Overview

The Master in Personalized Nutrition from the University of Connecticut is fully online and does not require a thesis. This specialized MS in Personalized Nutrition uniquely combines courses in nutrigenomics, clinical nutrition, and nutritional biochemistry to provide a foundation of knowledge and skills for Personalized Nutrition professionals.

About the Program:

University of Connecticut undergraduates can also pursue a fast track pathway (4 + 1 program) that allows them to earn both a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science in Nutritional Sciences degree in 5 years.
Students in the MS and PhD in Nutritional Sciences elect to emphasize one of four areas in human nutrition: Biochemical and Molecular Nutrition, Human Nutrition and Metabolism, Community/Public Health Nutrition, and Food Science/Nanotechnology. Each emphasis area is interdisciplinary in approach and is supported by other departments at the University of Connecticut and the University of Connecticut Health, as well as collaborative arrangements with other institutions.
Opportunities for interdisciplinary research and study exist with other departments and university units. All programs require a thesis, dissertation or expanded paper, in addition to the completion of appropriate Graduate courses and examinations. The MS in Personalized Nutrition is fully online and does not require a thesis. This specialized MS in Personalized Nutrition uniquely combines courses in nutrigenomics, clinical nutrition, and nutritional biochemistry to provide a foundation of knowledge and skills for Personalized Nutrition professionals.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Macronutrient Metabolism

Vitamins and Minerals

Clinical Nutrition
US Food Laws and Regulations

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-11-10 00:00:00
Starting 2026-06-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-03-22 00:00:00
Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-14 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Storrs, United States

Disciplines

Nutrition & Dietetics Health Sciences Food Science View 140 other Masters in Nutrition & Dietetics in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

You must hold a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent from a regionally accredited college or university.The Graduate School does not require a third-party credential evaluation, however we accept evaluations from the following services:

NACES (National Association of Credential Evaluation Services) or
AICE (Association of International Credential Evaluators)

If your degree is a 3 year bachelor’s degree from India, Canada, Australia, Sri Lanka or certain other countries, we will not consider the degree to be equivalent with a 4 year US bachelor’s degree. Even if the degree has been evaluated as a 4 year degree by an outside credential evaluator that is a member of NACES (National Association of Credential Evaluation Services) or AICE (Association of International Credential Evaluators), we will not consider the degree to be equivalent with a 4 year US bachelor’s degree.

Tuition Fee

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International

41424 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 20712 USD per semester during 36 months.
National

41424 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 20712 USD per semester during 36 months.
In-State

19512 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9756 USD per semester during 36 months.

Funding

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