MS/DI & MPH/DI Requirements and Curriculum

Combined Internship and Masters in Nutritional Science and Dietetics, Option

Overview MS/DI
32 credit hours (22 credits course work, 4 credits supervised practice (1000 hours minimum), and 6 credits project hours) are required to complete the dietetic internship and be granted the master's degree.

Verification Statement: To receive the Commission on Dietetic Registration required verification statement (showing eligibility to take the examination for Registered Dietitian Nutritionists) interns must be granted the master's degree and complete all internship supervised practice rotations, graduate courses, and project with performance meeting the levels specified in the intern handbook.

Requirement 1 Core Dietetics Courses

Complete the following courses (14 credits)

• NDFS 620R Supervised Practice Experience, (4 credits)
• NDFS 621 Clinical Practice in Dietetics, (2 credits)
• NDFS 622 Food Systems Management, (2 credits)
• NDFS 636 Managing a Dietetics Career (1 credit)
• NDFS 637 Advanced Management in Dietetics, (2 credits)
• NDFS 638 Advanced Clinical Nutrition, (2 credits)
• NDFS 691R Graduate Seminar, (minimum 1 credit, maximum of 2 credits count toward 32 credits)

Requirement 2 Core Statistics Course

Complete one of the following courses (3 credits)

• STATS 511 Statistical Methods for Research 1 (3 credits)
• CPSE/IP&T 651 Statistic 1: Foundations (3 credits)
• HLTH 604 Principles of Biostatistics (3 credits)

Requirement 3 Project

Complete 6 credit hours

• NDFS 698R (6 credits)

Requirement 4 Electives:

Complete 9 credits from the following NDFS courses or other project related university courses

• NDFS 435 Nutritional Biochemistry (4 credits)
• NDFS 501 Advanced Human Nutrition 1 (3 credits)
• NDFS 502 Advanced Human Nutrition 2 (3 credits)
• NDFS 631R Special Topics Interprofessional Education (v) must be taken with NURS 505 Interprofessional Education for Health Professions (1)
• NDFS 631R Special Topics Sports Nutrition (v)
• NDFS 631R Diabetes (2 credits)
• NDFS 631R Current Controversies (2 credits)
• NDFS 631R International Nutrition (2 credits)
• NDFS 631R Protein (2 credits)
• NDFS 632 Diet and Cancer (2 credits)
• NDFS 633 Maternal/Child Nutrition &Health (2 credits)
• NDFS 634 Nutrition Education (2 credits)
• NDFS 635 Advanced Topics Human Obesity (2 credits)
• Course from other departments related to project (credits vary)

Sample Course Schedule MS/DI

NDFS 620R, 621, 622, 636, 637, and 638 must be taken in semester assigned by the Dietetic Internship Director and may not follow the sample below. Consult with your graduate advisor for coursework plans beyond internship portion. A minimum of two full-time semesters or terms is required (8.5 credits per semester or 4.5 credits per term).

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Combined Internship and Masters in Public Health Option

Overview MPH/DI
48 credit hours (39 credits course work, 4 credits supervised practice (1000 hours minimum), and 5 credits fieldwork and capstone) are required to complete the dietetic internship and be granted the masters' degree.

Verification Statement: To receive the Commission on Dietetic Registration required verification statement (showing eligibility to take the examination for Registered Dietitian Nutritionists) interns must be granted the master's degree and complete all internship supervised practice rotations, graduate courses, and capstone project with performance meeting the levels specified in the intern handbook.

Requirement 1 Core MPH Courses

Complete the following courses (27 credits)

• HLTH 610 Foundations of Public Health in the 21st Century (3 credits)
• HLTH 611 Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Public Health 1 (3 credits)
• HLTH 613 Understanding Community, Family, & Individual Health (3 credits)
• HLTH 614 Program Planning, Evaluation, and Management 1 (3 credits)
• HLTH 621 Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Public Health 2 (3 credits)
• HLTH 622 Foundations of Health Behavior Change and Health Communication (3 credits)
• HLTH 623 Public Health Systems, Policy, and Advocacy (3 credits)
• HLTH 624 Program Planning, Evaluation, and Management 2 (3 credits)
• HLTH 632 Public Health Leadership and Ethics (3 credits)

Requirement 2 Core Dietetics Courses

Complete the following courses (9 credits)

• NDFS 621 Clinical Practice in Dietetics, (2 credits)
• NDFS 622 Food Systems Management, (2 credits)
• NDFS 636 Managing a Dietetics Career (1 credit)
• NDFS 637 Advanced Management in Dietetics, (2 credits)
• NDFS 638 Advanced Clinical Nutrition, (2 credits)

Requirement 3 Supervised Practice, Fieldwork, and Capstone

Complete the following courses (9 credits)

• HLTH 690 Public Health Capstone (3 credits)
• HLTH 688R Field Experience (2 credits
• NDFS 620R Supervised Practice Experience, (4 credits)

Requirement 4 Elective Courses

Complete 3 credits from any approved HLTH, NDFS, or other university department courses. A potential list can be seen above

Sample Course Schedule MPH/DI

NDFS 620R, 621, 622, 636, 637, and 638 must be taken in the semester assigned by the Dietetic Internship Director and may not follow the sample below. Consult with your MPH graduate advisor and the dietetic internship director to assure requirements are met. A minimum of two full-time semesters or terms is required (8.5 credits per semester or 4.5 credits per term).
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