Public Health (BS)/Nutrition (MS): 4 + 1 Program
An accelerated five-year BS Public Health (Biology track)/MS Nutrition program is jointly offered by the Public Health Department and the Nutrition Department. Students complete this accelerated BS/MS program in five years and receive a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Public Health and a Master of Science degree in Nutrition and Health Promotion. Graduates of this program will find opportunities and careers in a variety of fields promoting health, which include research, government programs, weight loss centers, and exercise facilities. Two graduate courses, SNHS 410 Research Methods and SNHS 450 Health Care Systems: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, are taken in the senior year.
Requirements for the undergraduate Public Health major and graduate degree in Nutrition:
Year One
| PH 101 | Introduction to Public Health | 4 |
| BIOL 113 | General Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 104 | Introduction to Environmental Science | 4 |
| SOCI 241 | Health, Illness & Society | 4 |
| CHEM 111 | Introduction to Chemistry: Inorganic | 4 |
| CHEM 112 | Introduction to Chemistry: Organic | 4 |
Year Two
Year Three
| SOCI 345 | Health Systems & Policy | 4 |
| PH 201 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 4 |
| BIOL 347 | Human Development and Genetics | 4 |
| CHEM 223 | Introduction to Biochemistry | 4 |
| NUTR 237 | The Practice of Community Nutrition | 4 |
Year Four
Note that one of these courses would be taken as a fifth course during the senior year. Students need 127 unique credits to graduate with an undergraduate degree. This allows them to substitute one 3-credit course for the usual 4-credit offerings at Simmons. Since both of the graduate courses are 3 credits, then the student would have to take one of these as a fifth course, if they didn’t have an extra course prior to the senior year.
Working with their advisor, a student will take SNHS 410 Research Methods and SNHS 450 The Health Care System: Interdisciplinary Perspectives during the fall and spring of senior year. Students need to maintain a 3.0 GPA to continue in the program. Please visit the Simmons College website and view the Nutrition Catalog for graduate requirements.