The Accelerated B.S. to M.S. 4+1 program in Nutrition allows you to complete the required coursework for both a Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) and Master of Science degree (M.S.) while conducting research and writing a thesis with a major professor on an accelerated timeline of 5 years. As an undergraduate student, you will receive B.S. in Nutrition and as a graduate student, you will pursue a M.S. in Nutrition.

This research-based thesis program must be initiated while you are an undergraduate student at URI. You will complete the B.S. degree requirements and graduate with a B.S. degree by the end of the Spring semester of your fourth year.

While in your fourth year, you will begin work on your M.S. degree. You will simultaneously complete M.S. coursework, research, and thesis requirements over the next 2 semesters. You will graduate with your M.S. degree in the spring of your fifth year.

When you have completed the BS requirements, you are considered a MS student. The M.S. in Nutrition is a research-based thesis program designed to promote a learning environment for students to generate, critically analyze, communicate and disseminate new and emerging nutritional science to the public, and the broader and scientific community. The M.S. in Nutrition program prepares graduates to critically evaluate scientific nutrition literature and translate evidence to meet the demands of a dynamic and evolving nutrition field across numerous sectors and career paths (e.g., health care, the food and pharmaceutical industry, academia, government, and non-profit organizations). Graduates are also prepared for advanced doctoral study. This program is 100% in person, on campus in Kingston, Rhode Island.

The program allows you to choose from a range of research focus areas supported by faculty in the department. The department provides areas of specialization that include:

• Public health nutrition and health disparities
• Nutrient metabolism
• Nutritional epidemiology
• International nutrition
• Maternal and child health
• Nutrition and aging
• Dietary behaviors, eating behaviors and appetite
• Implementation science