Overview
Graduate programs emphasize:
(i) dietetics,
(ii) public health nutrition,
(iii) nutritional biochemistry & metabolism and,
(iv) molecular nutrition.
Nutrition is a science-based discipline and in order for an applicant to be eligible (to apply) for the M. S. degree program in Nutrition, he/she needs to have completed the following courses:
- General (Inorganic) Chemistry | Lecture and Lab.
- Organic Chemistry
- General Biology
- Human Physiology
- Biochemistry and Statistics are required courses, but can be taken while enrolled in the M. S. program
The Master of Science in Nutrition track has a variety of students. Some students are earning a graduate degree to prepare for Medical or Dental school or a Ph.D. program.
Other students are M.D.'s in residency or fellowship programs and who are actively seeking more depth in the science of Nutrition. Students enrolled in the traditional Medical School at CWRU or those at the Lerner College of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation (CCF) can earn the M. S. simultaneously with the M.D. with no added tuition.
Other students admitted to the M. S. with a strong basic foundation are seeking to become Registered Dietitians (R. D.). To that end, they are taking DPD courses as well as graduate courses in order to prepare for their application to a DIETETIC INTERNSHIP. See links below to the different types of internships available:
- M. S. in Public Health Nutrition Dietetic Internship Program - link
- Coordinated Dietetic Internship/Master's Degree Program - link
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