Nutrition Graduate Program

We welcome your interest in the Nutrition Graduate Program.

The goal of our M.S. program is to enhance students’ knowledge of nutrition by integrating resources and expertise across campus. We offer students:

• Multidisciplinary research opportunities,
• Thesis and non-thesis options,
• Teaching and research assistantships and
• Individual attention.

The research interests of our graduate faculty encompass many different aspects of nutrition including experimental, clinical, public health, education, policy, and human and community development.

Graduates from our program have been successful in obtaining challenging careers in research, education, dietetics practice, and administration of nutrition programs in the public and private sectors.

For more information about the Nutrition Graduate Program at the University of Nevada, Reno contact:

Jamie Benedict, Ph.D., R.D.
Director, Nutrition Graduate Program
Department of Nutrition / 142
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV 89557
Tel: (775) 784-6445
E-mail: benedict@unr.nevada.edu

 
Lindy Kadlecek

"The UNR Graduate Nutrition Program has offered me a place were I am able to work closely with the professors and other graduate students. It is a small program that has benefited me with adequate individualized attention. I feel the curriculum offered will prepare me for what lies ahead in the field of nutrition."

Ashley Hall

"It is a great opportunity to work one on one with a faculty member.
I get to work on a fascinating research project while pursuing my master’s degree."