Welcome to the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences!

Graduate training in nutritional sciences can lead to excellent career opportunities. Recent graduates from our program have pursued career options in university teaching and research, the practice of dietetics, administration of local or state nutrition programs, or in the private sector.

The Nutritional Sciences Program offers an interdisciplinary course of study leading to to a master of science (MS) or a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Nutritional Sciences. A Master of Public Health Nutrition (MPH) is offered through the Department of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health and Community Medicine. Additionally, training in the application of nutritional sciences to dietetic practice is provided through didactic, clinical, and community experiences. The program offers the American Dietetic Association-accredited Graduate Coordinated Program in Dietetics (GCPD) which is required for attaining registered dietitian (RD) status. The new GCPD replaces the previous model of a Didactic Program in Dietetics and an independent Dietetic Internship. These programs are now combined in the integrated GCPD.

Principal areas of study include public health nutrition, experimental nutrition, and clinical nutrition. The faculty is composed of a core group in nutrition and a larger interdisciplinary group representing nutrition within the Schools of Public Health, Medicine and Nursing, the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

Strong links to the University of Washington Medical Center and Warren G. Magnuson Health Sciences Center, a world-renowned research and teaching facility, are a particular asset of the program. Through links to the Clinical Nutrition Research Unit, the Clinical Research Center, and the School of Public Health and Community Medicine, students can participate in nutrition research projects, clinical rotations, counseling, community education projects, and other public health programs.