Please note that 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.
Credit Requirements
The curriculum in Global Public Health/Nutrition and Food Studies: Nutrition and Dietetics requires completion of 129 credits. These are divided into five categories:
| Courses | Required Credits |
| College Core Curriculum (CORE) | 53 |
| Liberal Arts Electives | 7 |
| Global Public Health Core | 16 |
| Global Public Health Elective | 4 |
| Global Public Health Internship | 4 |
| Nutrition and Dietetics Core | 42 |
| Unrestricted Electives | 3 |
| Additional Requirements* | 0 |
New Student Seminar
*Students must enroll in New Student Seminar SAHS-UE 1 (0 credits) during the first semester in residence, to review basic college-level skills and to obtain an introduction to NYU's academic and personal resources and services.
Academic Standards
Students must earn a final grade of C or higher in the following concentration courses: Nutritional Biochemistry, Diet Assessment and Planning, Nutrition & the Life Cycle, Community Nutrition, and Clinical Nutrition Assessment and Intervention. If a student receives a grade lower than a C, that student must re-take the course to improve the grade. Students may only retake a course once.
Global Public Health/Nutrition and Dietetics majors matriculating at NYU in Fall 2014 or later are expected to maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 in order to make satisfactory academic progress.
| Liberal Arts Requirements: CORE (53 credits) and Liberal Arts Electives (7 credits) | 60 credits | |
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| College Core Curriculum (CORE) | 53 credits | |
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Foreign Language |
8 |
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Expository Writing |
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EXPOS-UA 1 |
Writing the Essay |
4 |
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ACE-UE 110 |
The Advanced College Essay |
4 |
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Foundations of Scientific Inquiry |
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UGPH-GU 20 |
Biostatistics for Public Health |
4 |
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CHEM-UA 120 |
Intro to Modern Chemistry |
5 |
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CHEM-UA 210 |
Principles of Organic and Biological Chemistry |
5 |
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NUTR-UE 119 |
Nutrition and Health |
3 |
| NUTR-UE 1068 | Intro to Human Physiology | 4 |
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Foundations of Contemporary Culture |
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CORE-UA 4xx/ST-CORE-UE* |
Texts and Ideas* |
4 |
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CORE-UA 5xx/ST-CORE-UE |
Cultures and Contexts |
4 |
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PSYCH-UA 1 or APSY-UE |
Introduction to Psychology or Introduction to Psychology and its Principles |
4 |
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CORE-UA 7xx/ST-CORE-UE |
Expressive Culture |
4 |
| Liberal Arts Electives (By Advisement) | 7 credits | |
| Specialization Requirements: | 69 credits | |
| Global Public Health Core | 16 | |
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UGPH-GU 10 |
Health and Society in a Global Context |
4 |
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UGPH-GU 30 |
Epidemiology for Global Health |
4 |
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UGPH-GU 40 |
Health Policy in a Global World |
4 |
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UGPH-GU 50 |
Environmental Health in a Global World |
4 |
| Global Public Health Elective (Choose 1) | 4 | |
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UGPH-GU 15 |
Intro to Bioethics |
4 |
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UGPH-GU 25 |
Public Health Ethics |
4 |
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UGPH-GU 35 |
Behavioral Risk-Taking in the Global World |
4 |
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UGPH-GU 55 |
Biopsychological Aspects of Children |
4 |
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UGPH-GU 65 |
Public Health Approaches to Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) |
4 |
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UGPH-GU 75 |
From Medical Ethics to Bioethics: Historical Perspectives |
4 |
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UGPH-GU 293 |
Global Medicine and Disease: The Challenges We Face |
4 |
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UPADM-GP 101 |
The Politics of Public Policy |
4 |
| Global Public Health Internship | 4 | |
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UGPH-GU 60 |
Undergraduate Experiential Learning in Global Public Health |
4 |
| Nutrition and Dietetics Core | 42 | |
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NUTR-UE 85 |
Intro to Foods & Food Science |
3 |
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NUTR-UE 91 |
Food Management Theory |
3 |
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NUTR-UE 120 |
Theories & Techniques of Nutrition Education & Counselingc |
2 |
| NUTR-UE 1023 | Food Microbiology & Sanitation | 3 |
| FOOD-UE 1051 | Food and Identity | 4 |
| NUTR-UE 1052 | Food Production & Managementa, b | 3 |
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NUTR-UE 1064 |
Nutritional Biochemistryc, d, e |
3 |
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NUTR-UE 1117 |
Current Research in Nutrition |
2 |
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NUTR-UE 1184 |
Food Science & Technologya, f |
3 |
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NUTR-UE 1185 |
Clinical Nutrition Assessment & Interventiong, h |
3 |
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NUTR-UE 1198 |
Fieldwork in Nutritionh |
4 |
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NUTR-UE 1209 |
Community Nutritionh-co-requisite |
3 |
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NUTR-UE 1260 |
Diet Assessment & Planningc, e |
3 |
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NUTR-UE 1269 |
Nutrition & The Life Cycleh-co-requisite |
3 |
| Unrestricted Elective | 3 | |
| Additional Requirements: | ||
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SAHS-UE 1 |
New Student Seminar |
0 |
| AND Writing Proficiency Examination | ||
| TOTAL POINTS REQUIRED | 129 credits | |
++ Selected by advisement.
* Steinhardt Liberal Arts Courses
a Prerequisite: NUTR-UE 85
b Prerequisite: NUTR-UE 91
c Prerequisite: NUTR-UE 119
d Prerequisite: CHEM-UA 210
e Prerequisite: NUTR-UE 1068
f Prerequisite: CHEM-UA 120
g Prerequisite: NUTR-UE 1064
h Prerequisite: NUTR-UE 1260
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).
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