Combined DI & Masters Courses
Definition of a Credit Hour: Courses offered through the Graduate Programs in Human Nutrition, the Dietetic Internship Program and the Masters in Clinical Nutrition/Masters in Clinical Dietetics meet/exceed the standard definition of a credit hour for our didactic courses, seminars and conferences and readings courses. We define one credit hour as providing one hour of direct contact with the instructor per week of the term and, in addition, that students will perform on average at least 2, usually 3, hours of independent work per week outside the classroom. In this type of course arrangement, 1 credit hour = 1 instructor contact hour + about 3 hours of independent work per week or 1 credit hour = about 4 hours of work per week, on average, total. Students enrolled in the Dietetic Internship also participate in supervised practice through NUTN 504. Students enroll in 6 credits of NUTN 504 each term during the fall, winter, and spring terms to complete 1200 hours of supervised practice throughout our 10 month Dietetic Internship Program [a requirement for accreditation with the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education]. On average, students complete 32 hours per week of supervised practice that includes direct contact with preceptors and supervised independent work. In this type of course arrangement 1 credit hour = 5.3 hours of supervised and independent work per week total.
Dietetic Internship Curriculum
NUTN 504 Supervised Practice, 6 credits/term; Fall, Winter, and Spring Terms
NUTN 510 Principles of Dietetics I, 4 credits, Fall Term
NUTN 511 Principles of Dietetics II, 4 credits, Winter Term
NUTN 512 Principles of Dietetics III, 4 credits, Spring Term
NUTN 513 Applied Dietetics I (Management), 2 credits, Fall Term
NUTN 514 Applied Dietetics II (Research), 2 credits, Winter Term
NUTN 515 Applied Dietetics III (Case Presentations), 2 credits, Spring Term
Additional Coursework for Masters Programs
NUTN 501 Independent Study, (To be determined)
NUTN 503 Thesis, minimum of 6 credits
NUTN 505 Conferences & Readings, 1 Credit, Winter Term; Minimum of 2 credits required to graduate
NUTN 507 Seminar, 1 credit, Fall and Spring Terms; Minimum of 2 credits required to graduate
NUTN 516 The Nutrition Physical Examination, 4 credits, Spring Term
NUTN 517 Laboratory Methods in Nutrition, 3 credits, Summer Term
NUTN 521 Energy Metabolism, 3 credits, Summer Term
NUTN 522 Protein, Bone and Antioxidants, 3 Credits, Fall Term
PHPM 524 Biometry Survey, 4 credits, Fall Term or Spring Term
CON 650 Practice and Ethics of Science, 2 credit, Fall Term
PHYS 510 Human Physiology, 6 credits, 3 weeks Fall Term plus Winter Term
*Electives (8 credits) are required for the Masters in Clinical Nutrition
