Required and Elective Courses, 2023-2024

General Degree Requirements

550.860

Academic and Research Ethics 

1

0

222.840

Special Studies and Research Human Nutrition: Individualized Goals Analysis (IGA) 

1

1

222.860

Graduate Nutrition Seminar 

1 – 4

1

220.600

International Travel Preparation, Safety, and Wellness

(take only once) 

2, 3, 4

1

552.626

Systems Thinking: Concepts and Methods

2, 4

0.5

Biostatistics Requirements

Choose one of the following series for a total of 16 credits

Option 1:

140.621

Statistical Methods in Public Health I 

1

4

140.622

Statistical Methods in Public Health II 

2

4

140.623

Statistical Methods in Public Health III 

3

4

140.624

Statistical Methods in Public Health IV 

4

4

Option 2:

140.651

Methods in Biostatistics I

1

4

140.652

Methods in Biostatistics II

2

4

140.653

Methods in Biostatistics III

3

4

140.654

Methods in Biostatistics IV

4

4

Epidemiology Requirement

340.721

Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health I 

1

5

Nutrition and Health

222.641

Principles of Human Nutrition in Public Health 

1

4

222.657

Food and Nutrition Policy 

1

2

222.658

Critical Thinking in Nutrition 

1

1

222.642

Assessment of Nutritional Status 

2

3

222.644

Cellular Biochemistry of Nutrients

2

3

222.655

Nutrition and Life Stages 

3

3

222.654

Food, Culture, and Nutrition 

4

4

Environmental Health (choose one option)

Option 1: Must take both courses listed

187.610

Public Health Toxicology

1, 2

4

552.612

Essentials of One Health

1, 4

0.5

Option 2: Choose one of the courses below

180.611

The Global Environment, Climate Change, and Public Health 

1

4

180.602

Environment and Health LMICs 

3

2

180.601

Environmental Health

3

5

182.640

Food and Water-Borne Diseases

3, 4

3

Budgeting (choose one)

552.622

Creating, Implementing, and Monitoring Budgets for Projects and Programs

1, 4

1

552.621

Basic Resource Management for Public Health

2, 3

1

Management Sciences (choose one)

Any courses not chosen for this requirement may be used as electives

221.602

Applications in Managing Health Services Organizations in LMICs*

1

3

312.601

Fundamentals of Management for Health Care Organizations (seek advisor input prior to registration)

2

3

410.622

Strategic Leadership Principles and Tools: Health System Transformation in Developing Countries

2

4

312.600

Managing Health Service Organizations*

3

4

312.655

Organizational Behavior and Management

4

2

Leadership and Interprofessional Practice

552.625

Building Collaborations Across Sectors to Improve Population Health

1, 3

0.5

552.623

Principles of Negotiation and Mediation for Public Health Professionals

1, 2, 3

0.5

552.624

Applications of Negotiation and Mediation for Public Health Professionals

1, 2, 3

0.5

Capstone and Practicum Requirement (Year 2 only)

222.810

Human Nutrition Practicum

1 – 4

28+

222.850

MSPH Capstone Human Nutrition

1 – 4

4+

General Degree Requirements and Professional Skills

260.600

Intro to Biomedical Sciences (taken summer before 1^st year)

S

4

222.671

Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition I

1

0.5

222.672

Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition II

2

0.5

222.673

Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition III

3

1

222.674

Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition IV

4

1

552.621

Basic Resources Management for Public Health (Budgeting requirement)

2, 3

1

182.640

Food and Water-Borne Diseases (Environmental Health requirement)

3

3

222.651

Nutrients in Biological Systems

3

2

222.652

Nutrition in Disease Treatment and Prevention

4

3

222.661

Designing Healthy Diets

4

2

222.664

Food Insecurity and Nutrition: Partnering with Community Organizations to Make Change

4

2

Capstone and Practicum Requirement (Year 2 only)

222.815

Human Nutrition Dietitian Practicum*

1, 2, 3

28+

222.850

MSPH Capstone Human Nutrition*

2 – 4

4+

Food Systems and Production

180.620

Introduction to Food Systems and Public Health

1

4

180.655

Baltimore Food Systems: A Case Study of Urban Food Environments

3

4

180.635

Seafood and Public Health: Global Trade, Nutrition, and the Environment

3

3

180.606

Case Studies in Food Production

4

4

Nutrition

222.671

Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition I

1

0.5

222.672

Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition II

2

0.5

222.673

Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition III

3

1

222.674

Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition IV

4

1

222.647

Nutritional Epidemiology

3

3

221.611

Food Security and Nutrition in Humanitarian Emergencies

3

2

222.665

Planning for Food Systems and Public Health

3

3

222.649

International Nutrition

4

3

340.644

Epidemiology of Diabetes and Obesity

4

2

222.630

Nutrition, Infection, and Immunity

4

3

222.664

Food Insecurity and Nutrition: Partnering with Community Organizations to Make Change

4

2

222.661

Designing Healthy Diets

4

2

222.652

Nutrition in Disease Treatment and Prevention

4

3

Research Methods

222.671

Qualitative Research Theory and Methods

1, 3

3

222.672

Ethnographic Fieldwork

1

4

222.673

Health Behavior Change at the Individual, Household, and Community Level

2

4

222.674

Health Survey Research Methods

2

4

222.647

Qualitative Data Analysis

2, 4

3

221.611

Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health II

2, 4

4

222.665

Health Survey Research Methods

3

2

222.649

Design and Conduct of Community Trials

3

4

340.644

Systems Science/Public Health: Basic Modeling and Simulation Methodologies

4

3

International Health and Disease

220.601

Foundations of International Health

1, 4

4

221.627

Issues in the Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in LMICs

2

4

223.663

Infectious Diseases and Child Survival

3

3

221.611

Food Security and Nutrition in Humanitarian Emergencies

3

2

223.680

Global Disease Control Programs and Policies

4

4

Population, Behavior, and Health

380.604

Life Course Perspectives on Health

1, 2

4

380.744

Nutrition and Growth in Maternal and Child Health

1

2

380.611

Fundamentals of Program Evaluation

1, 3

4

224.689

Health Behavior Change at the Individual, Household, and Community Levels

2

4

380.600

Principles of Population Change

2

4

380.740

Nutrition Programs, Policy, and Politics in the United States: The Impact on Maternal, Child, and Family Health

2

3

380.642

Child Health and Development

2

3

380.623

Adolescent Health and Development

3

3

Research Ethics

306.655

Ethical Issues in Public Health

2

3

306.665

Research Ethics and Integrity: US and International Issues

3

3