Courses in Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
Master's Degree Courses
- Applied Physiology I + Lab (6)
- Neuromuscular Responses and Adaptations to Exercise (2)
- Brain and Behavior I (1)
- Applied Physiology Lab (3)
- Exercise and Health (3)
- Nutrition, Exercise and Sport (3)
- Nutritional Epidemiology (3)
- Nutrition Counseling (2)
- Analysis of Current Literature (3)
- Fieldwork (2) or DI Program
- Master's Project or Thesis
- Practicum in Sports Nutrition (1)
Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) Courses
- Advanced Nutrition I & II (3 credits each)
- Community Nutrition (2)
- Nutritional Ecology (3)
- Food, Nutrition, and Behavior (3)
- Nutrition Care Process & Medical Nutrition Therapy I (3)
- Nutrition Care Process & Medical Nutrition Therapy II (3)
- Nutrition and Human Development (3)
- Research Methods (3)
- Strategies for Nutrition Education (3)
- English composition
- Communications or equivalent
- Microbiology without lab
- Food science with Lab
- Food service management
Master's Program Prerequisites
- Human physiology I & II (2 semesters with labs) OR 2 semesters of biology with labs plus 1 semester of human physiology without lab
- General/Inorganic chemistry with lab (1 comprehensive semester)
- Organic chemistry with lab (1 comprehensive semester)
- Biochemistry without lab (1 comprehensive semester)
- Basic/Introductory nutrition
- Statistics
- Graduate Record Exam (GRE)
Master's Degree in Applied Physiology (Exercise) and Nutrition
In order to be a fully matriculated master's degree candidate, successful completion of several prerequisite courses and the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is required. The prerequisite courses are shown above in the bottom half of the pink-shaded column. These courses will supply you with a foundation upon which to build your master's-level expertise in nutrition. The courses( along with fieldwork and master's thesis/project) within the blue-shaded column, comprise the master's degree. A master's degree in Nutrition and Applied Physiology (Exercise) consists of roughly 50-53 credits. Full-time students can expect to complete the master's degree in two years. However, the addition of other options, including the DPD and Dietetic Internship Program, will lengthen the time for completion.
Dietetic Internship Program
Should you wish to complete the Teacher's College Dietetic Internship Program (DI Program), which will enable you to become a registered dietitian (R.D.), successful completion of prerequisite coursework is essential. The prerequisite coursework for DI Program eligibility is referred to as the Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD). As the column above indicates, there is considerable overlap between master's degree courses (shaded in blue) and DPD courses (shaded in pink). Specifically, all courses listed within the pink-shaded column (including the master's degree prerequisite courses) are part of the DPD. The non-master's-degree DPD courses are undergraduate-level courses and may be completed at any 2-year or 4-year accredited college or university.