Master of Arts

The Master of Arts in the Medical Nutrition Sciences requires 32 credits, including 28 core course credits and 4 research credits.  Students will generally complete their degrees in four semesters, including their thesis research experience.

A typical first year of coursework for Master’s students includes:

GMS BI 751 Biochemistry and Cell Biology or GMS BI 755 and BI 756
GMS NU 600 Medical Nutrition Sciences (4 cr)
GMS NU 601 Medical Nutrition Sciences (4cr) (in development)
GMS NU 700 Medical Nutrition Sciences Seminar (2 cr)
GMS MS 700 Biostatistics (2 cr), GMS CI 670 Biostatistics with Computer (4 cr), or equivalent

Typical Electives (among others) during the first and second year depending on area of interest:

GMS BI 755/756 Biochemistry
GMS MS 753 Cell Biology
GMS BI 782 Molecular Biology
GMS BI 759 Integrative Biochemistry (required for the biochemical/ molecular focus area)
SPH HS 710 Nutrition and Public Health (4 cr)

SPH SB 821 Principles & Strategies of Dis Prev/Health Promo (4 cr)
SPH MC 710 Foundations of Maternal & Child Health Nutrition (2 cr)
SPH SB 732 Nutrition, Aging & the Elder Population (2 cr)
SPH EB 758 Nutritional Epidemiology (4 cr)
GMS NU 710 Advanced Methods in Medical Nutrition Research (Variable Credit)
GMS CI 675 Designing Clinical Research Studies (4 cr)

Additional electives can be found by perusing in the Graduate Programs in the School of Public Health such as Epidemiology,  Maternal and Child Health,  and the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences including the programs in Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology,  Clinical Investigation, Genetics and Genomics, Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine, Physiology,  and Molecular Medicine, among others.   
      

Students may petition the curriculum committee to waive requirements if they have had equivalent coursework as an undergraduate, although it will not reduce the 32 credit hour requirement for completion of the M.A. degree.  

 

 

 

The Boston University Medical Campus has over 3,000 faculty, 600 funded research programs, 1,000 active clinical trials, and hundreds of courses offerings in the basic sciences, traditional and complementary clinical practice, diverse research methods, health counseling, and public health concentration areas. This exceptional environment provides an ideal setting for students interested in advanced education and practice and facilitates exposures to research in nutrition epidemiology, clinical and health services, disease prevention and health promotion, and basic nutritional science. Currently, 3,300 medical, dental and graduate students are enrolled in programs at the Boston University Medical Campus, and they represent a full range of geographic, cultural, ethnic and educational diversity. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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