284367 - Nutritional Science and Dietetics (MS)
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Application Deadline
Fall: January 15
Winter: June 30
Spring: January 15
Summer: January 15
Contact Information
S221 ESC
801-422-6672
emily_patten@byu.edu
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Additional Requirements
Completion of IELTS or TOEFL if non-English speaking
Correct completion of BYU Graduate Studies application, including letters of recommendation (Note: letters of recommendation are not required for the Dietetics track)
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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
The MS program in Nutritional Science and Dietetics offers two tracks. The nutritional science track is designed to prepare graduate students for doctoral programs and professional school (medicine, podiatry, physician's assistant, dental). Graduates are also employed in government, industry, community, and not for profit organizations. Graduates who are registered dietitians are prepared to work in hospitals, dietetics management, or community nutrition.
The dietetics track is designed to meet the supervised practice and course requirements to qualify graduates to take the Registration Examinations for Dietitian and Nutritionists (RDN exam). The dietetics master's track is currently available only to students who completed the BYU didactic program in dietetics (DPD). Upon graduation and completion of the RDN exam graduates work in multiple areas including hospitals, wellness, large food service operations, business and industry, community health programs, management, and entrepreneurial or private practice.
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Research opportunities include focus on vitamin or mineral metabolism, muscle energy metabolism, bone metabolism, energy metabolism, nutrition education, medical nutrition therapy, management in dietetics, and international or community nutrition.
Requirements for Nutrition Science MS Specialization.
Credit hours (30): minimum 24 course work hours plus 6 thesis hours (course)
Prerequisites: General nutrition, anatomy and physiology, general chemistry with lab, organic chemistry and biochemistry.
Minor (optional): selected with approval of faculty advisor
Examinations: oral examination on course work; and thesis defense
Thesis: standard university format or journal publication format.
Requirements for the Dietetics MS Specialization:
32 credit hours (26 credits course work, plus 6 credits project hours)
Requirement 1 Core Dietetics Courses:
Complete all of the following course (4 credits), course, course, course, course, course, course (1 credit), (14 credits)Requirement 2 Core Statistics Courses:
Complete one of the following: course, course, courseRequirement 3 Project:
Complete 6 credits of courseRequirement 4 Electives:
Choose a minimum of 9 credits from NDFS courses or other related courses
Course from other departments related to project (credits vary)
1,000 hours supervised practice
Project: project proposal, implementation of project, final project report course (6 credits)
