Academics

Welcome to the Department of Nutrition! We offer two Bachelor’s degrees and several graduate degrees to prepare or further your career in Nutrition.

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150Undergraduate Students
20-30Graduate
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13Full-time Faculty and Instructors
3Outreach
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Undergraduate Programs

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Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Nutrition

Pursue training in nutrition to understand the role of the diet in human health, wellbeing, and disease prevention for careers in health and medicine.

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Accelerated Bachelor‘s of Science (B.S.) to Master‘s of Science (M.S.) 4+1 Program

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

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Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Dietetics

Obtain training in Dietetics to prepare for a career as a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist (RDN).

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Minor in Nutrition

Pursue coursework to understand the role of nutrition in human health, wellbeing, and disease prevention across a lifespan.

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Graduate Programs

Dietetics

We offer two accredited graduate programs for students interested in becoming Registered Dietitians. One is 100% online and the other is on campus in Kingston, RI.

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M.S. in Dietetics (Online)

A 100% online master’s degree combined with supervised experiential learning through the Sodexo Dietetic Internship to become a Registered Dietitian.

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Graduate Dietetics Future Education Model

Become a Registered Dietitian by combining a Dietetic Internship with a M.S. degree.

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Nutrition

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Master’s of Science (M.S.) in Nutrition

Research-based, multi-disciplinary Masters program that broadly focuses on the role of nutrition in human health. Students’ course of study can be tailored to specializations such as public health nutrition, metabolism, nutritional epidemiology, global nutrition, maternal and child nutrition, and nutrition and aging.

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Doctoral

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Health Sciences with a specialization in Nutrition

PhD students with a specialization in Nutrition will study the science and applications of nutrition to understand the role of dietary intake in human health and disease across the molecular, clinical, community, and population levels.

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