{"id":271,"date":"2018-05-16T10:44:11","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T14:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nfs-draft\/?page_id=271"},"modified":"2026-03-03T11:04:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:04:05","slug":"m-s-nutrition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/academics\/m-s-nutrition\/","title":{"rendered":"M.S. Nutrition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">M.S. in Nutrition<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"M.S. Nutrition\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-m-s-nutrition\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-536\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-536\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/academics\/m-s-nutrition\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-539\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-539\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/academics\/m-s-nutrition\/admission\/\">Admission<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-542\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-542\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/academics\/m-s-nutrition\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-545\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-545\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/academics\/m-s-nutrition\/faculty\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2-year 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. Students\u2019 training helps prepare them for leadership and teamwork positions in a variety of diverse settings including health care, industry, research, academics and government. Graduates are also prepared for advanced doctoral study. This program is 100% in person, on campus in Kingston, Rhode Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Public health nutrition and health disparities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nutrient metabolism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nutritional epidemiology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International nutrition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maternal and child health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nutrition and aging<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dietary behaviors, eating behaviors and appetite<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implementation science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/meet\/kathleen-melanson\/\" title=\"Contact Kathleen\"><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Program Director<\/h2><p>Kathleen Melanson, PhD, RD, LDN<br>Professor, Graduate Program Director<br><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Contact Kathleen<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/17_Ja86hJgOVUROqQXN-UKLBpdMfGD8hs\/preview\" type=\"application\/pdf\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>M.S. in Nutrition Overview The 2-year 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. 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