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Twin Cities Campus
Public Health Nutrition M.P.H.School of Public Health - Adm
School of Public Health
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
School of Public Health, MMC 819, A395 Mayo Memorial Building, 420 Delaware Street, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-626-3500 OR 1-800-774-8636, Fax: 612-624-4498)
Email:
sph.oasr@umn.edu
Website: http://www.sph.umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The Public Health Nutrition (PHN) program is designed to meet the needs of students who want graduate training in health promotion, disease prevention, program development, and nutrition interventions.
The program's faculty are internationally recognized for research in obesity prevention, child and adolescent nutrition, eating disorder prevention, nutrition epidemiology, and nutrition intervention.
Coordinated Master's Program (CMP):
In addition to the traditional public health nutrition degree, the program offers the opportunity to gain expertise in a concentrated area of study such as epidemiology, global health, alternative medicine, health policy, and disability policy. It also offers a coordinated master's program. Please note that the coordinated master's program requires that students have their own transportation during the academic year and summer session, since many sites are not located on public transportation routes.
Full- and Part-time Program:
Students may pursue the M.P.H. on a full-time or part-time basis, but should note that the majority of the courses are offered only during the day. (Note: The Coordinated Master's Program must be taken on a full-time basis.)
Accreditation
This program is accredited by Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) & Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
The following courses are required for admission: one general biology course with lab; two general chemistry classes with labs; one organic chemistry; one biochemistry; one human nutrition course; and one social science course. In addition, CMP applicants must also complete one physiology course; one microbiology course with lab; one intro to nutrition course; one intro to food science course; one food systems/service management course. All courses MUST be complete before starting the program. If students are currently completing the prerequisites while they are applying, they must indicate on their application materials how their prerequisites will be completed before they start the program.
Preferred GRE performance expectations (test taken post August 2011): A combination of 300 on the quantitative and verbal sections of the test and a score of 3.5 on the analytical writing assessment. Some programs may have higher preferred minimum scores. Check specific programs for details.
Special Application Requirements:
Students applying for the Coordinated Master's Program track go through a two-step process for admission. The first is to be admitted to the M.P.H. degree program. After all CMP applications submitted prior to the Dec. 1 CMP application deadline have been reviewed and admission decisions made, the applicant will receive an email questionnaire and will undergo a phone interview. The top eight candidates will be selected to fill the eight available CMP spots. Students not selected for the CMP may not start the standard track and later transfer to the CMP.
Applicants must submit their test score(s) from the following:
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
Key to test
abbreviations
(GRE, TOEFL, IELTS).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Plan C: Plan C requires
44 to 64
major credits and
up to
credits outside the
major.
There is no final exam.
A capstone project is required.
Capstone Project: Culminating Experience
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
At least 2 semesters must be completed
before filing a Degree Program Form.
Public Health Nutrition Core
PUBH 6901 - Foundations of Public Health Nutrition Leadership
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6914 - Community Nutrition Intervention
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6915 - Nutrition Assessment
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6933 - Public Health Nutrition for Adults
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 7994 - Integrated Learning Experience: Public Health Nutrition
(1.0-6.0 cr)
PUBH 7996 - Applied Practice Experience: Public Health Nutrition
(1.0-5.0 cr)
Tracks
Standard Track
Lifecycle Courses
Take 2 or more course(s) from the following:
·
PUBH 6902 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6903 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6904 - Nutrition and Aging
(2.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6906 - Global Nutrition
(2.0 cr)
Research Methods
PUBH 6910 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
Research Methods Options
Take 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
PUBH 6034 - Evaluation I: Concepts
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6035 - Evaluation II: Planning & Evaluation
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6325 - Data Processing with PC-SAS
(1.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6342 - Epidemiologic Methods II
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6415 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6420 - Introduction to SAS Programming
(1.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6451 - Biostatistics II
(4.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6617 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6705 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6803 - Conducting a Systematic Literature Review
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6806 - Principles of Public Health Research
(2.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6852 - Program Evaluation in Health and Mental Health Settings
(2.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6389 - Nutritional Epidemiology
(2.0 cr)
·
PUBH 7250 - Designing and Conducting Focus Group Interviews
(1.0 cr)
·
NURS 8171 - Qualitative Research Design and Methods
(3.0-4.0 cr)
Public Health Core
PUBH 6101 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6102 - Issues in Environmental Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6741 - Ethics in Public Health: Professional Practice and Policy
(1.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6742 - Ethics in Public Health: Research and Policy
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6751 - Principles of Management in Health Services Organizations
(2.0 cr)
Electives
Students must take enough graduate-level electives to fulfill minimum credit requirements in order to graduate. Students without a nutrition/dietetics background must take PUBH 6355 - Pathophysiology, PUBH 6905 - Nutrition for Public Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, and FSCN 4621 - Nutrition and Metabolism.
-OR-
Coordinated Master's Program
Lifecycle Courses
Students who already have a nutrition/dietetics undergraduate degree need to select two of the following four courses. Students who do NOT have a nutrition/dietetics undergraduate degree must choose PUBH 6902, PUBH 6903, and PUBH 6904.
Take 2 - 3 course(s) from the following:
·
PUBH 6902 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6903 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6904 - Nutrition and Aging
(2.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6906 - Global Nutrition
(2.0 cr)
Research Methods
PUBH 6910 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
Research Methods Options
Take 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
PUBH 6034 - Evaluation I: Concepts
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6035 - Evaluation II: Planning & Evaluation
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6325 - Data Processing with PC-SAS
(1.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6420 - Introduction to SAS Programming
(1.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6342 - Epidemiologic Methods II
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6415 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6451 - Biostatistics II
(4.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6617 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6705 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6803 - Conducting a Systematic Literature Review
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6806 - Principles of Public Health Research
(2.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6852 - Program Evaluation in Health and Mental Health Settings
(2.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6389 - Nutritional Epidemiology
(2.0 cr)
·
PUBH 7250 - Designing and Conducting Focus Group Interviews
(1.0 cr)
·
NURS 8171 - Qualitative Research Design and Methods
(3.0-4.0 cr)
Field Experience/Nutrition Practicum
CMP students take four credits of PUBH 7996 in addition to the following:
PUBH 6995 - Community Nutrition Practicum
(7.0 cr)
PUBH 6996 - Clinical Nutrition Practicum
(7.0 cr)
Public Health Core
Environmental Health
PUBH 6101 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6102 - Issues in Environmental Health
(2.0 cr)
Epidemiology
PUBH 6320 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6341 - Epidemiologic Methods I
(3.0 cr)
Ethics
PUBH 6741 - Ethics in Public Health: Professional Practice and Policy
(1.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6742 - Ethics in Public Health: Research and Policy
(1.0 cr)
Administration/Management
Take 2 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
PUBH 6751 - Principles of Management in Health Services Organizations
(2.0 cr)
Electives
CMP students who do not have a nutrition/dietetics undergraduate degree must take FSCN 4621 - Nutrition and Metabolism or FSCN 4612 - Advanced Nutrition AND FSCN 4665 - Medical Nutrition Therapy I, AND FSCN 4666 - Medical Nutrition Therapy II and enough graduate-level elective credits to fulfill the minimum required to graduate. Students with a nutrition/dietetics undergraduate degree must take 8-12 graduate-level elective credits to fulfill 60 total credits.
-OR-
Nutritional Epidemiology Track
Lifecycle courses
PUBH 6902 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6903 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6904 - Nutrition and Aging
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6906 - Global Nutrition
(2.0 cr)
Nutrition Science
Only students who do not have an undergraduate degree in nutrition/dietetics need to take the following nutrition science courses.
FSCN 4621 - Nutrition and Metabolism
(4.0 cr)
PUBH 6905 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
Epidemiology and Biostatistics Core
PUBH 6341 - Epidemiologic Methods I
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6342 - Epidemiologic Methods II
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6343 - Epidemiologic Methods III
(4.0 cr)
PUBH 6390 - Topics: Epidemiology
(0.5-4.0 cr)
PUBH 6389 - Nutritional Epidemiology
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6325 - Data Processing with PC-SAS
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6355 - Pathophysiology of Human Disease
(4.0 cr)
PUBH 6450 - Biostatistics I
(4.0 cr)
PUBH 6451 - Biostatistics II
(4.0 cr)
"Epi of" Courses
PUBH 6385 - Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6386 - Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6387 - Cancer Epidemiology
(2.0 cr)
Public Health Core
Environmental Health
PUBH 6101 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6102 - Issues in Environmental Health
(2.0 cr)
Ethics
PUBH 6741 - Ethics in Public Health: Professional Practice and Policy
(1.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6742 - Ethics in Public Health: Research and Policy
(1.0 cr)
Adminstration/Management
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
PUBH 6751 - Principles of Management in Health Services Organizations
(2.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Students may complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Coordinated Option
The Coordinated Masters Program (CMP) in public health nutrition provides both a master of public health degree in public health nutrition and the didactic coursework and supervised practice components for registration eligibility and entry into dietetics practice. The program accepts eight students each year. The CMP provides a public health nutrition concentration area that focuses on rural and disadvantaged populations. Supervised practice experiences are integrated throughout the 24-month program utilizing sites both within and outside of Minnesota. Students complete a total of 1,200 hours of supervised practice. Upon successful completion of the program (i.e. coursework, supervised practice experiences, master's project and a comprehensive oral examination) students will receive an M.P.H. degree and a verification statement of eligibility to write the national registration examination for dietitians.
See Program Requirements Page
Global Health Interdisciplinary Concentration Area
The Global Health Interdisciplinary Concentration (GHIC) provides graduate students who are pursuing an M.P.H. with information necessary to define the constitution, cause, and consequences of health problems worldwide. The program offers a unique opportunity to explore the relationships between health, environment, politics, culture, and economic pressures in developed and developing nations.
Developing countries are currently undergoing profound demographic changes--changes that are accompanied by shifts in patterns of illness. In many of these nations, the major causes of morbidity and mortality are mutating from traditional infectious diseases to chronic, non-communicable maladies like cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and diabetes. As a result, there is increasing demand for qualified public health practitioners who can identify and help reduce the vast and varied global vectors for chronic disease.
Practical application of theory in the field is a major component of the GHIC. Students are encouraged to hone their expertise by pursuing an international field experience. The School of Public Health has established relationships with collaborative institutions abroad.
SPH graduate students must complete a formal program plan if they want the GHIC to appear on their transcripts. For more information, contact Carol Francis, interdisciplinary concentrations coordinator, at franc004@umn.edu or 612-624-6952.
Health Disparities Interdisciplinary Concentration Area
The Health Disparities Interdisciplinary Concentration (HDIC)addresses the unequal burden of health risks, morbidity, and mortality experienced by minority cultural and social groups in the U.S., as well as unequal quality of and access to health care. Achieving optimum health for all segments of our society is a central goal of Healthy People 2020, and a concern in Minnesota as well. Despite Minnesota's ranking as one of the nation's healthiest states, Minnesota has some of the largest gaps among cultural and social groups in health indicators. According to the Minnesota Department of Health:
- Infant mortality rates among the American Indians and African Americans are two to three times higher than for the state as a whole.
- Among African American youth aged 15-24, firearm injury mortality rates are 15 times greater than the rates of all ages, races, and genders combined.
- Women from minority communities are less likely to receive sufficient prenatal care compared to other women.
- Death rates for African Americans and American Indians are two to three times that of the state as a whole. Rates of diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and HIV/AIDS are higher for many minority communities compared to the state as a whole.
SPH graduate students must complete a formal program plan if they want the HDIC to appear on their transcripts. For more information, contact Carol Francis, interdisciplinary concentrations coordinator, at franc004@umn.edu or 612-624-6952.
Public Health Policy Interdisciplinary Concentration Area
The School of Public Health's Public Health Policy Interdisciplinary Concentration (PHPIC) focuses on promoting the health of populations and groups through public and organizational policy. PHPIC is open to students pursuing an M.P.H., includes coursework that explores the way in which federal, state, local, and institutional entities affect the financing, structure, and delivery of public health and medical care.
PHPIC coursework provides a better understanding of the healthcare system as a whole and prevention policy. The challenging curriculum helps M.P.H. majors hone practical skills that are highly sought after in the public health and policy arenas. Students who pursue the concentration can chose courses that emphasize:
- understanding community dynamics
- developing advocacy skills for public health
- analyzing legal and policy structures
- evaluating and implementing policies and programs
- influencing community health
- motivating and educating stakeholders and decision-makers
- using policy as prevention strategy
- eliminating health disparities through policy
SPH graduate students must complete a formal program plan if they want the PHPIC to appear on their transcripts. For more information, contact Carol Francis, interdisciplinary concentrations coordinator, at franc004@umn.edu or 612-624-6952.
Arizona State University
This sub-plan is limited to students completing the program under Plan C.
Public Health Nutrition Core
Students take PubH 6901, 6914 and 6933 from the U of MN as part of the nutrition core in addition to PubH 69XX nutrition assessment course (to be developed)
Research Methods
Students will take three research methods credits that are approved by the advisor and program coordinator. Students are also required to take PubH 6910 and PubH 7994 from the U of MN.
Electives
Students will take elective credits from the U of MM that have been approved by the advisor and program coordinator.
additional nutrition science courses for non-nutrition/dietetics undergrad majors
PubH 69XX: Human Pathophysiology (3 cr)
PubH 69XX: Advanced Macronutrient Metabolism (3 cr)
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