Public Health Nutrition Major—M.P.H.  The Public Health Nutrition major emphasizes nutritional assessment, program planning, health behavior change and  intervention strategies, research and evaluation methods, and policy development. A separate emphasis in nutritional  epidemiology is also available to help prepare public health nutrition professionals address significant issues in the field with  up­to­date epidemiologic methods. 

Peace Corps Master’s International Program The Peace Corps Master’s International (PCMI) program allows individuals to combine  coursework for a Master’s of Public Health degree in Public Health Nutrition with an  emphasis in global health and a Peace Corps international placement to create a  single, seamless graduate education experience. This unique program provides  individuals with didactic and experiential training in global public health and nutrition. 

Peace Corps Master’s International program    For inquiries about:​  Master’s International, 800­424­8580 x1812​ or​  Fellows/USA,  800­424­8580 x1440  

Applying to the program Students interested in enrolling in the PCMI Program will complete a 2­step application  process. Step 1:​  Complete an application for the University of Minnesota MPH Program in  Public Health Nutrition. Step 2:​  Once accepted into the Public Health Nutrition (PHN) program, standard track,  the applicant will meet with a Peace Corps Program representative for an interview. Individuals accepted into the PCMI Program will complete all coursework required for the MPH degree in PHN prior to  beginning their Peace Corps placement. During the Peace Corps placement, students will complete their required field  experience hours and will conduct their culminating experience project under the guidance of Peace Corps staff and their  PHN academic advisor. The topic will be determined by the student, advisor and Peace Corps staff member during the  international placement.

Curriculum Total credits required for MPH­nutrition degree    Standard track (44­50 credits)  Student the Public Health Nutrition Core courses plus additional requirements for the Standard track and the Global Health  Core. Additional Credits for Peace Corps Service  Students are required to complete a field experience and a culminating experience project.  

As described below, the culminating experience project provides 2 academic credits, while field experience provides 2  credits. Students must remain enrolled each semester while serving in the Peace Corps. The 27­month Peace Corps  service period constitutes 4 semesters. Students will register for PubH 0020 Community Engagement each term of their  in­country service. Upon completion of Peace Corps service, PCMI students must complete the write­up of their culminating experience and  pass their oral examination to fulfill all requirements of the MPH­nutrition program.   Public Health Nutritional Core (13 credits)​     ○ ○ ○ ○

PubH 6901 Foundations of Public health Nutrition Leadership (2)  PubH 6914 Community Nutrition Intervention (3)  PubH 6915 Nutrition Assessment (2)  PubH 6933 Nutrition and Chronic Disease (2) 

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Students must take at least two courses from the following list:  PubH 6902 Maternal, Infant and preschool Nutrition (2)  PubH 6903 Child and Adolescent Nutrition (2)  PubH 6904 Nutrition and Aging (2)  PubH 6906 Global Nutrition (2)

Global Health Core (6 credits)​     ○ PubH 6131 Working in Global Health (2)  ○ PubH 6390 Foundations in Global Health (2) 

○ PubH 6906 Global Nutrition (2)   

Research Methods​  [6 total credits] ○ PubH 6910  Critical Review of Research in Public Health Nutrition (1) ○ PubH 7994   Master’s Project (2): Directed research toward completion of master’s project in public health nutrition

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Plus 3 research methods credits from the following list of courses. PubH 6034 Program Evaluation in Public Health Practice (3) PubH 6035 Applied Research Methods [prerequisite 6034] (3) PubH 6325 Data Processing with PC­SAS (1) PubH 6342 Epidemiologic Methods II [prerequisite 6341] (3) PubH 6420 Introduction to SAS Programming (1) PubH 6451 Biostatistics II [prerequisite 6450] (4) PubH 6617 Practical Methods for Secondary Data Analysis (3) PubH 6650 Community Based Participatory Research (1) PubH 6803 Conducting a Systematic Literature Review (2) PubH 6806 Principles of Public Health Research Fall (2) PubH 6852 Program Evaluation in Health and Mental Health Settings (2) PubH 6389 Nutritional Epidemiology [prerequisite 6341 or 6320] (2) PubH 7250 Designing and Conducting Focus Group Interviews (1) Nurs 8171 Qualitative Research Design and Methods (3­4)

Field Experience ​ [2 credits] ○ PubH 7996 Field experience 

This will be fulfilled through the Peace Corps placement during the PCMI Program. Students will sign up for these  credits during their Peace Corps placement.  

Standard Track students without a nutrition/dietetics undergraduate major additional Nutrition Science courses: ○ PubH 6355 Pathophysiology of Human Disease (4)   ○ FscN 4621W Nutrition and Metabolism (4)  ​ OR​   FScN 4612 Advanced Human Nutrition (4)  

  Public Health Core​  [11­12 credits]

PubH 6101 Environmental Health (2 ) OR PubH 6102 (Issues in Environmental and Occupational Health (2) PubH 6320 Fundamentals of Epidemiology (3) OR PubH 6341 Epidemiologic Methods (3) PubH 6414 Biostatistical Literacy (3) OR PubH 6450 Biostatistics I (4)  PubH 6741 Ethics in Public Health: Professional Practice and Policy (1)​  OR​  PubH 6742  Ethics in Public Health: Research and  Policy (1)  ○ PubH 6751 Principles of Management in Health Service Organizations (2) ○ ○ ○ ○

  Electives ​ [6­8 credits] 

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