Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences

The Masters in Public Health Nutrition

Welcome to the MPH in Nutritional Science. We will continue to work on this web page to make it the most useful to our current students. If you have any suggestions on how this page can better serve you, please e-mail Carey at careyj@u.washington.edu. Please remember to visit your advisor at least once/quarter to make sure you are on-track with your degree. Have Carey do a degree audit for you the quarter before you graduate, to avoid potential problems regarding your graduation.

MPH Degree Requirements in Nutritional Sciences (as of Autumn 2009)

NOTE: If you began the program prior to 2009, you may refer to your student handbook or see Carey for your particular degree requirements.

Student Portfolio

The Graduate Student Portfolio is a mechanism for you to convey to your advisor and to the faculty that you have achieved the core competencies and that you are ready to move forward with thesis research. The portfolio summarizes the learning that has taken place in the core classes: NUTR 500, 520, 521, 522, 529, 531, 562 and BIOST 511. You will present a self-assessment, a select example of one research paper, one PowerPoint presentation, a list of core competency achievements, a history of evaluations from the core classes and a science to policy paper.

The portfolio must be submitted soon after the completion of the core courses by June 30th of the first year of study. Information on the process and timeline will be provided in NUTR 500 (Graduate Seminar) in autumn quarter. The portfolio template and instructions may be found at: http://depts.washington.edu/nutr/Portfolio.html. Portfolios will be reviewed by the Nutritional Sciences faculty in July. Advisors will provide feedback on the portfolios following the review. The faculty will make one of three possible decisions for each student: 1) Student is ready to proceed to thesis research; 2) Student needs to complete additional preparation work before conducting thesis research; 3) Student should not plan to proceed further in graduate work in Nutritional Sciences. You may not register for NUTR 700 (Thesis) credits until the portfolio has been reviewed.

Useful MPH Links

Nutritional Sciences Fieldwork
Fieldwork Information
Concurrent Fieldwork Agreement
Site Supervisor Evaluation
Practicum Details
Link to MPH Practicum Agreement Forms

Graduation Checklist

_____ Set up committee (via e-mail to careyj@u.washington.edu)
_____ Apply for master's degree (link below)
_____ Set up time/place for defense, either in your own building if you are off campus, or by contacting Carey careyj@u.washington.edu)to reserve the conference room. People generally reserve around 1 to 1-1/2 hours for their defense.
_____ Give presentation title to Carey (careyj@u.washington.edu) at least 1 week (preferably 2) before presentation
_____ Pick up warrant for your committee to sign from Carey before your defense.
_____ Give signed warrant to Carey