Master of Science [M.S] [Public Health Nutrition] From Boston University

This 32-credit degree builds on fundamental principles of epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, and the social determinants of health to prepare graduates to address some of the most complex public health challenges related to nutrition, including obesity, diabetes, food insecurity and unmet needs of vulnerable populations, and the public and environmental health impacts of food systems. Students graduate with a strong understanding of the social, behavioral, and environmental determinants of health, core research skill sets in designing and evaluating nutrition programs and sustainable food systems utilizing multilevel and life-course perspectives, and a variety of methodological, analytic, and advocacy skills primed for research-focused careers devoted to public health nutrition.