Environmental Health Sciences 
Human Nutrition
 
 
The study of foods and nutrients and their effect on the health of individuals
"Man is what he eats"
Ludwig Feurerbach, 1804-1872
This 19th century quote couldn't be truer today and the Human Nutrition Program in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) offers a curriculum to explore, teach and communicate the most recent scientific discoveries in nutrition. From nutrigenomics and epigenetics to the clinical and community translation of nutrition, the University of Michigan faculty provides a breadth of knowledge, skills and research opportunity to those students seeking a 21st century curriculum in cellular, physiological and community nutrition. The Human Nutrition Program at the University of Michigan is a research-driven, interdisciplinary program with strengths in the following areas:
- Obesity and nutrition-related chronic disease (cancers, cardiovascular disease, diabetes)
- Nutrition as a modifier of adverse environmental exposures across the lifecycle
- Nutrition and immune function
The University of Michigan supports interdisciplinary scholarship across the university. The Human Nutrition Program exemplifies this value by collaborating with many other schools and programs at the University of Michigan, including: health behavior, epidemiology, metabolomics, cancer, cardiovascular disease, pediatrics, endocrinology, and kinesiology. These collaborations enrich didactic, research and mentoring opportunities for students in the Human Nutrition Program.
The Master in Public Health (M.P.H.) degree program and the Master of Sciences (M.S.) in Nutritional Sciences provides a wide ranging education gained from other public health disciplines within the School of Public Health and through their own diverse EHS departmental faculty. The varied backgrounds of students provide stimulation for new thinking about solutions to today’s nutrition problems such as an obesity epidemic and subsequent rise in cardiovascular and diabetes disease.
The M.P.H. or M.S. degrees in Human Nutrition provides one of the few Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) through the graduate degree program. The EHS department also sponsors the University of Michigan Dietetic Internship (DI). Upon completion of both the DPD and DI programs, graduates meet the requirements for Registered Dietitian (RD) eligibility.
At the completion of the Human Nutrition program, students find employment opportunities in public health settings such as local, state or federal agencies, as well as non-profit agencies, the food and nutrition industry and research organizations. Our alumni can be found at NSF International, USDA, Michigan Public Health Department and major food industries. A number of alumni stay in the area and are employed at the University of Michigan Health System.
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