Graduates of the Master’s Program in Pediatric Nutrition at Universidad de Las Américas are highly qualified, competent, and enterprising professionals with an international-global vision. Graduates possess advanced, up-to-date knowledge of pediatric nutrition across all stages of development, from the fetal period through adolescence, in both health and disease.
Furthermore, graduates differentiate the nutritional needs of children and adolescents according to their stage of development. Graduates are capable of critically analyzing comprehensive pediatric nutrition plans based on the best available scientific evidence. Graduates also conduct research in this field in accordance with current legal regulations.
Ultimately, graduates demonstrate ethical behavior and assertive communication in their professional practice. Graduates are expected to participate in multidisciplinary teams in both national and international contexts, acting with ethics, creativity, proactiveness, innovation, and responsibility. Graduates respect the current legal framework, contribute to society, and are committed to national development.
Demographic Data - provides information about student enrollment disaggregated by gender and ethnicity, offering insight into the demographic diversity within the program.
Student Completion - provides information about graduation rates and graduation rates disaggregated by gender calculated through the 2021–2022 academic year, based on cohorts of new, first-time students, regardless of enrollment in the program's daytime or evening instructional delivery (if applicable).
All programs utilize the Brightspace platform to collect and assess student work and to compile data and evidence of student achievement. The resulting outcomes and their analysis, which focus on identifying areas for improvement, are presented in the program’s assessment report. In the graphic below, the most recent assessment period for each Program Learning Outcome (PLO) is indicated, along with the percentage representing the level of achievement of the expected performance standard for that PLO, based on the rubric used to evaluate student work.