Sample Schedule
The following is a sample two-year course plan that a student might follow:
Semester 1
- Statistical Methods for Nutrition Research I (NUTR 207) or equivalent
- Principles of Epidemiology (NUTR 204)
- Professional Communication (HCOM 544)
- The Global Food Business (NUTR 221)
- Introduction to Writing about Nutrition and Health (NUTR 220)
Semester 2
- Statistical Methods for Nutrition Research II (NUTR 309) or equivalent
- Design of Epidemiologic Studies for Nutrition Research (NUTR 314)
- Communicating Health Information to Diverse Audiences, Part A (NUTR 205)
- Communications Strategies in Health Promotion (NUTR 218)
- Summer Internship
Semester 3
- Nutrition, Food Security, and Development (NUTR 304)
- Communicating Health Information to Diverse Audiences, Part B (NUTR 306)
- Health Behavior and Health Communication: Theory to Practice (HCOM 522)
Semester 4
- The Public Policy of Health Claims for Food (NUTR 226)
- Communicating Risk through the Media (HCOM 540)
- Directed Study Special Project