Dietetics (M.S.)

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Admission

The Master of Science in Dietetics is offered through the Hospitality Management and Dietetics graduate program.

Students must meet the following criteria to be admitted to the online Master of Science program:

• Must hold the credential of Registered Dietitian (RD) or be RD-eligible, (meaning
the student has met both the academic and supervised practice requirements of
the American Dietetic Association and is ready to sit for the national credentialing
exam to become a Registered Dietitian).

• Must meet the Master’s program entrance requirements of the admitting
university. Typically this requires a minimum of at least a 3.0 undergraduate
grade point average (or 3.0 on the last 60 hours of coursework in the
undergraduate degree). The GRE or GMAT may be required by some
participating institutions. A proposed curriculum has been developed which includes a 9 credit hour general core (statistics, research methods, current issues) a 6 credit hour specialized core in either nutrition or management, a choice of 15-credit hours available in either of the above-mentioned tracks, and a 6-credit hour thesis. In lieu of the thesis, the student could take an additional 6 credits (2 courses) and then sit for a comprehensive written and oral examination.

Required Core Courses (15 Credit Hours)

HMD 810 - Research Techniques for Foodservice and Hospitality Management Credits: (3)
HMD 891 - Environmental Scanning and Analysis of Current Issues in Dietetics Credits: (3)
STAT 702 - Statistical Methods for Social Sciences Credits: (3)
OR
STAT 703 - Statistical Methods for Natural Scientists Credits: (3)

Tracks

Select one of the following tracks. The two courses listed for each track are required and complete the 15 credit hour core.

Nutrition Track

HN 812 - Advanced Micronutrient Metabolism Credits: (3)
HN 842 - Advanced Nutrition: Nutrigenomics, Nutrigenetics, and Advanced Lipid Metabolism Credits: (3)

Management Track

ACCTG 810 - Accounting Concepts and Analysis Credits: (3)
HMD 640 - Entrepreneurship in Hospitality Management and Dietetics Credits: (3)

Elective Courses (choose 15 credits)

FINAN 815 - Managerial Finance I Credits: (3)
GRAD 801 - Foundations of Leadership Credits: (3)
GRAD 820 - Leadership Practicum Credits: (3)
HMD 705 - Computer Implementation in Foodservice and Hospitality Operations Credits: (3)
HMD 720 - Administration of Health Care Organizations Credits: (3)
HMD 805 - Food Production Management Credits: (3)
HMD 995 - Grantsmanship and Publication Credits: (3)
HN 635 - Nutrition and Exercise Credits: (3)
HN 702 - Nutrition in Developing Countries Credits: (3)
HN 718 - Physical Health and Aging Credits: (3)
HN 726 - Nutrition and Wellness Credits: 3
HN 735 - Advanced Energy Balance Credits: (3)
HN 800 - Nutrition Education and Communication Credits: (3)
HN 820 - Functional Foods for Chronic Disease Prevention Credits: (3)
HN 838 - Advanced Clinical Dietetics Credits: (3)
HN 859 - Nutrition: A Focus on Life Stages Credits: (3)
HN 862 - Maternal and Child Nutrition Credits: (3)
HN 875 - Pediatric Clinical Nutrition Credits: (3)
MANGT 810 - Operations Management and Analysis Credits: (3)
MANGT 820 - Behavioral Management Theory Credits: (3)
MKTG 810 - Marketing Concepts and Research Credits: (3)

Thesis/Non-Thesis (6 Credits)

Students may select to complete a thesis (6 credit hours of HRIMD 899 Research in HRIMD) under the direction of their major professor and committee OR they may take 6 additional credit hours from program electives and sit for a comprehensive written examination followed by an oral examination with their committee.

The student’s thesis problem is preferably a topic related to his/her dietetics practice, results of which may add to the body of knowledge and support evidence-based dietetics practice.

Kansas State University

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