The UVM MSD Program concentration is Community Health and Nutrition, with a focus on sustainable food systems research and education. This theme is embedded throughout the MSD curriculum and supervised practice experience. The sustainable food system emphasis will prepare students to incorporate, promote and support the principles of sustainable food systems across all areas of professional practice as a registered dietitian/nutritionist. UVM faculty and students actively engage in many public health and community initiatives that support sustainable food systems and promote health, wellness, and disease prevention across the lifespan. This program is designed for students who have completed an undergraduate degree in dietetics and have received an ACEND verification statement within the past five years. Students completing a bachelor's degree in a discipline other than dietetics are welcome to apply. These students must be able to demonstrate that they will have completed all of the prerequisites, MSD Prerequisites, prior to the start of the MSD program.

Master's degrees require a minimum of thirty credits; some programs require more. A minimum grade point average of 3.00 must be achieved. A minimum of fifteen graded credits used in compilation of the graduate GPA must be taken in residence at UVM following matriculation into the master's program. For international students whose native language is not English or who have not completed undergraduate degrees in English, Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores or IELTS scores must be submitted.