Department of Nutrition

School of Medicine, Room WG 48
Phone: 216.368.2440; Fax: 216.368.6846
Hope Barkoukis, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND, Chair
nutrition@case.edu

For general questions please email nutrition@case.edu


The department’s focus is on human nutrition and the application of the science of nutrition to health promotion and disease prevention. Undergraduate programs are designed for students interested in nutritional biochemistry and metabolism, clinical nutrition, professional study in dietetics, public health nutrition, medicine, physical therapy, pharmacy or dentistry. Graduate programs emphasize dietetics, public health nutrition, nutritional biochemistry and clinical nutrition.

The Department of Nutrition offers programs leading to the bachelor of arts degree in nutrition, the bachelor of science degree in nutrition, the bachelor of arts degree in nutritional biochemistry and metabolism, the bachelor of science degree in nutritional biochemistry and metabolism, the master of science degree in nutrition, the dual degree of master of public health/master of science nutrition, and the doctor of philosophy degree. The Master of Science in nutrition is approved as a Post-baccalaureate Premedical Program. Four minors are available: nutrition, environmental nutrition, nutrition and lifestyle medicine and sports nutrition. Graduate certificate programs, which are designated on the student's transcript, are available in areas such as maternal and child nutrition and nutrition for health care professionals. The certificates are in addition to the basic graduate degree. Students currently enrolled in one of our master's programs are able to pursue certificates at no additional cost to the student.