Degree Requirements
Degree candidates must complete the courses listed in the 41 credit curriculum with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (B average). All degree requirements are to be completed within a five year period. To complete the program within two years, students must
take two courses per term, three terms per year.
All students are required to pass a comprehensive examination at the completion of all coursework in order to graduate. The exam is held twice a year on a Saturday morning, once in the Fall and once in the Spring, on the main campus in Bridgeport, CT. Travel expenses are the student's responsibility.
Instructional Format
The M.S. in Human Nutrition is offered in two formats; a one weekend per month On-Campus Weekend Program and an Online Program delivered through a digital Blackboard system.
Core Curriculum
Program Start dates of January or September only. Please note courses must be taken in sequential order.
TERM 1
- Nutr 560A Pathophysiologic Basis of Metabolic Diseases (4 credits)
- Nutr 560B Biochemistry of Nutrition (4 credits)
TERM 2
- Nutr 560C Vitamins and Minerals (3 credits)
- Nutr 560E Assessment of Nutritional Status (3 credits)
TERM 3
- Nutr 560D Clinical Biochemistry (3 credits)
- Nutr 560G Lifelong Healing w/Food (4 credits)
TERM 4
- Nutr 560H Developmental Nutrition (3 credits)
- Nutr 560I Func. Medicine /Nutrition (3 credits)
TERM 5
- Nutr 560F Nutritional Therapeutics (4 credits)
- Nutr 560M Evidence Based Nutrition (3 credits) This course must be taken in on-line format for all students.
TERM 6
- Nutr 560K Virtual Clinic (4 credits) This course must be taken in on-line format for all students.
- Nutr 560P Botanical Medicine (3 credits)
Elective Courses 3 credits each
Electives optional for MS students
2 electives required for dual degree N.D. and D.C.
- Nutr 560J Thesis Research in Nutrition (3 credits)
- Nutr 560L Nutrition and Exercise (3 credits)
- Nutr 560T, Nutrition and Autism (3 credits)
- Nutr 560Q, Nutrition and Cancer (3 credits)
Contact Information:
For Further Information please contact:
Melanie Rovinsky
Assistant Director of Admissions
203-576-4888
Email: mrovinsk@bridgeport.edu