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Nutrition and Dietetics, M.S. and Public Health, M.P.H. Dual Degree

Saint Louis University's Master of Public Health and Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics dual-degree program is a collaboration between the College for Public Health and Social Justice and the Doisy College of Health Sciences Department of Nutrition and Dietetics.

This integrated program requires completion of M.S. degree requirements and the fulfillment of a complete M.P.H. with the public health practice concentration (42 credits), which includes nine credits of coursework from the Doisy College of Health Sciences M.S. degree.

For additional information, see the catalog entries for the following programs:

Public Health, M.P.H.

Nutrition and Dietetics, M.S.

Accreditation

Saint Louis University's College for Public Health and Social Justice is fully accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). To see our most recent accreditation documentation, please visit theÌýCollege for Public Health and Social Justice website.

CEPH-Seal

Saint Louis University's MS-DI program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND), the accrediting agency for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)
120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2190
Chicago, Illinois 60606-6995
312-899-0040 ext. 5400

Students must meet the admission requirements and be admitted into both degree programs according to the processes of each of the participating academic units to pursue a dual degree program.Ìý

Individuals may apply to the M.P.H.Ìýdegree program concurrently with their application to or following their admission to the Doisy College of Health Sciences; however, admission to the dual degree program is contingent upon admission to both the M.P.H.Ìýand the M.S.Ìýdegree programs. Students in this dual degree program will select the Public Health Practice concentration of the M.P.H.

The M.P.H. degree program will allow up to 9 credits at the 5000-level or above in DIET coursework with public health focus to count for the M.P.H.

Continuation Standards

Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 in all graduate/professional courses.

Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollmentÌýunless otherwise noted. Ìý

Courses and milestones designated as critical (marked with !) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation. Transfer credit may change the roadmap.

This roadmap should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor/mentor each semester. Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.

Plan of Study Grid
Year One
FallCredits
DIETÌý5100 Human Nutrition: Physiology and Metabolism I 3
HMPÌý5000 Health Care Organization 3
PUBHÌý5010 Mission and Practice of Global Public Health 3
PUBHÌý5040 Generating Evidence from Public Health Data 3
PUBHÌý5070 Translating Evidence and Theory for Community Practice 3
ÌýCredits15
Spring
DIETÌý5060 Maternal and Child Nutrition and Health 3
DIETÌý5130 Human Nutrition: Physiology and Metabolism II 3
HMPÌý5725 Health Insurance and Managed Care 3
PUBHÌý5030 Methodological Approaches to Understanding Population Health 3
PUBHÌý5060 Environmental and Biological Determinants of Health 3
ÌýCredits15
Summer
DIETÌý5300 Community Nutrition 3
PUBHÌý5020 Ethical Issues in Public Health 3
ÌýCredits6
Year Two
Fall
BSDPÌý5100 Public Health and Disasters 3
DIETÌý5450 Public Health Nutrition Practicum 3
DIETÌý5480 Nutrition Education and Counseling 3
DIETÌý5960 Nutrition Capstone 3
HMPÌý5300 Management of Health Care Organizations 3
ÌýCredits15
Spring
DIETÌý5960 Nutrition Capstone 3
HMPÌý5500 Health Policy 3
PUBHÌý5950 Special Study for Examinations * 0
PUBHÌý5960 Capstone in Public Health Practice 3
ÌýCredits9
ÌýTotal Credits60
*

Registration in PUBHÌý5950 Special Study for Examinations (0 cr) indicates the student has completed coursework required to sit for the CPH exam in the spring semester.

Nutrition & Dietetics, M.S.

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Contact Doisy College of Health Sciences
Recruitment specialist
314-977-2570
dchs@health.slu.edu

Master of Public Health


Bernie Backer
Director of graduate recruitment and admission
bernard.backer@slu.eduÌý
314-977-8144Ìý