Required and Elective Courses, 2022-2023
Required and Elective Courses
All students in the MSPH in the Human Nutrition Program must take the required courses listed below. All required courses must be taken for a letter grade except for courses only offered for pass/fail grading. Below you'll find the lists of required and elective courses, as well as a general student timeline and an example of how a schedule might look for someone in their first year of the program.
Required Courses 2022-23
| Course No. | Course Title | Term | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1: General Degree Requirements & Professional Skills | |||
| 550.860 | Academic and Research Ethics at BSPH | 1 | 0 |
| 220.600 | International Travel Preparation, Safety, and Wellness (take only once) | 2,3,4 | 1 |
| 222.840 | Special Studies and research Human Nutrition: Individualized Goal Analysis (IGA) | 1 | 1 |
| 222.860 | Graduate Nutrition Seminar | 1-4 | 1 |
| 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 |
| Research Methods: Biostatistics (choose one of the following series for a total of 16 credits) | |||
|
Statistical Methods in Public Health I Statistical Methods in Public Health II Statistical Methods in Public Health III Statistical Methods in Public Health IV |
1 2 3 4 |
4 each |
|
| 140.654 |
Methods in Biostatistics I Methods in Biostatistics II Methods in Biostatistics III Methods in Biostatistics IV |
1 2 3 4 |
4 each |
| Research Methods: Epidemiology | |||
| 340.721 | Epidemiological Inference in Public Health I | 1,3 | 5 |
| Environmental Health (choose one of the following, any courses not chosen for this requirement may be used as electives) | |||
| 180.611 | The Global Environment, Climate Change, and Public Health | 1 | 4 |
| 187.610 | Public Health Toxicology | 1,2 | 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 of the following) | |||
| 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 of the following, any courses not chosen for this requirement may be used as electives) | |||
| 221.602 | Applications in Managing Health Services Organization in LMICs* | 1 | 3 |
| 312.601 | Fundamentals of Management for Health Care Organizations | 2 | 3 |
| 410.622 | Strategic Leadership Principles & Tools: Health System Transformation in Developing Countries | 2 | 4 |
| 312.600 | Managing Health Service Organizations* | 3 | 4 |
| 312.655 | Organizational Behavior & Management | 4 | 2 |
| Leadership & Interprofessional Practice | |||
| 552.625 | Building Collaborations Across Sectors to Improve Population Health | 1,3 | 0.5 |
| 552.623 | Principles of Negotiation and Mediation for PH Professionals | 1,2,3 | 0.5 |
| 552.624 | Applications of Negotiation and Mediation for PH Professionals | 1,2,3 | 0.5 |
| Year 2: Capstone & Practicum Requirements | |||
| 222.810 | Human Nutrition Practicum | 1-4 | 28+ |
| 222.850 | MSPH Capstone Human Nutrition | 1-4 | 4+ |
*These courses also fulfill the Budgeting requirement.
Elective Courses 2022-23
| Course No. | Course Title | Term | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food Systems and Production | |||
| 180.620 | Food Production and Public Health | 1 | 4 |
| 180.655 | Baltimore Food Systems: A Case Study of Urban Food Environments | 3 | 4 |
| 180.606 | Case Studies in Food Production | 4 | 4 |
| Nutrition | |||
| 222.671-4 | Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition I-IV | 1-4 | 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 |
| Research Methods | |||
| 224.690 | Qualitative Research Theory and Methods | 1,3 | 3 |
| 410.690 | Ethnographic Fieldwork | 1 | 4 |
| 224.689 | Health Behavior Change at the Individual, Household, and Community Levels | 2 | 4 |
| 340.722 | Epidemiological Inference in Public Health II | 2,4 | 4 |
| 224.691 | Qualitative Data Analysis | 2,4 | 3 |
| 223.664 | Design and Conduct of Community Trials | 3 | 4 |
| 221.660 | Systems Science/Public Health: Basic Modeling and Simulation Methodologies | 4 | 3 |
| 222.661 | Designing Healthy Diets | 4 | 2 |
| 222.652 | Nutrition in Disease Treatment and Prevention | 4 | 3 |
| International Health and Disease | |||
| 220.601 | Foundations in 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 |
| 380.642 | 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 & International Issues | 3 | 3 |
Student Timeline
The MSPH degree can be completed in 1.5 years; all requirements should be completed within 2 years.
In the first year of their degree, MSPH students will engage in intensive coursework, complete a comprehensive departmental examination, and write their practicum proposal. The second year will consist of various elective courses, a capstone essay about an applied topic of international health, and a field-based practicum focused on a significant issue related to the health of underserved populations.
Sample Year 1 Plan
This is an example schedule for the first year of the MSPH in Human Nutrition required courses. Please note this is just an example for students to use as a guide as they develop their own schedule. Students will also select elective courses for each term.
1st Term
3rd Term
2nd Term
4th Term
| Graduate Nutrition Seminar | 1 credit |
| Food, Culture, and Nutrition | 4 credits |
| Statistical Methods in Public Health IV | 4 credits |
| Total: 9 required credits + elective options | |
Year 1 Total: 53-58 credits + elective options