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Nutrition & Public Health
Nutrition in public health is concerned with the promotion of the nutritional well-being of population groups. An individual without the registered dietitian (RD) credential who earns the Masters of Public Health (MPH) degree in nutrition in public health may be considered a public health professional who specializes in nutrition. The public health professional who specializes in nutrition is generally employed in the administration of community nutrition programs and in work with public and private agencies that provide nutrition and health education An individual with the RD credential who has earned the MPH degree in nutrition in public health may be considered a public health nutritionist. The public health nutritionist is generally employed in the public sector, in local, state, or federal government health departments and in international nutrition programs.
Admissions-NUTR non-RD track
Students must have completed a minimum of 18 credits of science and mathematics prior to matriculation.
Admissions-NUTR RD track
The following undergraduate course prerequisites, or their equivalent, with an earned grade of B or above, are required before acceptance into the program leading to the MPH and eligibility to sit for the registration exam in order to become credentialed as a registered dietitian (RD).
Dietetic Internship
The dietetic internship (DI) is a supervised practice program that enables graduates to establish eligibility to write the registration examination for dietitians and to apply for active membership in the American Dietetic Association (ADA). The DI provides a minimum of 1200 hours of supervised practice experience to meet the competencies for entry-level dietitians and the standards of education set forth by Commission on Accreditation in Dietetics (CADE), the accrediting arm of ADA. The Dietetic Internship is offered through the Nutrition and Food Science (NFS) and Public Health Nutrition track in the Urban Public Health (UPH) program in the School of Health Sciences - a specialized unit of Hunter which offers programs in health related professions.
