Shenandoah’s master’s program in nutrition and dietetics integrates didactic education with experiential learning and supervised practice to prepare you for the future of dietetics practice. Our program combines critical thinking, problem analysis and scientific inquiry to train you for the expanded scope of practice to meet the needs of a continually complex and diverse profession – you’ll be ready to meet the nutritional needs of individuals and local communities.

Your program will include not only a capstone course, but also supervised practice, food experimentation labs, nutrition assessment and interviewing practice, and experiential learning opportunities. 

The program is located in the Health Professions Building on the campus of Valley Health | Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Virginia. 

This program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND).  

 

Some students in this program choose to continue their education by earning a graduate degree: 

• Ph.D. in nutrition or related field
• Clinical doctorate in dietetics
• Post-doctoral research and fellowship programs

 

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that the number of jobs for registered dietitians and nutritionists will increase by 7%  between 2022 and 2032, however, the Academy believes that even more RDs will be needed, because of the ongoing U.S. health crisis of diet-related diseases that continue to rise annually (such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease). Median rates of pay are $66,450 annually or $31.95 per hour for bachelor’s-trained individuals. 

– The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 

 

Fall Semester – Year One

Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
ND 501	Dietetics as a Profession**	3
ND 502	Nutrition Assessment**	3
ND 507	Nutrients	3
ND 510	Food and Culture**	3
	Total Credit Hours:	12

 

Spring Semester – Year One

Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
ND 503	Nutrition Education and Communication**	3
ND 511	Food Service Management**	4 (lecture/lab)
ND 512	Food Science and Experimentation**	4 (lecture/lab)
*ND 670	Supervised Practice	1
	Total Credit Hours:	12

 

Summer Semester – Year One

Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
ND 520	Nutrition Epidemiology and Evidence Based Practice	3
ND 521	Community Nutrition**	3
ND 522	Nutrition Through the Lifespan**	3
*ND 670	Supervised Practice	3
	Total Credit Hours:	12

 

Fall Semester – Year Two

Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
ND 601	Approaches in Nutrition Counseling**	3
ND 620	Medical Nutrition Therapy I**	3
ND 522	Performance Nutrition**	3
*ND 670	Supervised Practice	3
	Total Credit Hours:	12

 

Spring Semester – Year Two

Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
ND 602	Leadership for Nutrition and Dietetic Professionals**	2
ND 621	Medical Nutrition Therapy II**	3
ND 640	Capstone Project	2
*ND 670	Supervised Practice	3
	Total Credit Hours:	10

 

Total Program Hours – 58 credit hours

48 Didactic Credits

*10 Supervised Practice Credits (course can be taken for variable credit hours 1, 2 or 3)
** Experiential Learning Activities are planned in the course

This program is designed for students entering who completed a bachelor’s degree, with an overall GPA of 3.0. Required prerequisite courses are anatomy, physiology, statistics and an introductory nutrition course. The admissions process requires an application, three letters of recommendation, a professional statement of interest essay and interview. This is a full-time, on-site program housed in the School of Health Professions at the Health Professions Building in Winchester, Virginia.

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