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MAS Maternal & Child Nutrition at University of California, Davis

University of California, Davis, United States

Programme overview

Master of Advanced Study in maternal and child nutrition. Each student has a two-member guidance committee advising a capstone project; 36 units total.

Faculty: College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences  |  Department: Department of Nutrition  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Davis, CA, United States

What you will study

Four required core courses (22 units), special topics seminars (4 units), an elective (4 units) and a student capstone (6 units). An optional lactation-specific track prepares for the IBCLC exam, with 2 units of clinical lactation internship in the summer between years 1 and 2.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission to the program requires a bachelor's degree with prior course work that includes (or is comparable to): one year of general chemistry, two quarters (one semester) of organic chemistry, a course in statistics, one course in general physiology, and two quarters (one semester) of the biochemistry of nutrition.

Graduate applications are submitted through the UC Davis online graduate application with an application fee; deadlines vary by programme and are listed on the Graduate Studies deadlines page.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.ucdavis.edu/apply

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