Dual Degree: MS in Food Systems Administration & Master of Business Administration

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

• BS 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 143 (350 original) on verbal portion and 141 (450 original) 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 MS/MBA graduate program
• BS in Food and Nutrition in Business and Industry with a minor in Business Administration
• BS in Nutrition: Emphasis in Dietetics with BUS 2043 Accounting I and ECO 1013 Microeconomics taken as electives
• BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) and non-science minor in Nutrition to include NFS 3713/3722 Quantity Foods and Lab
• BS in Business and non-science minor in Nutrition to include NFS 3713/3722 Quantity Foods and Lab

Contact

Carolyn Bednar, PhD, RD Nutrition and Food Sciences   940-898-2658

Ann Hughes, PhD School of Management 940-898-2155