Overview
Students will learn strategies to reduce the risk and impact of chronic disease using multi-level approaches from the individual to the policy level. Graduate education leading to a MS in Nutrition and Food Systems and replacing the MS in Hospitality and Dietetics Administration. The 17 hour graduate-level core emphasizes contemporary nutrition topics, such as research methods and health behavior theories, community programming and intervention development, food systems, chronic disease diagnosis and process related to lifestyle behaviors, statistics, and a nutrition and food systems seminar.
Career opportunities
The Nutrition and Food Systems MSc program offered at University of Kentucky prepares students for careers in community, education, government, industry, non-profit, health care or private practice settings. A student may choose the Plan A - Thesis or Plan B - Project.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Research Methods
- Health Behavior Theories
- Food Systems
- Chronic Disease Diagnosis
- Nutrition and Food Systems
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
- 36 credits (non-thesis)
Delivered
Disciplines
Nutrition & Dietetics Health Sciences Food Science View 1423 other Masters in Health Sciences in United StatesWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Student insurance
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Other requirements
General requirements
- CV
- Personal Statement: This document should be one or two pages and can include your background, your preparation and your purpose for going to graduate school, your career goal and your research and teaching interests.
- Writing Sample: This can be a paper you have written for a previous class or for publication.
- Three letters of recommendation
- Students pursuing a dual degree with the UK College of Law are required to submit LSAT scores.
Tuition Fee
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International
35460 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 35460 USD per year during 12 months. -
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35460 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 35460 USD per year during 12 months. -
In-State
14330 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 14330 USD per year during 12 months.
Living costs for Lexington-Fayette
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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Scholarships Information
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Available Scholarships
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