USEK - Holy Spirit University of Kaslik
Master of Science in Nutrition
- Juniyah, Lebanon
- Zahlé, Lebanon
MSc
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2025
STUDY FORMAT
Blended
Key Summary
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences at USEK, founded in 2019, is the result of the merge of the Faculty of Letters, Philosophy and Humanities, Sciences and Music and is an academic reengineering process decided in 2017. The Faculty embraces a variety of programs supporting research, teaching, and students’ learning experience in Humanities, Social Sciences, Arts, and Natural Sciences, including Mathematics, Computing, and Nutrition.
Mission
The mission of the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences at USEK is to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals and diverse communities locally and globally through leadership and excellence in nutrition and dietetics education, research, practice and service.
Common Core
- NTR552 Advanced Medical Therapeutic Nutrition
- NTR514 Advanced Nutrition: Macronutrients and Micronutrients
- NTR635 Economics for food and Nutrition Policy
- GAA619 Quality Assurance and Consumer Health
Specialization
- NTR512 Advanced Food Service Management
- NTR650 Advanced Lifecycle in Nutrition
- NTR545 Advanced Topics in Food Sciences and Nutrition
- NTR516 Nutritional Epidemiology
- NTR696 Practical Statistics in Agrifood and Nutrition
- NTR510 Research Methodology in Nutrition
- NTR688 Seminar in Nutrition
Electives
- NTR611 Clinical Sports Nutrition
- NTR652 Diabetes, Dyslipidemia, and Obesity
- NTR657 Elaboration and Evaluation of Health Programs
- GAA523 Food Innovation and Development
- NTR617 Nutrigenomics
- NTR658 Public Health in Lebanon
Capstone
- NTR697 Thesis in Nutrition
Program Educational Objectives
- Understand the broad area of nutrition sciences as well as the areas of nutritional biochemistry, nutritional assessment, and research techniques.
- Grow their ability to analyze and apply current research into practice and use these nutrition principles in the treatment and prevention of diseases.
- Develop effective oral and written communication skills for the education of other nutrition professionals and others in the general public.
Program Outcomes
- Apply research-based evidence into dietetics practice.
- Provide optimal nutrition counseling for different types of clients and introduce behavioral change in clinical settings.
- Evaluate and communicate current and future trends in the areas of dietetics for disease prevention, health promotion, and management practices.
- Develop personal characteristics and perform in interdisciplinary teams.
