Graduate Programs

The UCCS Master of Sciences in Nutrition and Dietetics (MSc) is a two-year graduate program designed to provide students with applied learning experience in preparation for a career as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN). The program curriculum is built on a competency-based education framework. Students will have access to the Hybl Sports Medicine and Performance Center, containing expansive classrooms and a teaching kitchen. Our partnership with Common Spirit will connect students with high quality preceptors; small student-to-preceptor ratios will continue a 40-year history of clinical teaching excellence.

The MA in Applied Geography empowers students to address today’s critical societal issues through focused and impactful geographic research. Our graduates emerge with robust integrative skills that seamlessly connect human activities to natural systems, employing a spatial perspective to analyze both human and natural processes. Through engaging in problem-solving research, students sharpen their analytical abilities, research expertise, and strong communication skills—both written and oral.

Graduates from our MA program advance confidently into careers with public agencies, governmental and non-governmental organizations, or as specialists in information, mapping, and technology across diverse firms. They also excel as geospatial analysts and geospatial project managers. Furthermore, our program serves as a solid foundation for those aspiring to pursue Ph.D. programs in geography or related fields, preparing them for the next level of academic achievement.

Our MA in Applied Geography is part of the UCCS Accelerated Master's Pathway (AMP) and is available to undergraduate students majoring in Geography & Environmental Studies (GES). Click here for more information about the GES's Accelerated Master's Pathway. 

This certificate program is coordinated by the Matrix Center for the Advancement of Social Equity and Inclusion at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs and the Sociology Department in the College of Letters, Arts & Sciences.

Program requirements can be completed utilizing a variety of course options, including fully online options, making this program available to students and educators not just in Colorado, but all around the country!