Welcome
This program is designed for Registered Dietitians (RD), or other health professionals, and those with a strong interest in nutrition. It offers an advanced degree with a focus on nutrition for health promotion and chronic disease risk. It, like other programs at Eastern Michigan University (EMU), is fully accredited through the NCA Higher Learning Commission and we deliver this program online.

For information on a Masters in Dietetics - Coordinated Program (DTCC) click here.

EMU-Online's Master of Science in Human Nutrition provides an in-depth study of nutrition based on sound and current scientific evidence. Out-of-state students can take EMU-Online courses at Michigan in-state tuition rates.

This degree can enhance your current degree and provide opportunities in health care, business, education and the field of human performance.  If you are a Registered Dietitian, this degree will allow you to obtain Continuing Professional Education toward maintaining your credential. If you are not a registered dietitian and plan to counsel individuals or groups regarding dietary intake, the master’s in human nutrition is presently not recommended due to licensure laws (varied by state) requiring the RD credential to perform these duties. The MS-CPD program is recommended.

Requirements

• Entrance into EMU as a graduate student
• Declare Human Nutrition as a major
• Deficiencies in course work are in progress or satisfied
• Minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75

Number of Credits
A minimum of 30 credit hours are required to complete the program. If there are deficiencies in your undergraduate program of study or if a course needs to be repeated, additional credit hours may be required.

Programs of Study
Total of 30–36 credits, dependent on option
Course sequence is individualized and determined with your advisor.

Prerequisite Courses
Taken at EMU or an approved equivalent course at another university.

• Grade of "C" or better
  • Anatomy and Physiology (EMU equivalent SPMD 269 or BIO 326)
  • Biochemistry (EMU CHEM 351)
  • Introduction to Statistics (EMU SOC 250)
• Grade of "B" or better
  • Introduction to Human Nutrition (EMU DTC 202)
  • Nutrient Metabolism – Macronutrients (DTC 302)
  • Nutrition of the Lifecycle (EMU DTC 372)
  • Community Nutrition (EMU DTC 430)
  • Note: Students who do not have a degree in nutrition or dietetics will need two nutrition courses with a grade of B or above before they apply for the MS-HN program.
    

Required Courses (11 credits)

• DTC 500 Research Design and Methods (2)
• DTC 618 Advanced Topics in Nutrition (3)
• DTC 648 Methods and Strategies for Community-Based Nutrition Services (3)
• MATH 502  Introductory Statistics for grad students or equivalent
  

Choose One Option - Required 3–6 credits

• DTC 691, 692, 693 Thesis I, II and III (6)
• DTC 694, 695, 696 Non-Thesis Research I, II and III (6)
• DTC 695 Research Writing Course (3)
  

Nutrition Courses (Minimum of 9 credits)
Can transfer in 12 credits with advisor’s approval, can be equivalent to these

• DTC 509 Nutrition Support (3)
• DTC 518 Interdisciplinary Team Functions (3)
• DTC 591 Supplements for Sports and Exercise (2)
• DTC 538 Outcomes Management (3)
• DTC 592 Sports Nutrition (3)
• DTC 608 Advanced Topics in Foods (3)
• DTC 628 Medical Nutrition Therapy (3)
• DTC 638 Cultural Nutrition and Nutrition Ecology (3)
• DTC 658 Nutrition and Aging (3)
• DTC 659 Development of the Entrepreneurial Dietitian (3)
• DTC 668 Proteins, Lipids, and Carbohydrates (3)
• DTC 669 Vitamins and Minerals (3)
• Various Special Topics/Independent Study (arranged with advisor)
  

Courses Outside Human Nutrition
(Not an all inclusive list, work with advisor for options)

• ACC 646 Financial Management of Non-Profit Organizations (3)
• BIO 570 Biological Aspects of Aging (2)**
• EDLD 611 Introduction to Adult and Continuing Education (3)
• EDPS 600 Human Development (3)
• EDMT 623 Instructional Design and Development of Multimedia Instruction Materials (3)
• GERT 512 Applied Psychosocial Aspects of Aging (3)**
• GERT 688/689 Gerontology Practicum (2–3)**
• LAW 503 Law, Enterprise and Ethics (3)
• MGMT 570 New Venture Creation (3)
• QUAL 549 Problem Solving for Quality Assurance (2)
• QUAL 556 Human Aspects of Continuous Improvement (2)
• QUAL 557 Measuring Customer Satisfaction (2)
• SWRK 553 Ethnicity and Gender Issues Among the Aged (2)**
• SWRK 620 Policy Issues and Older People (3)**

**Required courses for the Graduate Certificate in Gerontology, see Gerontology.

Graduate Options

Thesis Option (six credits)
Total credits required for graduation: 30
The thesis option involves a research study planned, executed and written in thesis format. The research study requires five chapters detailing the study. Statistical analysis is your responsibility.

This option includes three classes (six credit hours):
Thesis I, Thesis II and Thesis III. Chapters one, two and three are a proposal of the study, written in Thesis I. Chapter one is the introduction, chapter two is the review of
literature and chapter three is the methodology (how you will do the study). Thesis II involves data collection and statistical analysis of the data and then chapters four (results) and five (conclusions) are written. Thesis III involves dissemination of the research through a poster presentation or an article in a peer-reviewed journal. You must have a committee of at least two people; the thesis chair must have a Ph.D. and be EMU faculty.

Non-Thesis Research Option (six credits)
Total credits required for graduation: 36
The research option is a three class series (six credits) working with a professor on a project that you and the professor agree on. More specifically, you may follow the same format as the thesis without the complicated statistics or something completely different. For example,
one student has designed a module to train future students on autism. In addition, you are guided toward submitting manuscripts to peer-reviewed journals.

Research Writing Option (three credits)
Total credits required for graduation: 36
The research writing option is one class (three credits) focused on biomedical research writing. Complete a series of assignments in research writing; write a newsletter article and a short manuscript to be distributed electronically to faculty and staff in the School of Health
Sciences at the end of the semester.

If part-time study is preferred, you can work with your adviser to determine a program of study.

Contact:

Dr. Anahita Mistry
Eastern Michigan University
313 Everett L. Marshall Building
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Phone: 734.487.5079
E-mail: amistry@emich.edu