Dual Degree: M.S. in Food Systems Administration; Master of Business Administration (MBA) (Denton)

Program Description

Students can earn two graduate degrees in 54 credit hours with many courses offered evenings of online.  This 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 administrator in healthcare or schools    
• Foodservice management consultant
• Business owner/entrepreneur                 
• Food distributor account manager
• Foodservice facility design consultant        
• Food systems software trainer/consultant

     Program Requirements

Research Design or Statistics (3 hrs):

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

Seminar (2 hrs):

• NFS 5721 Seminar in Food Systems Admin
• or NFS 5331 Seminar in Nutrition
• or NFS 5321 Seminar in Food Science

Research (3-6 hrs):

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

** Course may be taken once for 3 credit hrs or twice for a total of 6 hrs

Electives (10-13 hrs):

• Student selects 10 to 13 hrs of NFS or BUS courses

Admissions Requirements

• B.S. from an accredited university with at least a 3.25 GPA on a 4.0 scale
• Evidence of completing either:
  • Graduate Record Exam (GRE) with preferred minimum score of 350 on verbal portion and 450 on quantitative portion
  • Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) with preferred minimum score of 400

• Prerequisite courses:

  • Introduction to Nutrition (3 hrs)
  • Microbiology (4 hrs)
  • Quantity Food Production & Service (4-5 hrs)
  • Upper level Foodservice Management and/or Business courses (9 hrs) – must include 3 hrs of Economics and 3 hrs of Accounting
  • 1-2 page resume providing evidence of work and volunteer experience related to intended field of study

Recommended Undergraduate Degree Programs

• 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 Dietetics & Institutional Administration with BUS 2043 (Accounting I) and ECO 1013 (Microeconomics) taken as electives
• B.B.A. (Bachelor of Business Administration) and non-science minor in Nutrition to include NFS 3713/3722 (Quantity Foods and Lab)
• B.S. in Business and non-science minor in Nutrition to include NFS 3713/3722 (Quantity Foods and Lab)

For more information, contact:

Carolyn Bednar, Ph.D., R.D.                         Ann Hughes, Ph.D.
Dept of Nutrition & Food Sciences                 School of Management
940-898-2658                                                940-898-2155
www.twu.edu/nutrition-food-sciences            www.twu.edu/som/