{"id":2704,"date":"2021-02-26T09:32:26","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T14:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/grad2021\/?page_id=2704"},"modified":"2021-05-03T11:16:13","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T15:16:13","slug":"master-of-science-in-human-nutrition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/grad2021\/master-of-science-in-human-nutrition\/","title":{"rendered":"MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN NUTRITION"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ethan K. Balk, PhD, RD, <\/span>Graduate Coordinator\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>Phone: 203 \u2013 837 \u2013 8985 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>balke@wcsu.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Therese Richardson, <\/span>Dept. Secretary\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Phone: 203 \u2013 837 \u2013 8612<\/span><\/p>\n

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Part-time Faculty: <\/em>M. Dalton, MS, RD<\/span><\/p>\n

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Program Overview and Mission <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The MS in Human Nutrition will prepare students for leadership, entrepreneurial, and\/or academic roles in the rapidly growing area of nutrition and wellness. The program will provide students at WCSU with advanced training in nutrition through both course work and research to pursue areas of interest such as community nutrition, diet and behavior change, public health and food policy, and health and wellness. This degree focuses on training students in empirically validated and peer-reviewed research-centered advanced study of metabolic physiology, etiology of disease, best-practice assessment, and nutrition-based intervention strategies for treatment and prevention. The rigorous emphasis on evidence-based treatment, participation in peer-reviewed research, and subsequent dissemination of findings are the basis of this program and will be supported by faculty in the department. Successful completion of the M.S. in Nutrition will enable students to continue their graduate or professional education or pursue employment in academia, the government, or private industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Admission Criteria: \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A student seeking admission to the M.S. in Human Nutrition program must hold a bachelor\u2019s degree (B.S. or B.A.) from an accredited college or university with a combined undergraduate GPA of at least a 3.0 and:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n