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Each program has unique prerequisites (as detailed below).

Graduate Degree Programs

  • Agriculture, Food and Environment: undergraduate level course in biology and/or chemistry
  • Biochemical and Molecular Nutrition: undergraduate level courses in general biology, general chemistry (with lab) and organic chemistry (with lab) and biochemistry
  • Food Policy and Applied Nutrition: undergraduate level course in biology and/or chemistry
  • Master of Arts in Humanitarian Assistance: Applicants must be midcareer professionals. Candidates must have significant field experience and have proven leadership qualities. Please note, if you are a native English speaker, passing a reading comprehension and an oral language exam is required in order to graduate. Non-native English speakers who were primarily educated in an English speaking environment may also be required to demonstrate their proficiency in a second language by completing a reading and oral foreign language examination.
  • Nutrition Communication: undergraduate level courses in general chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry and human physiology. Please note that the chemistry courses need to be taken sequentially and not concurrently.
  • Nutritional Epidemiology: undergraduate level courses in general biology, general chemistry (with lab) and organic chemistry I (with lab). Also, one or both of the following is required: organic II (with lab) and biochemistry.
  • Combined Detetic Internship/Master's Degree: Complete an accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics. Earn a Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university; a minimum university cumulative grade point average of 3.0 is required.
  • Master of Nutrition Science and Policy in Ras Al Khaimah: undergraduate level courses in nutrition, biochemistry, biology or physiology, and mathematics. In addition, applicants must have a proven proficiency in the English language as measured by a minimum TOEFL score of 600 (paper based), 250 computer based, or 100 internet based.

Non-degree/Special Student

Non-degree seeking students should contact the Admissions Office regarding prerequisite courses for individual Friedman courses.