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Master of Science in Nutrition Sciences

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Master's DegreeAcademicCIP: 51.3102

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Web site: https://www.uab.edu/shp/nutrition/ education/masters Graduate Catalog 2025-2026 425 The MS in Nutrition Sciences provides experiences that foster understanding about nutrition research, health promotion, and disease prevention. Students choose from various track options as described below.

Credits

14 credits

Format

In-Person

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  • Alabama

    Alabama

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Reading ComprehensionActive ListeningSpeakingJudgment and Decision MakingCritical ThinkingSocial PerceptivenessWritingService Orientation

Knowledge

BiologyMedicine and DentistryEnglish LanguageTherapy and CounselingCustomer and Personal Service

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionWritten ExpressionProblem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningSpeech ClarityCategory FlexibilityInformation Ordering

Tasks

  • Assess nutritional needs, diet restrictions, and current health plans to develop and implement dieta
  • Evaluate laboratory tests in preparing nutrition recommendations.
  • Counsel individuals and groups on basic rules of good nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutritio

Technology

Analytical or scientific softwareMedical softwareData base user interface and query softwareCloud-based data access and sharing softwareGraphics or photo imaging software

Tools

Automated blood pressure cuffsBioelectric impedance machinesDesktop computersGlucometersHydrostatic weighing machinesKetone metersLaptop computersManual blood pressure cuffsMetabolic cartsPersonal computersPersonal digital assistants PDASkinfold calipersUpright scalesWearable fitness monitors

Work Values

RelationshipsIndependenceAchievementRecognitionWorking ConditionsSupport
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Dietitians and Nutritionists29-1031.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: advanced (Level 4)(based on Master's Degree)

  • Organizational nutrition strategy — set the strategic direction for clinical nutrition services, defining standards of care and quality benchmarks across a large health system or regional network.
  • Evidence-based policy development — lead the creation and implementation of institution-wide dietary-care protocols, clinical practice guidelines, and regulatory compliance frameworks in a complex healthcare organization.
  • Clinical nutrition workforce development — mentor, supervise, and evaluate dietetic interns, registered dietitians, and allied health staff, cultivating clinical competency and professional growth across a department or division.
  • Executive interdisciplinary leadership — represent the nutrition department on organizational committees, collaborating with executive medical, pharmacy, and nursing leadership to integrate nutritional science into enterprise care models.
  • Population health nutrition programs — design, fund, and evaluate large-scale community or public health nutrition initiatives targeting chronic disease prevention and health equity outcomes across diverse geographic regions.
  • Research and knowledge generation — lead or co-lead original nutrition research programs, securing grant funding, overseeing study design, and disseminating findings in peer-reviewed journals to advance the evidence base.
  • Health system technology integration — direct the selection, implementation, and optimization of medical nutrition software, EHR nutrition modules, and data analytics platforms to enable precision dietetics at scale.
  • Advocacy and professional influence — represent organizational and professional nutrition interests before regulatory agencies, accreditation bodies, and legislative stakeholders to shape nutrition policy at state or national levels.
  • Complex ethical and legal decision-making — provide authoritative guidance on ethically and legally complex nutrition cases — including end-of-life artificial nutrition decisions — for clinical teams and institutional ethics committees in academic medical centers.
  • Continuous quality and innovation leadership — architect and govern continuous improvement systems that evaluate, iterate, and elevate dietary-care delivery across service lines, applying systems evaluation methodologies and population-level outcome data.

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100%
Placement Rate
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