Dual MPH-MS Program, Public Health - Nutrition

Credit Hours Required

63 graduate credit hours, which includes MPH Foundation and Concentration courses and required courses for the MS (Public Health Nutrition Concentration-thesis option). A dual degree candidate must satisfy the requirements for both the Master of Science (Nutrition Major with a Public Health Nutrition concentration) and the Master of Public Health degree, as well as the requirements for the dual program.

Required Courses

• Required MPH Concentration Courses (10 credit hours)
  • Community Health Education* — Coursework Only With Comprehensive Exam Option
  • Epidemiology — Coursework Only With Comprehensive Exam Option
  • Health Policy and Management* — Coursework Only With Comprehensive Exam Option
• Required Foundation MPH Courses for the Dual Degree (20 Credit hours)

• PUBH 509 - Graduate Seminar in Public Health (1 credit hour)
• PUBH 510 - Environmental Health (3 credit hours)
• PUBH 520 - Health Systems, Policy and Leadership (3 credit hours) *
• PUBH 530 - Biostatistics (3 credit hours) *
• PUBH 537 - Fundamentals of Program Evaluation (3 credit hours)
• PUBH 540 - Epidemiology (3 credit hours) *
• PUBH 552 - Assessment and Planning (3 credit hours)
• NUTR 509 - Graduate Seminar in Public Health (1 credit hour) *

• *These courses (10 credit hours) count as part of the 43 total credit hours of MS (Public Health Nutrition concentration –   thesis option) degree requirements.

Additional Course Requirements

• Required Courses for Nutrition (Public Health Nutrition concentration-thesis option) (33 credit hours):

• NUTR 500 - Thesis (Thesis; 6 credit hours)
• NUTR 503 - Community Nutrition Assessment (2 credit hours)
• NUTR 504 - Community Nutrition Intervention and Evaluation (2 credit hours)
• NUTR 507 - Introduction to Theories of Health Behavior Change in Public Health Nutrition (3 credit hours)
• NUTR 515 - Field Study in Community Nutrition (6 credit hours)
• NUTR 514 - Advanced Community Nutrition Practicum (2 credit hours)
• NUTR 543 - Research Methods (3 credit hours)
• NUTR 626 - Life Course Nutrition (3 credit hours)
• At least 6 additional credit hours of graduate course work in Nutrition, NUTR (exclusive of thesis), as identified by faculty advisor and approved by the Director of the Public Health Nutrition Graduate Program.

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  Additional Course Requirements

  • NUTR 515 (6 credit hours) counts for both the block field experience requirement of the MS degree and the applied practice experience requirement of the MPH degree.
  • 6 NUTR credit hours, from the required courses in Public Health Nutrition, excluding NUTR 509 and NUTR 515, count for electives for the MPH.
  • Students should review the Graduate Nutrition Handbook in Nutrition and the Public Health Graduate Student Handbook, as well as work with their departmental advisors to ensure completion of additional course work specific to their selected Public Health concentration.

Non-Course Requirements

• Completion of a research project is required.
• A proposal hearing is required prior to beginning the research project.
• An oral comprehensive examination is required upon completion of the thesis.
• A single block field experience (or public health applied practice experience) with a service learning project and poster presentation are required of all students.
• Dual-degree students who withdraw from the program before completion of the requirements for both degrees will not receive credit towards the MS or MPH for courses taken in the other program, except as such courses qualify for credit without regard to the dual program.

Credit Hours Required

60 graduate credit hours, which includes MPH Foundation and Concentration courses and required courses for the MS (Public Health Nutrition Concentration project option). A dual degree candidate must satisfy the requirements for both the Master of Science (Nutrition Major with a Public Health Nutrition Concentration) and the Master of Public Health degree.

Required Courses

• Required Core MPH Courses for the Dual Degree (20 credit hours):

• PUBH 509 - Graduate Seminar in Public Health (1 credit hour)
• PUBH 510 - Environmental Health (3 credit hours)
• PUBH 520 - Health Systems, Policy and Leadership (3 credit hours) *
• PUBH 530 - Biostatistics (3 credit hours) *
• PUBH 537 - Fundamentals of Program Evaluation (3 credit hours)
• PUBH 540 - Epidemiology (3 credit hours) *
• PUBH 552 - Assessment and Planning (3 credit hours)
• NUTR 509 - Graduate Seminar in Public Health (1 credit hour) *

• *These courses (10 credit hours) count as part of the 20 total credit hours of Foundation Courses for the MPH.

Additional Course Requirements

• Additional Required courses for Nutrition (Public Health Nutrition concentration – project option (30 credit hours):

• NUTR 503 - Community Nutrition Assessment
• NUTR 504 - Community Nutrition Intervention and Evaluation
• NUTR 507 - Introduction to Theories of Health Behavior Change in Public Health Nutrition
• NUTR 515 - Field Study in Community Nutrition
• NUTR 514 - Advanced Community Nutrition Practicum
• NUTR 519 - Analysis of Practice in Community Nutrition
• NUTR 543 - Research Methods
• NUTR 626 - Life Course Nutrition
• At least 6 additional credit hours of graduate coursework in Nutrition (NUTR), as identified by faculty advisor and approved by the Director of the Public Health Nutrition Graduate Program.

• Required MPH Concentration Courses (10 credit hours)

  • Community Health Education — Coursework Only With Comprehensive Exam Option
  • Epidemiology — Coursework Only With Comprehensive Exam Option
  • Health Policy and Management — Coursework Only With Comprehensive Exam Option

  Additional Course Requirements

  • NUTR 515 (6 credit hours) counts for both the block field experience requirement of the MS degree and the applied practice experience requirement of the MPH degree.
  • 6 NUTR credit hours, from the required courses in Public Health Nutrition, excluding NUTR 509 and NUTR 515, count for electives for the MPH.
  • Students should review the Graduate Student Handbook in Nutrition and he Public Health Graduate Student Handbook, as well as work with their departmental advisors to ensure completion of additional course work specific to their selected Public Health concentration.

Non-Course Requirements

A single block field experience (or public health applied practice experience) and poster presentation are required of all students. MS/project students also complete an analytical field paper focused on their block field experience. This analytical field paper incorporates public health nutrition and the student’s public health concentration.

Dual-degree students who withdraw from the program before completion of the requirements for both degrees will not receive credit towards the MS or MPH for courses taken in the other program, except as such courses qualify for credit without regard to the dual program.