About the Program
The graduate Master of Public Health in Public Health: Nutrition program is specifically created for Registered Dietitian Nutritionists, focused on improving individual and population nutritional health through a variety of applied methods, emphasizing social determinants of health, preventive measures, systems and environmental change, behavior change strategies, and health promotion.
This program will prepare you for employment in educational settings, governmental agencies, private and voluntary health organizations, health care facilities, and business and industry.
Our curriculum focuses on expanding RDN skills to include those required to apply for credentialing as a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES®) or a Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES®) to add to the skillset obtained to become a Registered Dietition Nutritionist. (See certification for more information).
Skills you'll focus on include:
- assessing needs and capacity for health education and promotion
- planning and implementing health education and promotion interventions
- conducting evaluation and research related to health education and promotion
- advocating for health, health education and promotion, and the health education profession
- demonstrating advanced knowledge and skills to support diversity, equity, health equity, and inclusion in health education and promotion
- communicating with other health professionals, consumers, students, employers, and other health education specialists
- leading and managing health education and promotion programs
- and, applying ethics and professionalism to health education and promotion practice
Graduate Assistantship Opportunities
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university with a minimum GPA of 2.85.
- Current registration with CDR as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN).
- A personal statement indicating purpose for pursuing a MPH in the department of Health Science, here at Minnesota State Mankato.
- Three letters of recommendation from professors or professional colleagues.
- A resume.
Progression and graduation Requirements
- Commensurate with requirements from the Minnesota State University, Mankato College of Graduate Studies and Research’s Policy & Course Requirements
Please refer to the current Student Handbook on our website for a full set of policies.
Academic Integrity Policy. The Department of Health Science values and supports an environment conducive to learning as well as academic integrity. Therefore, students are expected to comply with Minnesota State Mankato student responsibilities and policies for academic integrity. Academic integrity includes meeting one's responsibilities in an honest and forthright manner and avoiding acts of dishonesty, plagiarism, cheating, collusion, and other forms of academic misconduct. An act of dishonesty, cheating, collusion, and/or any other form of academic misconduct will result in a 0 on the assessment and a full letter grade deduction from the final course grade (e.g., "A-" to "B-"). An act of plagiarism will result in a 0 on the assessment or assessments and the student will be encouraged to meet with the chair of the Department of Health Science and receive remediation related to plagiarism. Two acts of any form of academic misconduct will result in a final course grade of "F". Evidence related to any act of academic misconduct will be submitted to the Chairperson of the Department of Health Science. Two acts of academic misconduct in any Health Science course or courses will result in discontinuance from, or eligibility to enroll in, the academic programs offered by the Department of Health Science. Additionally, evidence related to academic misconduct will be submitted, as appropriate, to the Office of Academic Affairs and/or the College of Education. Please note: Policy reflects minimum departmental standards. Individual instructors may impose more severe sanctions for an act of academic dishonesty within their courses.
Contact Information
213 Highland Center North
Graduate Coordinator: 507-389-2757
