Clinical Nutrition MS

The Clinical Nutrition MS program is an innovative and integrated graduate program designed to prepare students to become competent, entry-level registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs), capable of impacting global and local communities. Through educational excellence, interdisciplinary collaboration, and critical thinking, students will improve the health of populations, communities, and individuals.

This ACEND-accredited program combines rigorous coursework to complete an MS in clinical nutrition with on-site experiential learning. Gain hands-on experience through 1:1 rotations in community nutrition management, nutrition research, and medical nutrition therapy practice. This training equips graduates with the skills to excel in their field and pass the national Registration Examination for Dietitians.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLO):
           1) Apply foundational sciences to food and nutrition knowledge to meet the needs of individuals, groups, and organizations.
           2) Apply and integrates client/patient-centered principles and competent nutrition and dietetics practice to ensure positive outcomes.
           3) Apply food systems principles and management skills to ensure safe and efficient delivery of food and water.
           4) Apply community and population nutrition health theories when providing support to community or population nutrition programs.
           5) Demonstrate leadership, business and management principles to guide practice and achieve operational goals.
           6) Integrate evidence-informed practice, research principles and critical thinking into practice.

Required Core (50 credits)

CHB 550LEC - Pub Hlth Popultn Wellbng Credits: 3
NTR 500LEC - Nutrient Metabolism in Health and Disease Credits: 3
NTR 501LEC - Micronutrients Credits: 3
NTR 523LEC - Nutrition Assessment Credits: 3
NTR 524TUT - Nutr Assess Instr Credits: 1
NTR 540LAB - Clin Prtce in Nutr Credits: 1 - 8 (taken for a total of 26 credits)
NTR 600LEC - Path of Nutr Disease Credits: 3
NTR 603LEC - Nutrition Intervention Credits: 2
NTR 609SEM - Community and International Nutrition Credits: 2
STA 527LEC - Statistical Analysis I Credits: 3
STA 527REC - Statistical Analysis I Credits: 1

Electives / Research and Culminating Experience: Exam, Project or Thesis (5-6 credits)

Select culminating experience option from:

Comprehensive Exam (5-6 credits)

NTR 675TUT - Research Credits: 1 - 4 (minimum of 2 credits)
and Additional Didactic Elective course Credits: 3

Project (5-6 credits)

NTR 675TUT - Research Credits: 1 - 4 (minimum of 2 credits)
and Additional Didactic Elective course Credits: 3

Thesis (6 credits)

NTR 675TUT - Research Credits: 1 - 4
NTR 680TUT - Thesis Guidance Credits: 1 - 6

Total Credit Hours: 55-56

3.0 Degree GPA required

SED Statement

This program is officially registered with the New York State Education Department (SED).

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

1) Apply foundational sciences to food and nutrition knowledge to meet the needs of individuals, groups, and organizations.

2) Apply and integrates client/patient-centered principles and competent nutrition and dietetics practice to ensure positive outcomes.

3) Apply food systems principles and management skills to ensure safe and efficient delivery of food and water.

4) Apply community and population nutrition health theories when providing support to community or population nutrition programs.

5) Demonstrate leadership, business and management principles to guide practice and achieve operational goals.

6) Integrate evidence-informed practice, research principles and critical thinking into practice.