Course variations

Course summary

Students working toward the 43 to 47-point Master of Science degree in Nutrition Education have the option of electing courses that will especially prepare them to conduct individual and group counseling and patient education or to provide food and nutrition education in community, school, work site, health care, or mass media settings. In addition to the core curriculum in nutrition science, the behavioral aspects of diet, and nutrition education, students are required to take HBSV 5018, Nutrition and human development, and HBSV 5513, Seminar in nutrition education. They are also required to take at least two electives. Students select their remaining courses from a variety of other disciplines in keeping with their own goals and their area of specialization. The degree conforms to the guidelines for the training of Nutrition Education Specialists set forth by the Society for Nutrition Education.

Program modules

All of the M.S. degrees require completion of the following core courses:HBSV 4010 Food, nutrition and behavior,HBSV 4013 Nutritional ecology,HBSV 4014 Community nutrition,HBSV 4034 Diet Therapy,HBSV 5010 Advanced nutrition I,HBSV 5011 Advanced nutrition II,HBSV 5013 Strategies for nutrition education and health behavior change,HBSV 5014 Analysis of the current literature and research in nutrition,HBSV 5015 Nutritional epidemiology,HBSV 5034 Clinical nutrition,HBSV 5036 Nutrition counseling,HBSS 6100 Measurement and Program Evaluation OR HBSN 5040 Research Methods in Health and Behavior Studies OR BBSR 5582 Research Design in Movement Sciences,HBSV 5231-33 Extended fieldwork* OR Dietetic Internship Program.

Entry requirement for international students

Prerequisites for the Master's Degree: Human Physiology I and II (2 semesters with labs) or 2 semesters of biology with labs plus 1 semester of human physiology without lab, General/Inorganic Chemistry with lab (1 comprehensive semester), Organic Chemistry with lab (1 comprehensive semester), Biochemistry without lab (1 comprehensive semester), Statistics, Basic/Introductory Nutrition.

Qualification

Masters

Awarding body

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

Department name

Teachers College, Department of Health and Behavior Studies