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Nutrition Science and Policy Core Courses

The nutrition core provides students with an understanding of basic and applied nutrition, biostatistics, and nutrition science policy. Courses in these areas reflect the broad science and policy mission of the school. Students entering with an appropriate master's degree may submit requests to waive individual courses or to take exemption exams.

Fundamentals of Nutrition Science (NUTR 201)
Fundamentals of Public Policy (NUTR 203)
Nutrition Science and Policy (A course chosen from the following):
- The Public Policy of Health Claims for Food (NUTR 226)
- Community and Public Health Nutrition (NUTR 228)
- Determinants of U.S. Food Policy (NUTR 303)
- Nutrition, Food Security and Development (NUTR 304)
- Food and Nutrition Policy: Institutions, Analysis and Action (NUTR 319)

Biochemistry & Physiology

Nutritional Biochemistry and Physiology: Macronutrients (NUTR 370)
Nutritional Biochemistry and Physiology: Micronutrients (NUTR 371)
Graduate Biochemistry (CRSK 223)

Biostatistics

Statistical Methods for Nutrition Research (Science) (NUTR 209)
Statistical Methods for Nutrition Research II (NUTR 309)
Statistical Methods for Epidemiology (NUTR 318)

Epidemiology

Principles of Epidemiology (NUTR 204)
Nutritional Epidemiology (NUTR 305)
Design of Epidemiologic Studies for Nutrition Research (NUTR 314)

Advanced Epidemiology and Statistics Electives

Cardiovascular Epidemiology (MPH 220)
Cancer Epidemiology (MPH 222)
Infectious Disease Epidemiology (MPH 224)
Clinical Epidemiology (MPH 270)
Introduction to Meta-analysis (MPH 278)

Additional courses are available through cross-registration at Boston University.

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