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Nutrition M.S. (Ithaca)

Field of Study

Nutrition

Program Description

Graduate students in this program may obtain training in many aspects of nutrition and in the biological or social sciences related to nutrition. Students applying to the MS program in Nutrition will apply to one of three tracks: 1) public health track, 2) individualized track or 3) dietetics track.    

MS Nutrition Tracks 

  • Public Health Nutrition  
  • Individualized 
  • Dietetics 

Students in the dietetics track must have completed a Cornell dietetic internship or be currently enrolled in this program.  

Students in the MS Nutrition program at Cornell University have access to active research programs that provide opportunities for laboratory research, human clinical research and field experience in the United States or abroad. MS students select a Chair of their committee from among the faculty in the Field of Nutrition at Cornell University. All faculty members in the Field of Nutrition have interests in nutrition. Field of Nutrition faculty belong to many colleges and divisions across Cornell University including Biomedical and Biological Sciences, Sociology, Animal Science, Epidemiology, Microbiology and Genetics, and Genomics and Development among others.

Contact Information

Website: https://www.human.cornell.edu/dns/academics/graduate/masters
Email: nutrition_gfr@cornell.edu
Phone: 607 255-2628

B36 Kinzelberg
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY  14853

Concentrations by Subject

  • community nutrition
  • human nutrition
  • international nutrition
  • molecular nutrition

Tuition

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Application Requirements and Deadlines

Application Deadlines:

Fall: December 1

No spring admissions

Requirements Summary:

Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry are required for admission of all graduate students in Nutritional Sciences. Additional training in nutrition, physiology, and biology are also recommended. For study relating to community aspects of nutrition, courses in the social sciences are also recommended.

Learning Outcomes

Demonstrates advanced knowledge in the field of study

  • Identifies and understands relevant literature and gaps in knowledge
  • Thinks originally and independently to develop concepts and/or methodologies

Demonstrates advanced research skills

  • Makes an original and substantial contribution to the field
  • Analyzes and critically evaluates one’s own findings and those of others

Demonstrates effective oral communication skills

  • Presents clear and compelling oral arguments with evidence-based point-of-view relative to the research conducted and existing literature
  • Listens, gives and receives feedback effectively

Demonstrates effective written communication skills

  • Compose and publish a written work that coherently presents research findings
  • Publish scientific research report(s) in a peer-reviewed publication

Demonstrates commitment to ethics and advancing the values of scholarship

  • Shows commitment to professional development through engagement in professional societies and other knowledge transfer modes
  • Shows commitment to creating an environment that supports learning – through teaching, collaboration and mentoring
  • Shows commitment to ethical standards in research and scholarship