MBA and Masters in Nutrition Dual Degree




This MBA and masters nutrition degree program will provide students with multi-management skills so that they will be well qualified for administrative positions in nutrition/foodservice organizations.  Graduates of this dual degree program will likely increase both career options and average starting salaries.

Career possibilities for graduates of this program include:

  • Foodservice facility design consultant
  • Foodservice management consultant
  • Business owner/entrepreneur
  • Food distributor account manager
  • Food systems software trainer/consultant

Recommended Undergraduate Programs

  • B.S. in Dietetics & Institutional Administration with BUS 2043 (Accounting I) and ECO 1013 (Microeconomics) taken as electives
  • TWU undergraduate students may complete one of the following degrees in preparation for entering this Dual Degree M.S./MBA graduate program
  • B.S. in Food and Nutrition in Business and Industry with a minor in Business Administration
  • B.S. in Business and non-science minor in Nutrition to include NFS 3713/3722 (Quantity Foods and Lab)

Programs for Degree in Nutrition and MBA

Research Design or Statistics (3 hrs):

  • BUS 5153 Research Methods in Business
  • or MATH 5573 Statistical Methods I

Research (3-6 hrs):

  • NFS 5983 Thesis and NFS 5993 Thesis
  • or BUS 5983 Thesis and BUS 5993 Thesis
  • or NFS 5973**

Seminar (2 hrs):

  • NFS 5721 Seminar in Food Systems Admin
  • or NFS 5331 Seminar in Nutrition

Contact Information:

Carolyn Bednar, Ph.D., R.D.
Dept of Nutrition & Food Sciences
940-898-2658
www.twu.edu/nutrition-food-sciences

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