Curriculum Outline MS - Integrated Program in Nutrition and Dietetics (IPND)
The 24 months, 53 - credit, 1050 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), and are in-class, hybrid or online as noted in the CunyFirst online semester course schedule. Supervised Practice Experiences 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.
COMPONENT REQUIREMENTS
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Prerequisite Courses (34 minimum credits) |
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Program Courses ( total 41 credits, courses 3 credits each unless otherwise noted) |
NUTR 78000 Capstone plus Comprehensive Exam (3 credit) |
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Dietetics Seminar (total 12 credits: courses 3 credits each) |
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Supervised Practice (total approx. 1050 hours) |
Community Nutrition/Research: approx. 400 hours Food Service: approx. 200 hours Clinical Nutrition: approx. 450 hoursClinical Nutrition: approx. 400 hours |
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NUTR Culminating Experience |
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 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 |
Semester course samples
Fall: 18 credits
PH 75000 Biostatistics (3cr)
NUTR 71500 Food Service and Management (3 cr)
NUTR 72000 Community Nutrition Education with 100 hour field experience (3 cr)
NUTR 73100 Advanced Nutrition I (3 cr)
NUTR 73400 Clinical 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 73500 Clinical Nutrition II (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: 10 credits
NUTR 74600 Nutrition and Disease (3 cr)
NUTR 74700 Adv Nutrition & Assessment Lab (1 cr)
NUTR 74800 Nutrition Assessment & Counseling (3 cr)
NUTR 70200 Dietetics seminar (3 cr)
Winter: Supervised Practice (Clinical Rotation) 100 Hours
Spring: 9 credits
NUTR 73300 Nutrition and Human Development (3 cr)
NUTR 78000 Capstone (3 cr)
NUTR 70300 Dietetics seminar (3 cr)
- Supervised Practice (Clinical Rotation) 350 Hours