Nutritional Sciences Programs

The Nutritional Sciences program at Michigan State University focuses on the science of nutrition and its relationships to human health. Programs form a continuum between production agriculture and consumer food use.

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition provides faculty and students with a range of interdisciplinary experiences, including opportunities with private industry and governmental agencies.

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Undergraduate

The Nutritional Sciences undergraduate program focuses on a foundation of biological and physical sciences that serve as a basis for understanding human nutrition and health. Students choose from three concentrations for expanded study based on their interests.

  • Biomedical and Molecular Nutrition
  • Global Nutrition and Health
  • Public Health Nutrition

Nutritional sciences graduates may qualify for positions in the medical field, public health, corporate wellness and health promotion, food industry, pharmaceutical sales, and similar occupations.

The major also prepares students for several graduate programs including the health professions (e.g., medical and dental school), nutrition and food science, public health, and life sciences.

Academic Advisor

Jennifer Ekstrom

Specialist, Academic Advisor
ekstrom@msu.edu
517-353-3317

Graduate

The Human Nutrition graduate program offers studies leading to a master's of science degree and a doctoral degree in human nutrition under the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Also offered are numerous opportunities for postdoctoral research.

Programs of study and research are flexible and designed to meet the needs and objectives of individual students. Applicants are expected to have had courses in organic and quantitative chemistry, biochemistry, physiology, mathematics and nutrition.

The Nutrition and Dietetics graduate program includes a master's of science degree and a dietetics internship. This is a 16-month applied practice program in nutrition and dietetics combined with 30 credits of online courses.

The program meets all of the general ACEND required competencies with an emphasis area of Community Education and provides the supervised practice experiences necessary for the Registration Examination for Dietitians administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. Enrollment in the graduate program with internship is limited.

For more information, please see the Graduate Programs page.

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