DPD/MS+DI Academic Curriculum

All courses are 4 credits unless otherwise indicated. Visit the BU Bulletin for detailed course descriptions.

  • Courses marked (*) are required to complete the DPD.
  • Courses marked (+) are required to complete the MS.
  • Courses marked (‡) are required to complete the DI.

Fall I

  • SAR HS 542 Exercise Physiology (4 units)*
  • SAR HS 551 Human Nutrition Science (4 units)*
  • SPH BS 704 Introduction to Biostatistics (3 units)+
  • CAS PS 101 General Psychology*

Spring I

  • SAR HS 500 Food Science (4 units)*
  • SAR HS 510 Managing Food and Nutrition Services (4 units)*
  • SAR HS 561 Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle (4 units)*
  • SAR HS 720 Lifecourse Approach to Community Nutrition (4 units)*+

Fall II

  • SAR HS 584 Medical Nutrition Therapy I (4 units)*
  • SAR HS 588 Applied Nutrition Counseling (4 units)*
  • SAR HS 705 Foundations of Interprofessional Practice (0 units)‡
  • SAR HS 776 Nutritional Epidemiology (4 units)*+‡
  • Graduate elective (2+ units)+

Spring II

  • SAR HS 585 Medical Nutrition Therapy II (4 units)*
  • SAR HS 704 Essentials of Professional Practice (2 units)‡+
  • SAR HS 705 Foundations of Interprofessional Practice (0 units)‡
  • SAR HS 742 Nutrition and Disease Prevention: A Lifecourse Approach (4 units)+
  • SAR HS 785 Nutrition Research (3 units)+‡
  • SAR HS 811 Practicum (3 units)‡

Fall III

  • SAR HS 586 Applied Nutrition Care (4 units)*
  • SAR HS 705 Foundations of Interprofessional Practice A2 (0 units)‡
  • SAR HS 779 Advanced Clinical Nutrition (4 units)‡+
  • SAR HS 788 Theory and Practice of Nutrition Counseling (3 units)‡+
  • SAR HS 783 Metabolic Regulation (4 units)+

Spring III

  • SAR HS 703 Supervised Practice in Nutrition (3 units)*
  • SAR HS 705 Foundations in Interprofessional Practice A2 (0 units)*

Summer

  • SAR HS 703 Supervised Practice in Nutrition (3 units)*

The BU DI (SAR HS 703) begins in January or June following completion of academic coursework. It is a 6-unit, 29-week, full-time class requiring payment of tuition. In addition, a $1,000 fee must be paid to the internship site.

The Boston University Academic Calendar can be found here.