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129 Total Credits Required

Liberal Arts Requirements, 60 credits. Program Requirements, 69 credits.

The curriculum for the BS, Global Public Health/Nutrition and Dietetics includes the accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) courses needed to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN). Learn more about the NYU DPD.

College Core Curriculum (CORE)

53 Credits

Foreign Language - 8 Credits
Expository Writing - 8 Credits
EXPOS-UA 1
Writing the Essay
4 Credits
Foundations of Contemporary Culture - 16 credits
CORE-UA 04xx/ST-CORE-UE
Texts and Ideas
4 Credits
CORE-UA 05xx/ST-CORE-UE
Cultures and Contexts
4 Credits
CORE-UA 07xx/ST-CORE-UE
Expressive Culture
4 Credits
PSYCH-UA 1
Introduction to Psychology
4 Credits
Foundations of Scientific Inquiry - 21 credits
CHEM-UA 120
Intro to Modern Chemistry
5 Credits
CHEM-UA 210
Principles of Organic & Biological Chemistry
5 Credits
NUTR-UE 1068
NUTR-UE 119
APSTA-UE 1085
Or
Other statistics course by advisement

Other Liberal Arts Requirements

7 Credits

Additional Requirements

SAHS-UE 1
Writing Proficiency Examination
0 Credits

Public Health Core

24 Credits

UGPH-GU 10
Health and Society in a Global Context
4 Credits
UGPH-GU 30
Epidemiology for Global Health
4 Credits
UGPH-GU 40
Health Policy in a Global World
4 Credits
UGPH-GU 50
Environmental Health in a Global World
4 Credits
UGPH-GU 60
Global Public Health Internship
4 Credits
Public Health Elective - 4 Credits
Choose one from the following list or other courses by advisement:
UGPH-GU 15
Introduction to Bioethics
4 Credits
UGPH-GU 25
Public Health Ethics
4 Credits
UGPH-GU 35
Behavioral Risk-Taking in the Global Context
4 Credits
UGPH-GU 55
Biopsychological Aspects of Children
4 Credits
UGPH-GU 65
Public Health Approaches to Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
4 Credits
UGPH-GU 75
From Medical Ethics to Bioethics: Historical Perspectives
4 Credits
UGPH-GU 293
Global Medicine and Disease: The Challenges We Face
4 Credits
UPADM-GP 101
The Politics of Public Policy
4 Credits

Nutrition and Dietetics

42 Credits

FOOD-UE 1051
NUTR-UE 91
NUTR-UE 1023
NUTR-UE 1052
NUTR-UE 1064
NUTR-UE 1117
NUTR-UE 1184
NUTR-UE 1198
4 Credits
NUTR-UE 1209
NUTR-UE 1260
NUTR-UE 1269

Unrestricted Electives

3 Credits

Pre-Requisites

NUTR-UE 120: Theories & Techniques of Nutrition Education  and Counseling
Pre-Requisite: NUTR-UE 119

NUTR-UE 1052: Food Production & Management
Pre-Requisites: NUTR-UE 85 and NUTR-UE 91

NUTR-UE 1064: Nutritional Biochemistry
Pre-Requisite: NUTR-UE 119, CHEM-UA 210, and NUTR-UE 1068

NUTR-UE 1184: Food Science and Technology
Pre-Requisite: NUTR-UE 85 and Pre-Requisite: CHEM-UA 120

NUTR-UE 1185: Clinical Nutrition Assessment and Intervention
Pre-Requisite: NUTR-UE 1064 and NUTR-UE 1260

NUTR-UE 1198: Fieldwork in Nutrition
Pre-Requisite: NUTR-UE 1260

NUTR-UE 1209: Community Nutrition
Co-Requisite: NUTR-UE 1260

NUTR-UE 1260: Diet Assessment and Planning
Pre-Requisite: NUTR-UE 119 and NUTR-UE 1068

NUTR-UE 1269: Nutrition & The Life Cycle
Co-Requisite: NUTR-UE 1260

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How to Become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

This curriculum fully prepares students to meet the educational knowledge and skills specified by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics as part of the requirements to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN).

Learn More about how to Become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

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