Dietetics

Degree Overview

You will learn to integrate and apply the principles from biomedical sciences, human behavior, and management to design and lead effective food and nutrition programs in a variety of settings. Course work will develop your research skills, stimulate independent thought, and provide up-to-date knowledge in foods, nutrition, and food service and business management.

As an inter-institutional graduate program offered through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance (Great Plains IDEA), you have access to and learn from expert faculty at eight institutions. You apply and need to be accepted to the home institution. You then register for classes at the home institution but take online classes offered by any of the partner institutions.

Benefits & Outcomes

Credentialed, practicing dietetics professionals can prepare to:

• Advance your level of practice.
• Retool for new career opportunities.
• Pursue doctoral study with enhanced knowledge in a specific area of dietetics practice.

Curriculum

Of the 36 required credits are needed to complete the degree, 15 credits must be 500-level courses and 15 credits must be 600-level courses. The remaining six credits will be thesis or non-thesis research.

(Courses are not currently being offered - curriculum is pending approval)

Required Courses

Comprehensive Research Paper

Selected Electives

Admission and Application

This degree follows the graduate admission and application procedures. Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Must hold the credential of Registered Dietitian (RD) or be RD-eligible (student holds a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution and has met both the academic and supervised practice requirements and is ready to sit for the credentialing examination to become a Registered Dietitian)
• Minimum of a 3.0 undergraduate grade point average of all institutions attended.