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Credits Required
9
52 - 55
Format
Face To Face
Location

In-person classes are offered on the Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus.

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Classes for the program are a combination of online and in-seat on the GVSU Health Campus, near the Grand Rapids Medical Mile.

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Coursework

The data analytics badge is comprised of three courses (nine credits). Classes are offered on Pew Campus in downtown Grand Rapids.

Required courses:

  • CIS 635 - Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
  • CIS 671 - Information Visualization

And your choice of one of the following:

  • CIS 677 - High-performance Computing
  • CIS 678 - Machine Learning

The nine credits that comprise the data analytics badge can be applied towards a master's degree in applied computer science or a master's degree in data science and analytics.

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The hybrid curriculum consists of 52-55 credits with classroom, simulation, and culinary laboratory experiences. Supervised practice includes clinical, community, food management, and area of specialization rotations located in Michigan and surrounding states.

  • Nutritional assessment
  • Advanced medical nutrition therapy I and II
  • Food, culture, and health environment
  • Food and culinary science
  • Research methodology
  • Health care regulation and policy
  • Nutrition education, counseling, and coaching
  • Master's research project or thesis
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Career Options
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Program graduates with their RDN credential are employed in various settings such as clinical, outpatient counseling, community, food service, corporate, school systems, management/leadership, private practice, and sport/athletics.

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Application Deadline
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Skills Employers Want
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The Master of Science in Clinical Dietetics at GVSU will develop the skills you need to land the job you want. Whether the skills are advanced or general, you will build a resume of qualifications that are sure to attract employers. The following skills correlate with those pulled from actual job postings.

  • Dietetics
  • Medical Nutrition Therapy
  • Nutritional Assessment
  • Food Services
  • Pediatrics
  • Nutrition Intervention
  • Nutrition Diagnosis
  • Clinical Nutrition

Source: EMSI, 2022

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