2015-2016 Graduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition
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Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition
Rick Welsh, Department Chair, 315-443-4060
304 Lyman Hall
The Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition offers graduate academic programs in: Addiction Studies, MA; Global Health, MS; Food Studies, MS; Nutrition Science, MA, Nutrition Science, MS; Addiction Studies, CAS; Dietetic Internship Program, CAS; and Global Health, CAS.
Students’ academic programs move outside of the classroom to gain hands-on experiences in their chosen field(s) of concentration. Faculty and students in the Department are experiencing ever-increasing opportunities for interdisciplinary research and experiential learning locally, nationally and globally in the areas of public and community health, nutrition, and food studies, as well as other fields related to these specialties.
Graduate Programs
Food Studies
Anne Bellows, Graduate Program Director, 443-4228
304 Lyman Hall
Faculty
Tim Barr, Anne Bellows, Mary Ann P. Kiernan, Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern, Rick Welsh, Evan Weissman
The Masters of Science in Food Studies is a 36 credit hour, graduate program providing students with a foundation in the political economy of food systems, including human rights, food governance, and food justice and health. The M.S. degree program trains students for work in the fast-changing landscape of international food policy as well as national and local food governance systems, and additionally, prepares interested candidates for advanced graduate pursuits.
Nutrition Science and Dietetics
Sudha Raj, Graduate Program Director, 315-443-5573
440 Sims Hall
Faculty
Lynn S. Brann, Kay S. Bruening, L. Beth Dixon, Tanya M. Horacek, Sudha Raj, Sarah H. Short, Jane B. Uzcategui, Margaret Voss, Jennifer Wilkins
Dietetic Program Director Nancy Rindfuss, 315-443-2386
Dietetic Internship Director Debra Z. Connolly, 315-443-2386
Graduate students in the Nutrition Science program acquire a balanced background in the theory and application of the science of nutrition. Specialization is desirable and is achieved by appropriate course selection, readings, independent study, field experience, and research projects. Faculty members have expertise in clinical nutrition, community nutrition, nutrition for growth and development, nutrition education, nutrition science, and food service management.
The department is affiliated with a number of local hospitals, clinics, and community agencies that provide special learning and research experiences for students according to their background and interests.
Public Health
Brooks Gump, Graduate Program Director, 315-443-2208,
344 White Hall
Faculty
Dessa Bergen-Cico, James Byrne, Luvenia W. Cowart, Brooks Gump, Sandra D. Lane, Eileen Lantier, David Larsen, Katherine McDonald, Mary Ann Middlemiss, Lutchmie Narine, Lisa Olson-Gugerty, Maureen Thompson
The Public Health program offers advanced certificates in Addictions Studies and Global Health, a master of arts in Addiction Studies and a master of science in Global Health.
The 24 credit hour Addiction Studies, CAS is available only to Syracuse University students dually enrolled in the following programs:
- M.S. Clinical Mental Health Counseling (School of Education)
- Ph.D. Counseling and Counselor Education (School of Education)
- M.A. Marriage and Family Therapy (Falk College)
- M.S.W. Social Work (Falk College)
The CAS in Addiction Studies provides an intensive concentration of coursework on the biology, psychology and cross-cultural sociology of addictions as a supplement to a graduate program of study.
The Global Health, CAS is a 19-credit hour graduate program providing students applied skills in global health policy and practice. The program emphasizes the integration of social and behavioral determinants of health combined with practice and evidence-based strategies for developing, implementing, and evaluating programs and policies in global settings.
The 36 credit Addiction Studies, MA provides students with opportunities to develop broad competencies in preparation for employment in a number of fields addressing alcohol, other drugs and behavioral (process) addictions. Students will be exposed to a public health perspective of substance use and addictive behaviors specializing in prevention and counseling.
The 36 credit graduate program in Global Health, MS offers students an in-depth and comprehensive understanding of the factors influencing the health and well-being of children and families in the context of the global community. The program examines a broad spectrum of factors, including infectious and chronic diseases, genetics and disabilities that require families to interface with medical care providers, service agencies, and policy decision makers in their communities. The program incorporates the study of cultural health norms and practices, barriers and facilitators of family-health practitioner relations and how children define and interpret their symptoms, how they feel about themselves, and how they respond to treatment. The program also integrates the study of historical experiences of ethnic groups (e.g., racial prejudice) and their culturally determined patterns of dealing with issues of health and illness.
ProgramsMaster’sDoctorateCertificate of Advanced Study
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