Curriculum Summary Students who enroll in the master's program are expected to complete the prescribed course work and earn 54 graduate quarter credit hours. Required classes may be completed within on year of full-time study, although an average of two years is common if prerequisite course work is needed. Students may choose to study on a part-time basis. The curriculum integrates behavioral sciences and research methodology with solid groundwork in advanced human nutrition. In addition to lectures and discussion, the program emphasizes experience outside the classroom.
Elective hours provide for the advancement of knowledge and skills in individual areas of interest.
Existing research within the program embraces metabolic, clinical and population-based approaches to nutrition. Faculty and graduate students work together to advance the knowledge base of the profession in accordance with society's needs. Degree requirements Successful completion of a minimum of 54 quarter credit hours of prescribed course work Completion of the last 36 quarter credit hours in nutrition program. Satisfactory completion of a master's project or master's thesis. All requirements completed within five calendar years of the student's first enrollment as a matriculated student .