Curriculum Outline MS - Integrated Program in Nutrition and Dietetics (IPND)
The 24 month, 53 - credit, 900 supervised hours MS-IPND Track is comprised of the courses below. Each course is 3 credits except where noted. Classes meet once per week, Monday thru Thursday mornings or afternoons (occasionally a class may need to be scheduled in the evening). Internship rotations meet Monday through Friday. The online schedule, registration, and student records system for all CUNY institutions is known as CUNY First. To locate the Nutrition courses & schedule, select 'Hunter', the semester and year, and department, 'Public Health-NUTR.'Graduate course numbers are 70000 - 79999.
NUTR Core Courses (6 credits total)
PH 75000 Biostatistics (3cr)
NUTR 72500 Nutrition Research (3 cr)
NUTR Course Requirements (38 credits; 900 supervised hours)
PH 75000 Biostatistics (3cr)
NUTR 71500 Food Service and Management (3 cr)
NUTR 72000 Community Nutrition Education with field experience (3 cr)
NUTR 73100 Advanced Nutrition I (3 cr)
- Supervised Practice (Food Service Management) 100 Hours
NUTR 72500 Nutrition Research (3 cr)
NUTR 73200 Advanced Nutrition II (3) cr
NUTR 73400 Clinical Nutrition I (3 cr)
NUTR 75600 Food Science and Environment Lec (3 cr)
NUTR 75700 Food Science and Environment Lab (1 cr)
- Supervised Practice (Food Service Management) 100 Hours
Supervised Practice (Community/Research) 300 Hours
NUTR 73300 Nutrition and Human Development (3 cr)
NUTR 73500 Clinical Nutrition II (3 cr)
NUTR 74700 Adv Nutrition & Assessment Lab (1 cr)
NUTR 74800 Nutrition Assessment & Counseling (3 cr)
- Clinical Rotation 80 Hours
Clinical Rotation 120 Hours
*NUTR 73600 Clinical Nutrition III (formerly NUTR 74600 Nutrition and Disease) (3 cr)
NUTR 78000 Capstone 3 cr
- Clinical Rotation 200 Hours
NUTR Experiental Practice Courses (12 credits total)
NUTR 70000 Seminar in Dietetics Practice (3 cr)
NUTR 70100 Pre-professional Practice in Dietetics (3 cr)
NUTR 70200 Pre-professional Practice in Dietetics (3 cr)
NUTR 70300Pre-professional Practice in Dietetics (3 cr)
NUTR Culminating Experience (3 credits total)
NUTR 78000 Capstone or NUTR 79000 Thesis
Graduate students in the IPND Track are required to take a Comprehensive Exam, given in the last semester of the program. The exam also serves as preparation for the ADA national registration exam for dietitians. A student must score at least 75% on the comprehensive exam; if < 75%, s/he will be permitted to retake the exam. Upon completion of the DP academic coursework and the Comprehensive Exam, students will receive a Verification Statement
Sample semester(s)
Fall: 15 credits
PH 75000 Biostatistics (3cr)
NUTR 71500 Food Service and Management (3 cr)
NUTR 72000 Community Nutrition Education with field experience (3 cr)
NUTR 73100 Advanced Nutrition I (3 cr)
NUTR 70000 Dietetics seminar (3 cr)
Winter: Supervised Practice (Food Service Management) 100 Hours
Spring: 16 credits
NUTR 72500 Nutrition Research (3 cr)
NUTR 73200 Advanced Nutrition II (3) cr
NUTR 73400 Clinical Nutrition I (3 cr)
NUTR 75600 Food Science and Environment Lec (3 cr)
NUTR 75700 Food Science and Environment Lab (1 cr)
NUTR 70100 Dietetics seminar (3 cr)
- Supervised Practice (Food Service Management) 100 Hours
Summer: Supervised Practice (Community/Research) 300 Hours
Fall: 13 credits
NUTR 73300 Nutrition and Human Development (3 cr)
NUTR 73500 Clinical Nutrition II (3 cr)
NUTR 74700 Adv Nutrition & Assessment Lab (1 cr)
NUTR 74800 Nutrition Assessment & Counseling (3 cr)
NUTR 70200 Dietetics seminar (3 cr)
- Clinical Rotation 80 Hours
Winter: Clinical Rotation 120 Hours
Spring: 9 credits
*NUTR 73600 Clinical Nutrition III (formerly NUTR 74600 Nutrition and Disease) (3 cr)
NUTR 78000 Capstone 3 cr
NUTR 70300 Dietetics seminar (3 cr)
- Clinical Rotation 200 Hours
Summer: Capstone Research
COMPONENT REQUIREMENTS
| COMPONENT | |
| Prerequisite Courses (34 minimum credits) | General Chemistry w/lab, 4 credits Organic Chemistry w/lab, 4 credits Anatomy and Physiology I w/lab, 4 credits Anatomy and Physiology II w/lab, 4 credits Microbiology, 3 credits Biochemistry (3 credits) *Intro to Nutrition, 3 credits *Intro to Food Science I, 3 credits Intro Statistics or higher, 3 credits Econ, Psych, Anthro, or Sociology, 3 credits TOTAL 34 prerequisite credits (students can take courses with a higher credit value) *Can be taken as self-study for no credit with a challenge exam given by Hunter Nutrition 3x per year. Science prerequisites require a minimum grade of C. Nutrition/Food Science prerequisites require a minimum grade of B or 80% for the challenge exam. |
Program Courses ( total 41 credits, courses 3 credits each unless otherwise noted) |
PH 75000 Biostatistics or equivalent NUTR 72500 Nutrition Research NUTR 71500 Food Service and Management NUTR 72000 Community Nutrition Education NUTR 73300 Nutrition and Human Development NUTR 73100 Advanced Nutrition I NUTR 73200 Advanced Nutrition II NUTR 73400 Clinical Nutrition I NUTR 73500 Clinical Nutrition II *NUTR 73600 Clinical Nutrition III (formerly NUTR 74600 Nutrition and Disease) *NUTR 73700 (formerly NUTR 74700) Advanced Nutrition & Assessment Lab (1 credit) NUTR 74800 Nutrition Assessment & Counseling NUTR 75600 Food Science & Environment NUTR 75700 Food Science & Environment Lab (1 credit) NUTR 78000 Capstone plus Comprehensive Exam (3 credit) |
Dietetics Seminar (total 12 credits: courses 3 credits each) |
NUTR 70000 Seminar in Dietetics Practice NUTR 70100 Pre- Professional Practice-Clinical NUTR 70200 Pre-Professional Practice – Food Service NUTR 70300 Pre-Professional Practice -Community |
| Supervised Practice (total approx. 900 hours) | Community Nutrition/Research: approx. 300 hours Food Service: approx. 200 hours Clinical Nutrition: approx. 400 hours |
Hunter Nutrition Professor Steven Trasino Awarded 3-year $300,000 NIH Grant
Fall 2020 Graduate Nutrition Program Information Sessions