Public Health Nutrition - MPH

College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences

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Program Description:

This 100% online Master of Public Health Nutrition (MPH) degree includes interdisciplinary training in nutrition-related sciences and prepares students with skills and competencies essential for leadership and administrative positions in public health nutrition. Students will learn about designing, implementing, and evaluating nutrition-related programs and policies to improve the health and well-being of local, national, and global populations. The land grant setting of Utah State University provides unique opportunities for the study of the relationship between human nutritional status and health with strong academic and research programs in nutritional epidemiology, federal and community nutrition programs, USU Extension nutrition outreach programs, food science, food safety, agricultural practices, animal health, climate change, environmental sciences and much more. This program is 100% online so you can complete the program from anywhere around the world. This program can be pursued part-time or full-time.

The MPH Nutrition program is considered a professional program (Plan C). Students must complete an Applied Practice Experience (APE) and write a capstone paper (Integrative Learning Experience (ILE)). Students should contact their advisor early in their program to get approval of an acceptable APE and ILE, to ensure that all degree requirements will be met, and that all appropriate paperwork has been sent to the School of Graduate Studies (SGS). The Plan A option is available under certain circumstances. Plan A students must find a major professor and two additional committee members, in addition to meeting all SGS requirements.

Admission Requirements:

Admission requirements can be found at the USU School of Graduate Studies  (apply at rgs.usu.edu/graduateschool/apply/). Students are expected to be admitted to the program as matriculated students before taking coursework leading to the degree.

Additional information about the Master of Public Health (MPH) Nutrition program may be obtained by contacting the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences  or by visiting the program website at caas.usu.edu/mph/public-health-nutrition.