Public Health Nutrition (Advanced Certificate)

Program Description

This 15-credit program is available to both non-NYU and NYU students. NYU students are permitted to consecutively earn their Master of Public Health (MPH) degree and the Advanced Certificate. Students will earn credits from specific courses that are currently required or accepted as a electives; these credits will also satisfy the MPH degree requirements.

Who Should Enroll?

Eligibility requirements for non-NYU students are listed below. For NYU students, those enrolled in the following NYU MPH concentrations are eligible: Community Health Sciences and Practice; Environmental and Public Health Sciences; Epidemiology; Global Health; Public Health Policy and Management; Social and Behavioral Sciences; and Sustainable Development Goals.

Admissions

All applicants are required to submit the following:

• Application form: Applicants not currently enrolled in a GPH Master's program must apply through SOPHAS Express.  Current GPH Master's students should apply through this application form.
• Official transcripts from each institution attended (or an evaluation of your credentials if you graduated from a foreign institution)
• One letters of recommendation
• Personal statement
• Resume/CV
• English language proficiency exam (TOEFL iBT or IELTS Academic) results for all applicants whose native language is not English and who did not receive the equivalent of a US bachelor's degree at an institution where English is the primary language of instruction. 
  • International students requiring a visa to attend NYU must complete the IELTS exam in person at an authorized test center. If you are required to take the exam but will not need it for visa purposes you may choose to take it online or at a test center.

Program Requirements

Sample Plan of Study

This is a sample course sequence. Students are encouraged to begin with Introduction to Principles of Nutrition in Public Health, but courses may be taken in any order and other Nutrition certificate electives may be taken in place of those listed below. In-person courses have a 2000-level subject code and online courses have a 5000-level subject code.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Public Health Nutrition Advanced Certificate, graduates will have the skills and competencies to:

1. Identify and assess diet and nutritional status related health problems, of both undernutrition and over-nutrition, among diverse population groups in the United States.
2. Describe the social, cultural, economic, environmental, and institutional factors that contribute to the risk of undernutrition and over-nutrition among populations.
3. Evaluate educational, community, institutional, and other population-based intervention strategies to improve nutritional health status, decrease food security and reduce obesity.
4. Analyze and assess policies aimed at increasing access and reducing barriers to food insecurity and improved nutritional health status in diverse population groups.
5. Apply evidence-based research findings to the development and implementation of nutrition policies, programs and interventions in the United States and globally.
    

Policies

Program Policies

Double-Counting of Credits

The recommended time for completion of the MPH/Advanced Certificate is four semesters. Students in the MPH who are also enrolled in the certificate should be aware that upon completion of the MPH and the certificate, they should have a total of 52 credits. The certificate is 15 credits, but only 3 certificate courses (9 credits) may be double-counted with the MPH (46 credits, which includes 9 double-counted credits, plus 6 additional credits).

Program Extensions

International students who pursue the certificate with the MPH are not allowed to receive a program extension because the certificate is not required to complete the MPH program. Therefore, they must complete the certificate by the time they graduate from their MPH.

NYU Policies

University-wide policies can be found on the New York University Policy pages.

School of Global Public Health Policies

A list of related academic policies can be found on the School of Global Public Health academic policies page.