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Medical Nutrition, MS

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Program description

Medical Nutrition, MS

Understanding how nutrition supports health maintenance, disease treatment, and disease prevention is increasingly essential for those working in or preparing to enter the healthcare field. The Master of Science in Medical Nutrition is designed for current and future healthcare providers, medical students, and those in a gap year before professional school, emphasizing self-directed learning grounded in current nutrition research. Students build nutritional assessment skills used by clinicians in practice through an evidence-based, nonthesis curriculum that combines intensive introductory coursework, in-depth study of body systems, and emerging topics in nutrition, making it especially valuable for preprofessional students and graduates of didactic nutrition programs.
Curriculum

Featured courses

Food and Nutrition Across the Lifespan

Examines the nutritional needs of humans as they move through the lifespan from pre-conception through elder years. Highlights conditions that may alter or substantially impact nutrition at these stages using case studies and medical reviews.

Medical Nutrition in the Care and Prevention of Disease

Provides an overview of the role of nutrition in medical practice and disease prevention. Includes an introduction to nutrition-based approaches in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and gastrointestinal diseases.

Chronic Inflammation and Metabolic Syndrome: The Common Pathway for Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes

Examines how diet and lifestyle contribute to the development of metabolic syndrome. Reviews and discusses various risk factors that comprise metabolic syndrome through lectures and readings. Reviews chronic inflammation as a common etiology for chronic disease.

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Career opportunities & applicable roles

A medical nutrition degree complements a variety of pursuits across health and health care fields. This program is not a pathway to become a registered dietitian.

Career examples include
Dentist Medical Doctor Nurse Pharmacist Physical Therapist Physician Assistant
The school

College of Health Solutions

The College of Health Solutions is devoted to understanding and solving the world's biggest health challenges while training the next generation of health care professionals, translating scientific health research and discovery into practice. Its research targets three key areas: human performance, health systems and precision health. Its speech-language pathology graduate program earned a top 20 ranking from U.S. News & World Report in 2026. Programs span nutrition, exercise science, public health, biomedical informatics and diagnostics, speech and hearing science, and health care delivery. Accelerated programs let qualified undergraduates earn both a bachelor's and a master's degree in five years.

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