Semester I (Fall)                                                                                    

Credits

NTFD 5430 Complex Adult Nutritional Care

4

NTFD 5410 Seminar in Nutrition

1

Choice of science course                                  

     NTFD 5447 Nutritional Biochemistry or

     BIOL 5167 Biochemistry of Metabolism

3

Choice of Allied Health elective              

     ALHE 5010 Clinical Teaching Strategies

     ALHE 5050 Legal & Ethical Issues in Allied Health

     ALHE 5070 Leadership Theory for Health Care Delivery           

3

Total Semester Hours

11

Semester II (Spring)

NTFD 5450 Advanced Nutrition Therapy

4

NTFD 5410 Seminar in Nutrition

1

NTFD 5420 Maternal & Child Nutrition

3

ALHE 5500 Methods of Research in Allied Health

3

11

Semester III (Fall)

NTFD 5410 Seminar in Nutrition

1

NTFD 5440 Nutrition Programs: Theory to Application

4

*NTFD 5421 Lifecycle Nutrition Practicum

2

*NTFD 5431 Nutrition Therapy Practicum I

2

Total Semester Hours

9

Semester IV (Spring)

*NTFD 5415 Professional Issues in Dietetics

1

*NTFD 5432 Nutrition Therapy Practicum II         

2

*NTFD 5433 Nutrition Therapy Practicum III                    

2

*NTFD 5451 Food Service Management Practicum I

2

*NTFD 5452 Food Service Management Practicum II

2

Total Semester Hours

9

Choice of one of the following options for culminating experience:

Thesis option                                                               

     NTFD 5960 Thesis (6 credits)

     Directed elective (3 credits)

9

or

Non-thesis option         

    *Dietetic Internship Program

13

Total Credits

Thesis

36

Non-Thesis

40

Non-Thesis with thesis

46

*Internship requirement only