EIU Master of Science Nutrition & Dietetics

MSND: Dietetic Internship Option (NDDI)

This degree program offers the Dietetic Internship that is necessary to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist.  Degree-seeking students who match with EIU's Dietetic Internship through D & D Digital and who are admitted into this program will take 2 academic semesters of graduate coursework on Eastern's campus in Charleston, Illinois. Once the student completes the on-campus coursework, he/she will move to the location of his/her Dietetic Internship.  The Dietetic Internship is granted accreditation status by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 120 Riverside Plaza, Suite 2190, Chicago, IL 60606-6995, (312) 899-5400.

Certification of Comprehensive Knowledge (CCK)

The CCK policy states that the MSND student must successfully complete a thesis and thesis defense or the systematic review as presented in Research Methods in Nutrition and Dietetics (NTR 5600) as determined by this rubric.

Core Courses (30 hours)

NTR 5150 - Medical Nutrition Therapy 

NTR 5153 - Nutrition Education Throughout the Life Cycle

NTR 5154 - Medical Nutrition Therapy

NTR 5155 - Principles of Nutrition Education & Behavior 

NTR 5156 - Leadership Development in Nutrition and Dietetics 

NTR 5600 - Research Methods in Nutrition & Dietetics 

NTR 5981 - Dietetic Internship 

NTR 5982 - Dietetic Internship 

NTR 5983 - Dietetic Internship

NTR 5984 - Dietetic Internship

Elective Course(s) (3 hours)

Electives 3 semester hours selected from this Suggested Elective List

Graduate Study Plan Stipulations

1. You must complete 33 semester hours. 

2. You can only take a maximum of 9 semester hours online.

3. Please plan on taking NTR 5155 in your first semester and NTR 5600 in your second semester.

4. In consultation with Dr. Melanie Burns, your graduate advisor, draft your graduate study plan and submit for approval by her within the first few weeks of your second semester taking courses.