Umass Online MPH in Nutrition Degree Program: An Interactive Approach to Professional Development in Public Health Nutrition

An abstract of a study by Beffa-Negrini and Cohen describing the University of Massachusetts-Amherst's learner-centered, part-time, fully-online Master of Public Health in Nutrition Program (MPHNP) is presented. The MPHNP was designed based on a decade of experience developing asynchronous interactive online courses, feedback from nutrition professionals, and public health nutrition competencies. The program has rapidly grown in two academic years to include 33 nutrition and health professionals participating from across the US. Most students appreciate the flexibility of online learning and many cite student-student and student-instructor interaction and small classes with relevant coursework as program strengths.