Program Overview

Dietetics and Nutrition Master of Science Degree

Overview

The Master of Science in Dietetics and Nutrition is a graduate program that explores advanced nutritional science and dietetics. The program is designed to prepare students to become Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) and make an impact on people's health.

Careers and Experiential Learning

The program provides students with opportunities for supervised experiential learning in culinary and food systems management, community, and clinical settings. Students can pursue careers in hospitals, clinics, universities, research facilities, food and pharmaceutical companies, public health organizations, government agencies, journalism, marketing, sports nutrition, commercial food service operations, and corporate well-being units.

Featured Work and Profiles

• RIT Dietetics Students Tackle Key Health Issues at Graduate Showcase
• Student Research Experiences
• Nutrition Guide Fuels RIT Athletes
• Prepared for a Career in Research

Curriculum

Dietetics and Nutrition, MS degree, typical course sequence

• First Year
  • NUTR-625: Medical Nutrition Therapy I
  • NUTR-626: Medical Nutrition Therapy II
  • NUTR-655: Nutrition Throughout the Lifecycle
  • WSHN-624: Advanced Nutrition Science
  • WSHN-700: Research Methods in Health and Well-being
  • WSHN-710: Population Health, Risk Identification & Management
  • WSHN-715: Culinary and Food Systems Management
  • WSHN-770: Community and Public Health Nutrition Supervised Experiential Learning
  • WSHN-775: Culinary and Food Systems Management Supervised Experiential Learning
  • Program Elective

Second Year

• HLTH-746: Leading Health Systems II
• WSHN-702: Dissemination and Implementation Science for Health and Well-being
• WSHN-730: Nutritional Assessment and Counseling
• WSHN-780: Clinical Nutrition Supervised Experiential Learning
• WSHN-790: Health and Well-being Management Thesis
• Statistics Elective

Program Electives

• BUSI-740: Project Management
• EXSC-650: Exercise Physiology
• EXSC-690: Exercise Science Research
• HLTH-608: Integrated Health Systems and Population Health
• HLTH-612: Cultural Competency in Global Health
• HLTH-706: Leading Health Systems I
• HLTH-725: Healthcare Strategic Marketing and Communication
• HLTH-730: Health Care Financial Management I: Principles & Practice
• HLTH-733: Health Systems Quality & Organizational Learning
• HRDE-726: Technology and the Future of Work
• HRDE-735: Leading Human Resources
• HRDE-742: Leading Change
• HRDE-765: Diversity in Global Workplace
• MGMT-740: Leading Teams in Organizations
• MKTG-761: Marketing Concepts and Commercialization
• MKTG-772: Internet Marketing: Strategy & Tactics
• NUTR-610: Integrative Approaches to Health
• NUTR-650: Community Nutrition
• NUTR-680: Global Food and Nutrition Perspectives
• PSYC-713: Graduate Developmental Psychology
• PSYC-716: Graduate Social Psychology
• PUBL-700: Readings in Public Policy
• PUBL-701: Graduate Policy Analysis
• PUBL-702: Graduate Decision Analysis
• PUBL-703: Evaluation and Research Design
• SERQ-720: Strategic Foresight and Innovation
• SERQ-722: Customer Centricity
• SERQ-723: Service Analytics
• SERQ-740: Leading Innovation
• SERQ-747: Design Thinking and Creativity
• STAT-641: Applied Linear Models-Regression
• STAT-672: Survey Design and Analysis
• STAT-775: Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials
• STAT-784: Categorical Data Analysis
• WSHN-701: Health and Nutrition Education and Evaluation
• WSHN-799: Independent Study

Admissions and Financial Aid

• Application Details
  • Complete an online graduate application
  • Submit copies of official transcript(s) (in English) of all previously completed undergraduate and graduate course work
  • Hold a baccalaureate degree (or US equivalent) from an accredited university or college
  • Satisfy prerequisite requirements and/or complete bridge courses prior to starting program coursework
  • Submit a current resume or curriculum vitae
  • Submit a personal statement of educational objectives
  • Submit two letters of recommendation
  • Entrance exam requirements: None
  • Submit English language test scores (TOEFL, IELTS, PTE Academic), if required

Accreditation

Rochester Institute of Technology's dietetics and nutrition graduate program has been granted candidacy status by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Faculty

• Barbara Lohse
• Elizabeth Ruder
• Elizabeth Kmiecinski
• Brenda Abu
• Kristie O'Connor

Research

Faculty in the Wegmans School of Health and Nutrition consistently receive funding awards from private, state, and federal sources. Research areas include:

• Eating competence
• Metabolic syndrome lifestyle interventions
• Motivational interviewing
• PICA and anemia during pregnancy
• Food insecurity
• Childhood anemia in Ghana
• Statewide online nutrition education

Facilities

• Human Movement Lab
• Simulation Lab
• Nutrition Assessment Lab

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