Restructuring Nutrition Programs in Higher Education Jennifer Anderson, Ph.D., R.D. Professor and Ex

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Restructuring Nutrition Programsin Higher
EducationJennifer Anderson, Ph.D.,
R.D.Professor and Extension SpecialistDepartmen
t of Food Science Human NutritionCollege of
Applied Human SciencesColorado State University
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Emerging needs...Challenges ??
Opportunities???
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Graduate ProgramM.S. Program Emphasis

• Human Nutrition oriented toward
• Cellular/metabolic nutrition
• Community nutrition/nutrition education
• Exercise science and nutrition
• ADA Internship program ceased in 2005 a new
  combined Internship/masters degree will be
  available in 2006
• Interdisciplinary M.S. in Exercise Science and
  Nutrition
• Fitness and human performance (application made
  after first semester)
• Interdisciplinary Studies Program in Food
  Science/Safety
• Cooperative effort among 7 departments

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Ph.D. Program

• Nutritional Science
• Basic Nutrition Sciences
• Community Nutrition
• Interdisciplinary Program in Food Science/Safety

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Basic Requirements

• M.S. Degrees
• Minimum of 35 credits
• Includes an option of a 10 credit research
  project with a published thesis
• Or a 4 credit professional paper
• Ph.D. Degrees
• Minimum of 72 credits masters degree required
• Qualifying/diagnostic exam based on masters
  degree taken after first year. Student can
  re-take once.
• Preliminary exam taken upon completion of course
  work and a minimum of 2 semesters prior to
  intended date of graduation

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Graduate Students Enrollment SummaryFall 2000 -
Fall 2005
Estimates
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Department Profile

• 14 faculty in nutrition and food science
• (1 position vacant and hope to fill in 2006)
• 3 faculty in Restaurant and Resort Management
• (undergraduate program with a plan to offer a
  graduate MBSA degree in 2006)
• Key aspects of the program
• Only Nutrition Department in Colorado
• University multi-disciplinary super-clusters
  established in strategic plan for food,
  nutrition, health and well-being

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Community Nutrition Signature Areas

• Promoting Food Security through
• Food safety education
• Nutrition education for limited resource
  audiences
• Use of interactive multimedia, bi-lingual
  education
• Promoting Healthy Lifestyles
• Obesity prevention and management
• Diabetes prevention and management
• Promotion of sustainable healthful food
  choices

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Community Nutrition 5 Year Plan

• Maintain and strengthen faculty expertise
• Establish a Nutrition Education and Outreach
  Center
• Establish a Food Nutrition Program Evaluation
  Center

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Future Direction

• M.P.H. to be offered in Colorado between 3
  universities Colorado State University of
  Colorado Health Sciences Center University
  Northern Colorado
• M.S./Peace Corps program
• Maternal and Child Health fellowship with UCLA
  University of Washington and CSU

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University Department Challenges

• Budget Issues
• Taxpayers bill of rights (TABOR) has resulted in
  severe cuts to higher education
• Decrease in assistantships and support for
  graduate education
• Decrease faculty in food science
• Resulting Trends
• Increase interest in the field
• Increase in number of undergraduate majors
• Increase number of graduate student applications
  yet admitting fewer students

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Department Trends Opportunities

• Increased numbers of student enquiries
• Increased numbers of applications
• Increased interest in the M.S.-International
  Peace Corps program
• Anticipated increased interest in M.S.-Internship
  program based on prior program and enquiries
• Increased number of applicants from other UG
  fields-anthropology journalism public
  relations biology psychology sociology
  environmental health biochemistry exercise
  science
• Quality of applications improved over past 5
  years

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