Course Schedule
Fall
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 501A | Academic Foundations | 1 |
| NUTN 504 | Supervised Practice Rotations | 7 |
| NUTN 510 | Public Health Nutrition | 2 |
| NUTN 513 | Food Service and Clinical Management | 1 |
Winter
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 501B | Transition to Clinical Nutrition | 1 |
| NUTN 504 | Supervised Practice Rotations | 7 |
| NUTN 511 | Pathophysiology & Medical Nutrition Therapy | 2 |
| NUTN 514 | Nutrition Research & Scientific Communication | 3 |
Spring
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 501C | Transition to Professional Practice | 1 |
| NUTN 504 | Supervised Practice Rotations | 7 |
| NUTN 503/506 | Thesis or Capstone | 1 |
| NUTN 512 | Advanced Pathophysiology & Medical Nutrition Therapy | 2 |
Summer A and B
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| NUTN 503/506 | Thesis or Capstone | 1-2 |
| NUTN 517 | Laboratory Methods in Nutrition (for thesis students only) | 3 |
| NUTN 521 | Energy Metabolism | 3 |
| BSTA 525 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 4 |
Fall
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| NUTN 503/506 | Thesis or Capstone | 1 |
| NUTN 505 | Reading & Conferences | 0.5 |
| NUTN 522 | Antioxidant, Bone & Protein Metabolism | 3 |
| NUTN 529A | Nutritional Physiology | 3 |
Winter
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| NUTN 503/506 | Thesis or Capstone | 1 |
| NUTN 505 | Reading & Conferences | 0.25 |
| NUTN 507 | Seminar | 1 |
| NUTN 529B | Nutritional Physiology | 3 |
Spring
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| NUTN 503/506 | Thesis or Capstone | 1 |
| NUTN 505 | Reading & Conferences | 0.25 |
| NUTN 527 | Nutritional Epidemiology (taken spring of odd years) | 2 |
*Curriculum and course schedule subject to change
Thesis and capstone credits
MSDI students must complete a minimum of six thesis or capstone credits.
Electives
MSDI students in the thesis option must complete a minimum of 13 elective credits. MSDI students in the non-thesis option must complete a minimum of 16 elective credits. Three of the required elective credits can be taken outside of the GPHN through the Global Health Center, Medical and Molecular Genetics, and School of Public Health, among other programs. Student can take up to three independent study credits (NUTN 502) from the GPHN if appropriate and applicable.
Interprofessional education
As part of the OHSU Interprofessional Initiative, dental, medical, nursing, nutrition, physician assistant, and radiation therapy students are required to attend IPE sessions during their first year at OHSU. Students will be automatically enrolled at no cost in the one credit course, IPE 501 Foundations of Patient Safety and Interprofessional Practice, which is designed for early health care learners from all OHSU schools and programs to introduce them to the importance of best practices for professionalism, roles and responsibilities, teamwork, communication, ethics, and collaborative practice as a means to improve the quality and safety of patient care. This required course includes one 4-hour session each term (Fall, Winter and Spring), for three total sessions.