Program Overview

Program Overview

The MSc programme in Nutrition and Health offers a specialisation in Nutritional and Public Health Epidemiology. This specialisation explores the relationship between diet, nutrition, lifestyle, public health, and disease prevention on a population level.

Program Description

The Nutritional and Public Health Epidemiology specialisation is designed for individuals interested in the health of large, varied groups of people. It focuses on improving the quality of life and reducing the disease burden in certain populations. Students in this specialisation will learn to collect, analyse, and interpret epidemiological data, with a focus on nutrition.

Coursework

In this specialisation, students will follow the courses:

• Study Design and Interpretation in Epidemiology
• Analytical Epidemiology I & II Additionally, students can choose from other courses like:
  • Data Science for Health
  • Exposure Assessment in Nutrition
  • Hidden Hunger
  • Nutrition and Cancer

Research Areas

During the MSc thesis, students can explore a specific topic in more detail via one of the following chair groups:

• Consumption and Healthy Lifestyles
• Nutrition and Disease
• Global Nutrition

Thesis Examples

Some examples of MSc thesis topics from these chair groups that fit this specialisation are:

• Vegetarian food choices and the impact of food environment interventions (Consumption and Healthy Lifestyles)
• Applying artificial intelligence for healthy and sustainable food choices (Consumption and Healthy Lifestyles)
• Dietary patterns and cardiometabolic outcomes (Nutrition and Disease)
• Vitamin D, Inflammation and the risk of colorectal cancer (Nutrition and Disease)
• Dietary intake of pastoralist women in Kenya (Global Nutrition)
• Screening for malnutrition risk (Global Nutrition)

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