威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校

Health professions have increased educational standards beyond the bachelor’s degree; in fact, the Commission on Dietetic Registration has increased the requirements to be eligible to take the Registration Exam for Dietitians to the completion of a master’s degree beginning in 2024. To remain competitive in the field and obtain the advanced competencies and skills needed in the job market, completion of a Master’s degree is becoming essential.

Curriculum Overview

The M.S. in clinical nutrition is focused on core nutrition, clinical nutrition, professional skills, and electives (including public health). This is advanced learning at its best, and is ideal for people with a strong background in clinical nutrition, confidence working at the graduate level, and a commitment to become leaders in clinical nutrition and dietetics. The curriculum is designed to prepare students to translate research; recognize and formulate responses to evolving developments in clinical nutrition practice, policy, and research; and lead and manage professional teams to design nutrition-related services.

Learning outcomes

• Articulating and integrating specialized knowledge in the field of advanced clinical nutrition – including energy metabolism, micronutrient requirements, and nutrigenomics needed to meet the challenges of future careers and opportunities.
• Articulating and demonstrating advanced skills in nutritional assessment and nutritional care of patients with complicated disorders/diseases in a clinical or community setting.
• Demonstrating advanced skills in nutrition counseling and education needed to precipitate behavior and cognitive change.
• Formulating systems to gather analyze and interpret data from a practice setting to develop appropriate protocols and care plans using the nutritional care process.
• Formulate problem statements and writing research proposals using appropriate study design.
• Demonstrating an ability to understand, interpret, evaluate, and design clinical nutrition research.
• Demonstrating high level problem-solving, critical thinking, and use of informatics required in advanced clinical nutrition practice.
• Demonstrating advanced professional skills in communication, information and project management, leadership, and ethics.