Public Health Nutrition M.P.H.

The public health nutrition MPH program is for students dedicated to creating healthy communities that promote healthy eating and active living. The curriculum focuses on food access, community nutrition interventions, health equity, and public health nutrition policies. Housed within the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, the program offers interdisciplinary education with access to diverse courses and faculty. Students can specialize in areas like maternal and child nutrition, nutrition epidemiology, or nutrition policy to align with their interests and career goals.

The public health nutrition coordinated program (CP) track provides both an MPH in public health nutrition, and the required coursework and supervised practice hours to be eligible to take the RD exam. This is a highly competitive program. Students with a nutrition/dietetics undergraduate degree must complete a minimum of 50 credits, and students without a nutrition/dietetics undergraduate degree must complete a minimum of 56 credits.

The School of Public Health is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), and the Coordinated Program is additionally accredited by the Accreditation Council for Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND).