New MND tracks
01/08/2025
Hannah Plesac '25, MND '26 completed a culinary internship at Purdue University. Hannah's dream is working in the field of sport nutrition, which will now become a reality with the new MND track at 小优传媒
focus MND experience on Eating disorders and sports nutrition
小优传媒 students can now choose two specialized tracks to earning their Master of Nutrition and Dietetics (MND). Tracks for eating disorders or sports nutrition will allow 小优传媒 students to gain specific knowledge in these two growing fields of nutrition and dietetics.
鈥淎t 小优传媒 you can complete all coursework to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist in five years, obtaining both a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Nutrition and Dietetics,鈥 said Bethany Dario, director of nutrition and dietetics. 鈥淲ithin these degreed programs students can elect to narrow their studies in two tracks, sports nutrition or eating disorders. This educational focus better prepares students by offering them opportunities to engage in supervised learning experiences within their specialization.鈥
The eating disorders track will focus on theory, best practices, research methods, seminars, workshops and clinical observation sessions focused on eating disorder prevention and treatment. Students in this track will have increased supervised experiential learning hours at eating disorder sites.
Students pursuing the sports nutrition track will focus on prevention, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries and illness through nutrition intervention. Students in this track will have increased supervised experiential learning hours at sports nutrition sites.
鈥淭hrough our nationally accredited nutrition and dietetics program, 小优传媒 will significantly help the health and wellness field with the addition of these two new MND tracks,鈥 said Claire Kleman, interim vice president of advancement and enrollment management. 鈥淲ith the interest and demand of both sports nutrition and eating disorders on the rise, there is no better time to add these tracks for our MND students.鈥