of nutrition science. The graduates of this program are nutritionists and will be able to assume key roles in a variety of areas in the following public and private settings: community and public health, education and research, clinical, business and industry, wellness and media.
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Admissions Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year institution
- Minimum 2.75 cumulative grade point average
- Completion of the prerequisite courses listed below, including an undergraduate introductory nutrition course, an introductory statistics course, a human anatomy and physiology two-course sequence with laboratory, and a minimum four-credit chemistry course with laboratory.
- Completion of an application form for the Master of Science in Nutrition degree program. This graduate degree program is housed in the Department of Health and Sport Sciences in the College of Education and Health Sciences.
- Completion of a 500-word essay on reasons for applying to the program
- Completion of a personal interview (not required to be on campus, can be via electronic technology)
- Submission of two letters of recommendation
Prerequisite Courses for Admission
Plan of Study
(34 credits, 12 courses, online)
All online courses are 7 weeks (half-semester) in duration, with a one-week break between courses. Semester Sequence
Required Courses, by Semester Offered
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Course Number
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Course Name
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Cr.
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Pre-Requisite(s)
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Fall
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Spring
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Summer |
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0306-549
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Human Nutrition
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3
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Program Pre-Requisites
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x
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x
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x
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0306-550
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Nutrition Assessment
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3
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0306-549
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x
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x
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0306-551
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Nutrition in the Life Cycle
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3
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0306-550
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x
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x
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0306-552
0852-564
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Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
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Co-Listed:
Nutrition and Physical Activity (on campus)
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3
3
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0306-551
Pre-Requisites:
0852-463 and
0852-461 and
Dept. approval
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x
x
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x
x
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0306-553
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Nutrition and Obesity
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3
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0306-552
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0852-564
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x
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x
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0306-554
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Nutrition and Diabetes
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3
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0306-553
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x
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x
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0306-558
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Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease
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3
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0306-554
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x
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x
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0306-618
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Community Nutrition
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3
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0306-558
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x
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x
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0306-619
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Nutrition Education and Communication
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3
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0306-618
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x
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x
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0306-648
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Recent Advances in Macronutrients
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2
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0306-619
Co-requisite:
0306-649
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x
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x
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0306-649
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Recent Advances in Micronutrients
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2
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0306-619
Co-requisite:
0306-648
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x
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x
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0306-729
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Practicum in Nutrition
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3
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0306-648 and
0306-649
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x
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x
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