Public Health, Dietetics Track

Create a world world where all people thrive through the transformative power of food and nutrition!

About the Program

Graduates of the Dietetics GP MPH will be prepared as entry-level Registered Dietitian Nutritionists for future practice in the field of nutrition and dietetics with attitudes, understandings, and skills that will allow them to analyze critically and meet the diverse needs of individuals and/or society. The program provides graduates with the knowledge and tools to develop skills necessary to develop into leaders in the field and to translate and apply the science of food and nutrition to health.

What will you learn?

• Amplify the contribution and value of diverse nutrition and dietetics practitioners to the public
• Position registered dietitian nutritionists as the experts in food and nutrition
• Expand workforce demand and capacity
• Incorporate research, professional development, technology, and practice to foster innovation and discovery
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to solve the greatest food and nutrition challenges, now and in the future
• Focus on making a system-wide impact across the food, well-being, and health care sectors
• Have a global impact in eliminating all forms of malnutrition.

Why Akron?

• The Dietetic GP MPH Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics.
• The accreditation standards integrate didactic coursework with Supervised Experiential Learning in a competency-based curriculum designed to prepare nutrition and dietetics practitioners for future practice.
• Students will select a favored Supervised Experiential Learning site, a new Supervised Experiential Learning site, or an area of practice where they feel more experience would be favorable. If students encounter difficulties obtaining a Supervised Experiential Learning site, or live outside of the Akron, OH area, faculty are available for assistance.
• The University of Akron Student Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is open to all interested undergraduate and graduate students at the University. Its purpose is to stimulate interest in the dietetic profession, orient members to The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and organize activities to involve members in programs for the public to help promote nutrition education.

What can I do with this degree?

Careers in Nutrition and Dietetics could include:

• Counseling clients about their diabetes and helping them control their disease with good nutrition.
• Working as part of a health care team of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, physical and occupational therapists, and other health care professionals to provide complete care for hospital or long-term care patients.
• Directing a multimillion dollar foodservice operation.
• Developing and managing feeding programs for diverse populations.
• Working as a consumer affairs consultant for a restaurant or supermarket chain to help improve the nutritional quality of foods offered.
• Managing nutrition services in a health and wellness center.
• Learn more at eatright.org.

More

• Request information.
• Learn more about UAkron Online.
• If you have questions about the Dietetic GP MPH Program , contact the Program Director: Leann Schaeffer PhD, RD, LD at ls60@uakron.edu
• For more information about the admissions process, visit the program website.