In our Master’s programme, you will enhance your existing specialist knowledge of applied nutritional science, and add to it expertise from the areas of nutrition medicine, nutritional epidemiology, and public heath nutrition. You will acquire broad academic and methodological expertise in application-oriented nutrition research – particularly in project management and the evaluation of study data. After completing the degree programme, you will be familiar with the different areas and levels of nutrition-related health promotion. You will understand how disease and nutrition are interrelated, and will be able to develop, lead and evaluate targeted, group-specific nutrition strategies as well as intervention and therapy concepts. You will have a comprehensive set of skills in nutrition communication, and will be able to transfer scientific findings to nutrition practice and present them tailored to target groups.

With your Master’s degree, you will be able to undertake management and executive positions in health promotion and prevention, nutrition therapy and nutrition communication. Examples of career opportunities that may be open to you include:

• The nutrition and food industry,
• The pharmaceutical industry,
• Consumer organisations, associations, health insurance companies, specialist societies and governmental ministries,
• Specialist journalism for self-help publishers, editorial offices of lifestyle magazines, radio and TV,
• Research institutions,
• Training and continuing education institutions,
• Hospitals and rehabilitation facilities and
• Humanitarian aid.

Our study model combines topics of nutrition science and nutrition medical research into an application-oriented course. The content is divided into two blocks of modules:

• Examples of modules you will take in the compulsory area include Special Dietetics, Pathophysiology, Pathobiochemistry, Treating Nutrition-Related Diseases, and Health Psychology. In a block seminar, you will also become familiar with various nutritional scientific research methods in a practice-relevant manner.

• Your optional modules will enable you to develop your individual profile. You may wish to concentrate on a specific subject, focusing on nutrition medicine, or on food microbiology. Or you may prefer to focus on interdisciplinary skills in areas such as health management, public relations or stress and conflict management.

In the fourth semester, you will write your Master’s thesis within a period of four months at most, concluding your degree programme.

As is the case with Münster University of Applied Sciences as a whole, Münster School of Health also delivers practice-related training using targeted, efficient practical stages. You will be able to intensively and professionally enhance your skills in application-oriented projects. This is possible due to our close connections to the food, diet and pharmaceutical industries, to clinics and specialist practices, to public institutions, to nutrition-related research institutions and to the media. Our labs will also give you the opportunity to apply course content to real-life situations. Our ultra-modern equipment ensures high-quality research.