Students meet on site at least five times during the semester. This elective course offers the opportunity to have individual field experience in one of the areas of nutrition. This course prepares students for NTR 490 and must be taken prior to NTR 490. NTR 489 provides the framework for the research project including problem statements, human subjects, literature review, sample size determination, questionnaire development, study design, copyright issues, computer software, data analysis, and controlling for bias and confounding data. Students are guided individually by a faculty member who will be their advisor for the research project.
Students formally present their research to faculty and student colleagues.
Master's Program Policies and Procedures Application Procedure Applicants are responsible for mailing the application packet in one unit to the Graduate School for Health Studies. All documents submitted become the property of Simmons College and cannot be returned to the applicant. Applying and paying the application fee online replaces steps 1 and 4 only. International students may be asked to submit translated transcripts. The translator may be specified by the Graduate School for Health Studies.