Overview

The Masters of Science in Dietetics at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will provide the required didactic coursework and supervised experiential learning within a 2-year Master's program. The MS in Dietetics will serve students interested in becoming Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs).

Key Features

This program will allow students to focus on knowledge and skills for an entry level RDN at a Master's level. The program will include coursework that meets the future education model's standards and competencies that are set forth by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND).

The coursework will use competencies, performance indicators, and practice illustrations to demonstrate assessment of critical thinking, interprofessional collaboration, communication, evidence-based research, ethics, leadership, and dietetics knowledge. The students will be placed in a variety of practicum settings to complete competencies which affords the graduates to take the registration examination for dietitians. Upon passing the exam, RDNs my hold a number of positions in the areas of healthcare, foodservice, community, academia and/or research.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Human Nutrition

Global and Public Health Nutrition

Dietetic Capstone

Food Systems Management

Ethics and Leadership in Dietetics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-23 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

47 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Texas City, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

Students must meet at least 1 of the Following Criteria and provide official transcripts: Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Sciences (BSNS from UTRGV or graduate from a US Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) program) or Bachelor of Science degree from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university; international students must provide TOEFL or IELTS scores and international transcript evaluation records.

The following pre-requisites (or equivalents) will need to be complete: Anatomy and Physiology (6 hours), General Chemistry (8 hours), Organic chemistry (4), Advance Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism (3), Microbiology (4), Statistics (3), Introduction to Clinical Nutrition (3), Food Preparation (4)
A formal application
Two letters of recommendation
A grade of B or better in all prerequisites.
Letter of personal intent

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

17673 USD / year

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Out-of-State

17673 USD / year

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In-State

9573 USD / year

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Living costs

Texas City

United States

882 - 1634 USD / month

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