Master of Public Health in Nutrition
获得营养、营养学和公共卫生领域的深入培训 Master of Public Health (MPH) in Nutrition in Temple’s College of Public Health. 通过这个48学分，21个月的研究生课程，学生将有资格参加 营养师注册委员会的注册营养师考试. 课程包括主要集中在临床的课程组合, food service and community nutrition, and hands-on, professional learning in the field.
营养公共卫生硕士项目为改善个人和社区的营养提供了独特的公共卫生视角, 特别是在城市环境和受健康差距影响的人群中. 营养是公共卫生的一个重要组成部分，也是慢性病预防工作的一个重要研究领域. 营养学硕士的独特课程也让学生发展知识和理解
- 食品科学，因为它与食品和营养产品的开发有关，当对食品进行修改时;
- food in the development and management of disease;
- microbiology and food safety;
- 营养代谢以及饮食和食物的环境、社会和心理方面;
- 与生理、健康和疾病有关的病理生理学和营养生物化学;
- the impact of complementary and integrative nutrition on drugs, disease, health and wellness; and
- 在专业人士自己的实践和指导服务时的文化能力原则.
通过探索文化和社区营养等主题的课程，您将对塑造和影响人口健康的因素有深入的了解, issues in public health, and the political and economic aspects of health, as well as biostatistics and epidemiology. 毕业生将为在社区组织工作做好准备, hospitals and international nutrition programs, as well as local, state and federal government health departments.
What sets apart the Nutrition MPH?
- A unique curriculum. 该方案的创新课程侧重于通过课堂和社区组织等场所的体验式学习进行公共卫生培训, schools, government organizations and nonprofits.
- Emphasis on outcomes. 课程是专门定制的，以便获得硕士学位的学生有资格参加RD考试. 毕业生将满足对训练有素的公共卫生专业人员的迫切需求，他们可以提供全面的营养护理. 毕业生还准备设计和评估解决公共卫生差距的方案.
- Distinguished faculty. 所有课程均由具有公共卫生和营养专业知识的教师讲授. 实习安排由公共卫生学院临床实践和实习教育办公室协调, 哪个与临床和社区组织有现有的关系，以及在发展和培养这些关系方面的专业知识.
Why choose a Nutrition MPH?
注册营养师是唯一有资格从事临床工作的人, food service and public health settings. Within the context of disease prevention and treatment, 注册营养师是唯一接受循证营养标准化培训的医疗保健专业人员. Graduates will be prepared for positions that
- assess the nutritional needs of various community populations;
- 监督政府资助的食品和营养项目 American Psychological Association Office on Aging or School Food Service;
- oversee retail nutrition programs;
- provide nutritional support for hospital patients;
- 在保健专业课程中提供营养教育，如护理;
- 为政府资助的项目提供营养信息，比如 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education; and
- provide outpatient nutrition counseling.
Program Format & Curriculum
营养学硕士课程可在坦普尔大学主校区亲自参加. 学生可能需要长达三个学年才能完成该课程.
课程包括18门课程和1000小时的现场监督体验式学习. 它包括所有公共卫生硕士学生所需的核心公共卫生硕士课程, as well as eight nutrition courses. Students must have completed two semesters of chemistry, two semesters of biology, one semester of organic chemistry, one semester of biochemistry, one semester of anatomy and physiology, and one nutrition course before the start of the program.
To provide greater flexibility for students, 该项目在夏季学期提供了一些精选的在线课程. 当学生在整个费城地区的校外地点完成他们的监督体验式学习时, 暑期课程可能会以在线形式提供，以减轻旅行的负担. Students are expected to attend all synchronous, 在线上课，参与课堂讨论和活动.
作为营养学硕士课程的一部分，你可能会参加的核心课程包括以下内容.
- Cultural and Community Nutrition
- Medical Nutrition Therapy
- Nutrition Through the Lifecycle
有关成为注册营养师的要求和程序的更多资料, program expenses (e.g., books), required clearances, graduation requirements, the program schedule and additional program policies, view the Nutrition MPH student handbook (PDF).