One of the unique features of our master’s program is the ability to customize your curriculum to meet your educational and career goals. By utilizing a wide range of interdisciplinary electives, you and your mentor will create the best plan of study for you. This is by no means a comprehensive list of potential electives.
School of Health & Human Sciences
Graduate Programs
Nutrition & Dietetics
Dietetic Internship Professional Certificate
This 19-credit-hour professional certificate is designed for students who have earned a graduate degree elsewhere and need the supervised practice hours to prepare them to become a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN).
Curriculum (9 course credits + 10 credits from supervised practice)
- NTRD-N 544: Medical Nutrition Therapy (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 663: Evidence Based Practice in Nutrition and Dietetics (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 755: Management Issues in Nutrition and Dietetics (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 590: Supervised Practice (10 credits)
Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics + Dietetics Internship
Program Requirements
Indiana University’s Master of Science plus Dietetic Internship (M.S.+D.I.) leverages the power of an IU degree backed by 100-plus years of dietetic internship training and more than 50 years of graduate education.
The program prepares students to become a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN). Students will graduate equipped to make a difference in people’s lives and become a leaders in the nutrition and dietetic profession. The Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics + Dietetic Internship (M.S. + D.I.) at the IU School of Health & Human Sciences is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics.
Admission Requirements
To be eligible to apply for the M.S.+D.I. program, you need to meet the following requirements:
- Earned a bachelor’s degree from an ACEND accredited university, college, or foreign equivalent as determined by a recognized credentialing agency.
- Declaration of intent to complete or verification statement from an ACEND-accredited didactic program in dietetics.
- A minimum overall academic GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and a minimum major GPA of 3.0.
Curriculum Requirements
Year 1 (fall) | 14 credit hours
- NTRD-N 751: Human Metabolic Nutrition I (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 755: Management of Food and Nutrition Systems (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 590: Supervised Practice (5 credits)
- Elective (3 credits)*
Year 1 (spring) | 14 credit hours
- NTRD-N 752: Human Metabolic Nutrition II (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 663: Evidence Based Practice in Nutrition and Dietetics (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 590: Supervised Practice (5 credits)
- Elective (3 credits)*
Year 1 (summer) | 6 credit hours
- NTRD-N 544: Medical Nutrition Therapy (3 credits)
- Elective (3 credits)*
Year 2 (fall) | 6 credit hours
- PBHL-B 561: Introduction to Biostatistics (3 credits)
- Elective (3 credits)*
*Potential electives – check course numbers
- HPER-H 510: Organization and Administration of School Health Programs (3 credits)
- HPER-P 527: Childhood Motor Development (3 credits)
- KINE-K 525: Psychological Foundations of Exercise and Sport (3 credits)
- KINE-K 535: Physiological Basis of Human Performance (3 credits)
- KINE-P 560: Corporate Fitness and Wellness (3 credits)
- KINE-K 562: Exercise Prescription in Health and Disease (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 600: Legal and Ethical Issues in Nutrition and Dietetics (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 640: U.S. Public Health Nutrition (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 650: Food Science (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 652: Meal Planning for Culturally Diverse Populations (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 655: U.S. Food Market Place (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 674: Pediatric Nutrition (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 670: Nutrition in Pregnancy & Lactation (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 750: Vitamins and Minerals (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 753: Nutrition and the Microbiome (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 760: Personalized Adult Medical Nutrition Therapy I (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 762: Personalized Adult Medical Nutrition Therapy II (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 765: Advanced Pediatric Nutrition (3 credits)
- PBHL-E 765: Nutritional Epidemiology (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 507: Human Resources and Organizational Behavior in Health Administration (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 508: Managing Health Care Accounting Information for Decision Making (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 509: Health Services Financial Management (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 514: Health Economics (3 credits)
Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics Non-Thesis Track
Program Requirements
The Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics non-thesis track advances your academic training, enhances your ability to critically evaluate nutrition research, and prepares you for evidence-based practice in your community.
Admissions Requirements
To be eligible to apply for the Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics program, you need to meet the following requirements.
- Bachelor's degree with completion of prerequisite courses. The required courses must be completed with a grade of B- or higher.
- Human anatomy (with lab)
- Human physiology (lab preferred)
- Statistics or Research Methods
- Organic Chemistry
- Undergraduate biochemistry (with lab; strongly recommended, not required)
- Microbiology (with lab)
- Human Nutrition (300 level or above with a science prerequisite)
- Earned a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Curriculum Requirements
Year 1 (fall) | 15 credit hours
- PBHL-B 561: Introduction to Biostatistics (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 751: Human Metabolic Nutrition I (3 credits)
- Elective (9 credits)*
Year 1 (spring) | 15 credit hours
- NTRD-N 752: Human Metabolic Nutrition II (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 663: Evidence Based Practice in Nutrition and Dietetics (3 credits)
- Elective (9 credits)*
*Potential electives – check course numbers
- HPER-H 510: Organization and Administration of School Health Programs (3 credits)
- HPER-P 527: Childhood Motor Development (3 credits)
- KINE-K 525: Psychological Foundations of Exercise and Sport (3 credits)
- KINE-K 535: Physiological Basis of Human Performance (3 credits)
- KINE-P 560: Corporate Fitness and Wellness (3 credits)
- KINE-K 562: Exercise Prescription in Health and Disease (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 544: Medical Nutrition Therapy (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 600: Legal and Ethical Issues in Nutrition and Dietetics (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 640: U.S. Public Health Nutrition (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 650: Food Science (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 652: Meal Planning for Culturally Diverse Populations (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 655: U.S. Food Market Place (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 674: Pediatric Nutrition (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 670: Nutrition in Pregnancy & Lactation (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 750: Vitamins and Minerals (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 753: Nutrition and the Microbiome (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 755: Management of Food and Nutrition Systems (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 760: Personalized Adult Medical Nutrition Therapy I (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 762: Personalized Adult Medical Nutrition Therapy II (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 765: Advanced Pediatric Nutrition (3 credits)
- PBHL-E 765: Nutritional Epidemiology (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 507: Human Resources and Organizational Behavior in Health Administration (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 508: Managing Health Care Accounting Information for Decision Making (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 509: Health Services Financial Management (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 514: Health Economics (3 credits)
Doctorate in Nutrition & Dietetics
Program Information
The Doctorate in Nutrition & Dietetics (DND) prepares you to become a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) and to practice as an autonomous professional and valued member of a collaborative health-care team. You’ll graduate equipped to make a difference in people’s lives and become an expert in your profession.
Studying full time in Indianapolis for three years puts you in the center of the state’s leading health and medical care facilities.
Admission Requirements
To be eligible to apply for the Doctorate in Nutrition and Dietetics program you need to meet the following requirements:
- Completion of all prerequisite courses for non-dietetic majors OR verification statement from an ACEND-accredited didactic program in dietetics.
- Human anatomy (with lab)
- Human physiology (lab preferred)
- Statistics
- General Chemistry I (with lab)
- General Chemistry II (with lab)
- Organic Chemistry
- Microbiology (with lab)
- Introductory human behavior, psychology, sociology, or anthropology
- Human Nutrition
- Completed—or will complete—your undergraduate bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university, college or foreign equivalent as determined by a recognized credentialing agency, before your intended fall start date.
- Earned a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- Current manager-level food safety certification. You may have one of the following certifications or equivalent:
Curriculum Requirements
Year 1 (fall) | 15 credit hours
- BIOL-I 556: Physiology I (3 credits)
- BIOC-B 500: Introductory Biochemistry (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 600: Legal and Ethical Issues in Nutrition and Dietetics (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 508: Managing Health Care Accounting Information for Decision Making (3 credits)
- PBHL-B 561: Introduction to Biostatistics (3 credits)
Year 1 (spring) | 15 credit hours
- BIOL-I 557: Physiology II (3 credits
- NTRD-N 652: Meal Planning for Culturally Diverse Populations (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 663: Evidence Based Practice in Nutrition and Dietetics (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 670: Nutrition in Pregnancy & Lactation (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 509: Health Services Financial Management (3 credits)
Year 1 (summer) | 6 credit hours
- NTRD-N 640: U.S. Public Health Nutrition (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 650: Food Science (3 credits)
Year 2 (fall) | 15 credit hours
- MPAS-M 818: Principles of Medical Pharmacology for Physician Assistants (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 674: Pediatric Nutrition (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 751: Human Metabolic Nutrition I (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 755 Management of Food and Nutrition Systems (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 760 Personalized Adult Medical Nutrition Therapy I (3 credits)
Year 2 (spring) | 15 credit hours
- NTRD-N 750: Vitamins and Minerals (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 752: Human Metabolic Nutrition II (3 cr.)
- NTRD-N 762: Personalized Adult Medical Nutrition Therapy II (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 765: Advanced Pediatric Nutrition (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 507: Human Resources and Organizational Behavior in Health Administration (3 credits)
Year 2 (summer) | 6 credit hours
- NTRD-N 740: Nutrition Counseling Techniques (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 753: Nutrition & the Microbiome (3 credits)
Year 3 (fall) | 14 credit hours
- NTRD-N 745: Nutrition Communication Techniques (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 746: Nutrition Education Experience (1 credit)
- NTRD-N 850: Process Improvement Proposal (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 890: Supervised Practice Experience (7 credits)
Year 3 (spring) | 12 credit hours
- NTRD-N 801: Nutrition and Dietetic Seminar - Issues in Contemporary Nutrition (1 credit)
- NTRD-N 855: Process Improvement Research Project (3 credits)
- Execution of the process improvement project and preparation of the written report. This is a R course and extends into the following semester.
- NTRD-N 890: Supervised Practice Experience (8 credits)
Year 3 (summer) | 3 credit hours
- NTRD-N 855 (continued)
- NTRD-N 890: Supervised Practice Experience (3 credits)
Postprofessional Doctorate in Nutrition & Dietetics
Program Information
One of the first postprofessional doctoral-level degrees specifically designed for registered dietitians/registered dietitian nutritionists, the Postprofessional DND (PPDND) will advance your education in nutrition and dietetics and prepare you to be an autonomous professional and valued member of a collaborative health care team.
This program provides a path for registered dietitians to advance their academic training in the field of nutrition and dietetics through a combination of traditional classroom and online courses.
Admission Requirements
To be eligible to apply for the postprofessional Doctorate in Nutrition and Dietetics program you need to meet the following requirements.
- Current RD/RDN credential from the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
- Earned a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Completion of an accounting course with a grade of B- (80 percent) or higher. In some cases, an official course description or syllabus may be requested to ensure the course you completed aligns with the required PPDND prerequisite. Applicants may apply and take this course prior to program matriculation. Official transcript will be required.
Up to 30 credit hours of graduate coursework taken within the previous five years before matriculation may be applied to the postprofessional degree. Potential transfer credits will be reviewed on an individual basis by the program’s graduate admission committee.
Curriculum Requirements
Year 1 (fall) | 15 credit hours
- BIOL-I 556: Physiology I (3 credits)
- BIOC-B 500: Introductory Biochemistry (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 508: Managing Health Care Accounting Information for Decision Making (3 credits)
- PBHL-B 561: Introduction to Biostatistics (3 credits)
- Elective (3 credits)
- One of the program’s unique features is the ability to customize your curriculum to meet your educational and health career goals. By utilizing a wide range of interdisciplinary electives, you and your mentor will create the best plan of study for you.
Year 1 (spring) | 15 credit hours
- BIOL-I 557: Physiology II (3 credits
- NTRD-N 652: Meal Planning for Culturally Diverse Populations (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 663: Evidence Based Practice in Nutrition and Dietetics (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 670: Nutrition in Pregnancy & Lactation (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 509: Health Services Financial Management (3 credits)
Year 1 (summer) | 6 credit hours
- NTRD-N 640: U.S. Public Health Nutrition (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 650: Food Science (3 credits)
Year 2 (fall) | 15 credit hours
- MPAS-M 818: Principles of Medical Pharmacology for Physician Assistants (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 674: Pediatric Nutrition (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 751: Human Metabolic Nutrition I (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 755 Management of Food and Nutrition Systems (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 760 Personalized Adult Medical Nutrition Therapy I (3 credits)
Year 2 (spring) | 15 credit hours
- NTRD-N 750: Vitamins and Minerals (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 752: Human Metabolic Nutrition II (3 cr.)
- NTRD-N 762: Personalized Adult Medical Nutrition Therapy II (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 765: Advanced Pediatric Nutrition (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 507: Human Resources and Organizational Behavior in Health Administration (3 credits)
Year 2 (summer) | 6 credit hours
- NTRD-N 740: Nutrition Counseling Techniques (3 credits)
- NTRD-N 753: Nutrition & the Microbiome (3 credits)
Year 3 (fall) | 9 credit hours
- NTRD-N 850: Process Improvement Proposal (3 credits)
- Electives (6 credits)
Year 3 (spring) | 9 credit hours
- NTRD-N 855: Process Improvement Research Project (3 credits)
- Execution of the process improvement project and preparation of the written report. This is a R course and extends into the following semester.
- Electives (6 credits)
Year 3 (summer)
- NTRD-N 855 (continued)
