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The fields of nutrition and dietetics are exciting areas of study with excellent career opportunities in a variety of settings that are rewarding on many levels. You will learn to apply expert knowledge of food, physiological science and behavioral science to help solve problems of food excesses, inadequate intake, or food insecurity. Nutrition deals with the science of how the body uses food and its nutrients to full advantage; dietetics is the art of using food to make eating a pleasurable experience while providing maximum health benefits.
Loma Linda University provides a user friendly environment for those interested in the study of nutrition, dietetics, or both. In addition to a degree, the programs listed below offer you an option of completing an accredited Coordinated Program in dietetics required for achieving Registered Dietitian (RD) status. Training in the application of nutritional sciences to dietetic practice is facilitated through coursework, practical hands-on education, and supervised professional practice.
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MPH in Nutrition
This program is available to those with a bachelor-level degree in most disciplines.
Students in the MPH-RD track (track 2) attain a master’s degree in public health (MPH) simultaneously with completing clinical and community experience needed for eligibility to take the RD exam.
Didactic and supervised practice is fully integrated in this 2-year program.
The MPH (track 1) is for those who do not wish to become RDs.
MS in Nutrition and Dietetics
For those who desire a career in Dietetics, this program also provides clinical and community practice and in three years you will be prepared to sit for the RD exam.
This program emphasizes medical nutrition therapy and is ideal for those wanting to work in a clinical environment.
Entry into the program is at the beginning of the junior year.
Prerequisites are the same as the BS in Nutrition and Dietetics.
BS in Nutrition and Dietetics
For college students with two years of academics, your college degree can be completed at Loma Linda.
Your degree can be completed in two years and will include the supervised professional practice that will allow you to sit for the RD exam and begin your career as a registered dietitian.
DrPH in Nutrition
If your interest is in the area of nutrition research or nutrition education and you have a master’s degree, this program will equip you to pursue a career at a university or research center.
Students in the DrPH program have the option of completing the didactive and supervised professional practice for qualification to write the RD exam.
AS in Dietetic Technology
This program requires 42 quarter units from any accredited college or university, including some specific science courses.
The second year of study covers four quarters of classroom learning and supervised practice.
It provides eligibility to sit for the DRT exam.
More than 80 percent of our students who sit for the Registered Dietitian exam pass in the first attempt. The coordination of exceptional classroom teaching and top-notch supervised assignments give each student the opportunity to excel. We would be happy to answer all of your questions. Please contact us at (909) 558-4593 or send us an email at nutrition@llu.edu. We look forward to hearing from you.
Are you a graduate of a didactic program in dietetics looking for an internship? The MS in Dietetics and the MPH in Nutrition programs will qualify you to write the Registered Dietitian exam. In the process, you will earn a master’s degree and be prepared to begin a career in clinical or community nutrition. Contact us today!