The MPH in Health Promotion & Health Education, Dietetic Internship is a minimum 45 semester credit hours and is the fundamental degree in public health nutrition. Students delve into this area of concentration through didactic work, supervised practice, and their final specialty practice rotation with staff relief in an area of public health nutrition selected by each intern.
This program provides students with an opportunity to complete an MPH with an emphasis in Health Promotion/Health Education while simultaneously completing the requirements of an accredited Dietetic Internship program. Graduates of the Dietetic Internship are prepared to practice as entry-level dietitians, are eligible to take the Registration Examination for Dieticians and are qualified to apply for dietetic licensure through the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Dietetic Internship Program is administered through the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living. This is a two-year program with a program fee of $7,000. For more information see the School of Public Health Dietetic Internship Program website.
Course of Study
The following courses are required for an MPH in Health Promotion/Health Education, Dietetic Internship:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required for all School of Public Health Students | ||
| PH 101 | Foundations of Public Health 1 | 0 |
| Public Health Core Courses | ||
| PHM 1110L | Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health | 3 |
| PHM 1690L | Introduction to Biostatistics in Public Health | 4 |
| PHM 2110L | Public Health Ecology & the Human Environment | 3 |
| PHM 2612L | Epidemiology I | 3 |
| PHM 3715L | Management & Policy Concepts in Public Health | 3 |
| PHM 5015L | Introduction to Qualitative Research in Public Health | 2 |
| Major Courses | ||
| PHM 1111L | Health Promotion Theory and Methods | 4 |
| PHM 1113L | Advanced Methods for Planning and Implementing Health Promotion Programs (Intervention Mapping) | 3 |
| PHM 1229 | Medical Nutrition Therapy Simulation Lab | 2 |
| PHM 1231L | Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy | 3 |
| PHM 1232L | Public Health Nutrition Practice | 3 |
| PH 5040L | Nutrition Research Methods | 1 |
| PH 5030 | Diabetes Seminar | 1 |
| PH 5031 | Garden for Health 2 | 2 |
| PH 5032 | Culinary Medicine 2 | 2 |
| Applied Practice Experience | ||
| PH 9997 | Practicum (section 800, first year) 3 | 1 |
| PH 9997 | Practicum (section 850, second year) 3 | 2 |
| Integrative Learning Experience 4 | ||
| PHM 1496 | Capstone for HPBS Students (Special Topic: Seed-to-Plate Prevention) | 3 |
| or PHM 9998 | Integrative Learning Experience/Thesis Research | |
| Total Hours | 45 | |
- 1
Online, not-for-credit course
- 2
Course Fee: $75.00
- 3
Program fee: $3,500 each section
- 4
Students may choose to complete the Integrative Learning Experience through a departmental Capstone course (PHM 1496 Capstone for HPBS Students (Special Topic: Seed-to-Plate Prevention)) or a traditional academic thesis (PHM 9998 Integrative Learning Experience/Thesis Research).
For a sample course of study, see the MPH in Health Promotion/Health Education, Dietetic Internship degree planner.