Public Health Nutrition

The M.P.H. degree in public health nutrition advances knowledge about the role of nutrition in disease prevention and health promotion and applies this knowledge to planning, managing, delivering, and evaluating nutrition services. Four key areas of study include: analyzing the relationship of diet to health and disease; developing, implementing, and evaluating programs to achieve and maintain healthful eating patterns; assuring delivery of nutrition services as a basic component of health care; and providing access to a safe and adequate food supply.

Students in the standard track complete a 44-credit curriculum that includes 35 credits of required coursework plus 9 credits of electives. Students may pursue their M.P.H. on a full-time or part-time basis. Please note that the majority of the courses are offered only during the day.

New Coordinated Master's Program

The Coordinated Master's Program in Public Health Nutrition was approved by University of Minnesota in fall 2008. This program combines didactic coursework and supervised practice leading to a Master's in Public Health (M.P.H.) degree in Public Health Nutrition and eligibility to sit for the registration examination for Registered Dietitians.

More about the Coordinated Master's Program

Contact Information

Major Coordinator
Shelley Cooksey
(612) 626-8802
Or (800) 774-8636
epichstu@umn.edu

Welcome!

Welcome to the Public Health Nutrition M.P.H. degree program housed in the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health.

The Public Health Nutrition program at the University of Minnesota is a dynamic program designed to meet the needs of individuals who desire graduate training in health promotion, disease prevention, program development and nutrition intervention. Our faculty represent a variety of disciplines including nutrition, psychology, exercise physiology, anthropology, health education, and epidemiology. The University of Minnesota is nationally and internationally known for research in obesity prevention, child and adolescent nutrition, eating disorder prevention, nutrition epidemiology and nutrition intervention.

In addition to the traditional public health nutrition degree, we offer students the opportunity to gain expertise in a concentrated area of study such as epidemiology, global health, alternative medicine, health policy, and disability policy. We also offer dual degree programs for students interested in social work and health journalism.

Thank you for taking the time to consider our program. We look forward to receiving an application from you.

--Jamie Stang, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D., Major Chair

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