Duration

1 year

Starting Date

January, June, August

Tuition Fee

$ 26,580/year

Location

Starkville, United States

About the program

Public Health Nutrition from Mississippi State University aims to promote the overall nutritional health among a population by emphasizing diet to decrease hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, osteoporosis, and weight gain. Students in this non-thesis, professional degree program will complete a minimum of 42 hours of course work in nutrition, epidemiology, and health promotion through lecture courses, field experience, and a scholarly report.

The Applied Public Health Practicum course will consist of no less than 240 contact hours of supervised field-based experience in public health sites. This program will prepare those in the nutrition field for work in public health, public policy, and national nutrition programs.

Career Opportunities

Public health nutritionists may find jobs in a number of settings:

  • Academia/Research (study coordinator role)
  • Charitable Organizations
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Federal Public Health Agencies (USDA, FDA, CDC, NIH, etc)
  • Food Industry
  • Health Care Industry (hospitals, nursing facilities, outpatient facilities, clinics, and physician offices)

Courses Included

  • Food Products Evaluation
  • Meal Management
  • Child Health and Nutrition
  • Individual and Family Nutrition
  • Special Topics in Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion

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