Master of Science

Nutrition and Dietetics: 34-Credit Clinical Nutrition

This degree is designed for those who already hold the Registered Dietitian (RD) credential or have successfully completed an Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) accredited dietetic internship. 

As a master’s student, you will strengthen your clinical nutrition knowledge and practical dietitian skills by combining course work in advanced clinical nutrition, personalized electives, and research experience.

Graduates of the 34-credit master’s are currently employed in a wide variety of positions, including:

• Clinical dietitians or managers of nutrition programs in hospitals, clinics, and long-term care facilities

• Members of clinical specialty teams in pediatrics, internal medicine, family medicine, infectious-disease surgery, renal, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular and critical care services

• Community nutritionists in programs sponsored by local, state, and federal agencies of the government and private sector

• Private nutrition consultants to the general public, health care agencies, weight management programs, government agencies, and the food industry

• Staff members of local and state health departments, federal agencies such as USDA, Library of Congress, National Institutes of Health, and the Food and Drug Administration

• Nutrition teachers in schools, universities, and health programs

• Writers, editors, and staff members of food and nutrition organizations, magazines, and newspapers

• Public relations specialists and media consultants in print, radio, television.

• Product development staff to food companies

• Authors and editors of cookbooks and textbooks

• Owners and managers of restaurants, catering firms, and other food service establishments