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The UAB Department of Nutrition Sciences is the global leader in incorporating nutrition research and education to prevent chronic disease and facilitate optimum health in everyone. We work to achieve our goal by translating the science of nutrition into real-world programs and initiatives that improve people’s lives in an effort to create a happier, healthier world.

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placeholder 600x450 Students in the M.S. in Applied Nutrition program complete 30 credit hours or graduate coursework, including 10 credit hours of internship requirements.

The M.S. in Applied Nutrition curriculum is taught completely online to allow flexibility and convenience for students who reside outside of Birmingham and for integration of internship requirements. Though the curriculum is entirely online, internship requirements are completed in-person with facilities that meet internship requirements.

The MS in Applied Nutrition program, including internship requirements, can be completed wherever you are located. Students do not have to relocate to Birmingham to complete the program.

While all of the coursework is online, there will be some “face-to-face” requirements utilizing Zoom. These meetings will be a minimum of two days per week at a specific time. Students will know well in advance the face-to-face requirements.

  • Curriculum

    Fall Term (11 hours)

    • NTR 522: Nutrition Fundamentals (3 credit hours)
    • NTR 632: Nutrition Counseling and Education (4 credit hours)
    • NTR 681: Foundations in Applied Nutrition I (4 credit hours)

    Spring Term (10 hours)

    • NTR 532: Nutrition Across the Life Span (3 credit hours)
    • NTR 544: Understanding Normal and Clinical Nutrition (3 credit hours)
    • NTR 682: Foundations in Applied Nutrition II (4 credit hours)

    Summer Term (9 hours)

    • NTR 683: Nutrition Internship (6 credit hours)
    • Elective (3 credit hours)
  • Graduation Requirements

    Students are required to maintain a 3.0 GPA to maintain good Academic Standing .

    The maximum time allowed for completion of the M.S. in Applied Nutrition program is three years.

Additional Information

Please refer to the UAB Academic Calendar Opens an external link. for important dates.

Descriptions of the MS in Applied Nutrition graduate coursework can be found in the Graduate Catalog Opens an external link..