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Required Courses in the Curriculum in Public Health Nutrition (48 credits)

Required Public Health Core Courses (18 credits)

Course #	Course Name	Credits
PH 700*	Biostatistics	3
PH 701	Principles of Health Care Administration	3
PH 702	Environmental Health	3
PH 703*	Principles of Epidemiology	3
PH 710	Urban Health Promotion	3
PH 740	Public Health & Public Policy in the Urban Setting	3

Required Community Health Education Courses (6 credits)

Course #	Course Name	Credits
COMHE 750	Community Health Assessment	3
COMHE 753	Health Program Planning, Funding, & Evaluation	3

Required Nutrition Courses (18 credits)

Course #	Course Name	Credits
NUTR 710*	Principles of Public Health Nutrition	3
NUTR 720*	Nutrition in Health Promotion & Disease Prevention	3
NUTR 730	Nutritional Assessment of Urban Communities & Populations at Risk	3
NUTR 733*	Nutrition and Health through the Life Cycle	3
NUTR 737.1	Public Health Nutrition Fieldwork I (210 hours)	3
NUTR 737.2	Public Health Nutrition Fieldwork II (210 hours)	3

Elective/Concentration Courses (6 credits)
Courses within a single topic area, chosen in consultation with advisor. Concentrations include: women's health, sexuality, M&CH, adolescent health, immigrant health, community health management & administration, evaluation & research, public policy & planning, HIV, infectious diseases, substance abuse, and environmental health.

*Successful completion of courses marked with an asterisk (*) may be used towards completion of some of the requirements for the DPD.

NOTE: Dietetic interns substitute NUTR 700-703 (12 credits) for NUTR 737.1, COMHE 753, and 2 electives (for a total of 12 credits). For information about the dietetic internship visit Dietetic Internship webpage

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