Nutrition and Health Promotion (MS)

The Master of Science in Nutrition and Health Promotion is designed for those who wish to be leaders in nutrition and wellness. This program is offered both on the ground and fully online.  The program attracts students with backgrounds in such disciplines as nutrition, biology, health sciences, health education, athletic training, exercise physiology, or physical education, as well as those with bachelor’s degrees in other fields wishing to enter the nutrition field. This program builds upon the decades-long expertise of the Simmons undergraduate program in nutrition and the interdisciplinary resources available in the School of Nursing and Health Sciences programs in physical therapy, and primary healthcare nursing as well as our Internationally renowned School of Business for graduate Management courses. Students are also able to take relevant elective courses in the Simmons graduate programs in Communications, Management, Education, and Library and Information Science. There are two concentrations: Wellness and Entrepreneurship. For further information, please go to the Simmons College website.