MS in Nutrition - Practicum Option Postgraduate Programme By George Mason University |TopUniversities

MS in Nutrition - Practicum Option

Main Subject Area

Medicine Related StudiesMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Medicine Related Studies

Study Level

Masters

The master’s program in nutrition emphasizes a skill-set tailored to expanding nutrition-related needs. Through course work, students learn to assess, evaluate, and intervene in the most current and relevant nutrition issues. The curriculum prepares graduates to work for agencies, businesses, and organizations that seek to improve nutrition at the local, national, and global level. This program also prepares students to engage in further study for research careers in nutrition. The practicum option entails a supervised practical application of previously studied theory through fieldwork. Students will be required to engage for a minimum of 200 contact hours per practicum in a nutrition-related organization under the guidance of a preceptor and a faculty advisor. Students must attend one seminar course, complete a project while working in the agency, and produce a formal report and presentation during the practicum. Students will enroll in the Pre-Practicum course (1 credit) the semester prior to conducting the practicum. In their final semester, students will enroll in the Nutrition Practicum (2 credits). NUTR 788 - Pre-Practicum Seminar Credits: 1 NUTR 790 - Nutrition Practicum Credits: 2

Programme overview

Main Subject

Medicine Related Studies

Study Level

Masters

The master’s program in nutrition emphasizes a skill-set tailored to expanding nutrition-related needs. Through course work, students learn to assess, evaluate, and intervene in the most current and relevant nutrition issues. The curriculum prepares graduates to work for agencies, businesses, and organizations that seek to improve nutrition at the local, national, and global level. This program also prepares students to engage in further study for research careers in nutrition. The practicum option entails a supervised practical application of previously studied theory through fieldwork. Students will be required to engage for a minimum of 200 contact hours per practicum in a nutrition-related organization under the guidance of a preceptor and a faculty advisor. Students must attend one seminar course, complete a project while working in the agency, and produce a formal report and presentation during the practicum. Students will enroll in the Pre-Practicum course (1 credit) the semester prior to conducting the practicum. In their final semester, students will enroll in the Nutrition Practicum (2 credits). NUTR 788 - Pre-Practicum Seminar Credits: 1 NUTR 790 - Nutrition Practicum Credits: 2

Admission Requirements

6.5+
Other English Language requirements: Students are required to have paper-based TOEFL of 570 and 230 on the computer-based TOEFL ; overall band score of 59 on the Pearson Test of English.

Jan-2000

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