Graceland University – MS Degree

Graceland University’s program is an affordable and customizable option that provides students with a great opportunity to develop the necessary skills to advance their careers in the healthcare industry, as well as many others.
The program offers a cutting-edge and comprehensive curriculum that features robust coursework focusing on the evidence-based foundations of nutrition and human performance, followed by specialized concentrations in sports nutrition and performance or health and wellness promotion.
Graduates will obtain a robust understanding of their field and a well-earned health and human performance master’s degree.
For more information, visit the Graceland University website, or reach out directly to Robert Davidson at Robertd1@graceland.edu

Master of Science in Nutrition and Human Performance (NHP) Advising Plan of Study

Core Courses

Trimester	Course	Title	Credits
	NHPW5120 NHPW5130 NHPW5140 NHPW5150 NHPW5200 NHPW6110	Nutrition in Exercise and Activity Evidence-Based Practice Fundamentals of Nutritional Science Nutrition & Human Physical Performance Clinical Nutrition: Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome Assessment and Prescription	3 3 3 3 3 3

Trimester

Course

Title

Credits

NHPW5120

NHPW5130

NHPW5140

NHPW5150

NHPW5200

NHPW6110

Nutrition in Exercise and Activity

Evidence-Based Practice

Fundamentals of Nutritional Science

Nutrition & Human Physical Performance

Clinical Nutrition: Obesity and Metabolic
Syndrome

Assessment and Prescription

Sport Nutrition and Performance (15 hours) Choose 4 courses and applicable Capstone

Concentration Options – choose one from the two listed below

Trimester	Course	Title	Credits
	NHPW5210 NHPW5230 NHPW6200 NHPW6230 NHPW6120 NHPW6130 NHPW6140	Nutrition Assessment of Athletes Human & Sports Performance Programming Clinical Nutrition: Human Disease Nutrition in Injury Recovery and Prevention Nutrition, Gut Microbiome & Behavior Nutrition in Pain and Inflammation Nutrigenetics, Nutrigenomics, & Nutriomics	3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Concentration Options – choose one from the two listed below

Choose One of the following	Course	Title	Credits
Option 1 Option 2	NHPW6800 NHPW6700	Thesis OR Internship (Pre-requisites, co-requisites: all didactic coursework)	3 3

Health & Wellness Promotion (15 credit hours) Choose 4 courses and applicable Capstone

Trimester	Course	Title	Credits
	NHPW5240 NHPW5250 NHPW6100 NHPW6240 NHPW6120 NHPW6130 NHPW6140 NHPW6200	Introduction to Epidemiology Health Promotion Life-cycle Development Contemporary Issues in Health and Wellness Nutrition , Gut Microbiome & Behavior Nutrition in Pain and Inflammation Nutrigenetics, Nutrigenomics, & Nutriomics Clinical Nutrition: Human Disease	3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Choose One of the following	Course	Title	Credits
Option 1 Option 2	NHPW6800 NHPW6700	Thesis OR Internship (Pre-requisites, co-requisites: all didactic coursework)	3 3

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