Nutritional Sciences, PhD
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2024-2025. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Total Hours: 60 (Beyond the Master's Degree)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Degree Program Requirements | ||
| Nutritional Sciences | ||
| Required Core Courses | 18-30 | |
| Macronutrients in Human Nutrition | ||
| Micronutrients in Human Nutrition | ||
| Seminar: Emerging Topics in Nutrition (Taken twice before graduation.) | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Advanced Grant Writing in Nutritional Sciences | ||
| Grant Writing for the Professional | ||
| Special Topics in Grantmanship | ||
| Grant Seeking | ||
Or equivalent | ||
| Suggested courses to complete required core: | ||
| Human Sciences | ||
| Required Core Courses | 3 | |
| Graduate Seminar in Education and Human Sciences | ||
| Research Support Courses | ||
| Required Core Courses | 18-30 | |
| Select 3 hours from the following: | ||
| Research Approaches and Translation in Nutritional Sciences | ||
Or equivalent | ||
| Select 3 hours from the following | ||
| Statistics for Experimenters II | ||
| Statistics for Biomedical Researchers | ||
| Analyses of Variance | ||
Or equivalent | ||
| The remaining 12-24 credits of coursework should consist of courses in intermediate and advanced statistics, advanced research methodology and advanced research methods: | ||
| Select from Electives to complete coursework (courses from this list used for Nutritional Sciences core electives may not be selected): | ||
| Dissertation | ||
| Required Core Requirement | 15-30 | |
| Doctoral Dissertation | ||
| Total Hours | 60 | |
Suggested Courses and/or Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| NSCI 5023 | Advanced Nutrition in the Pathophysiology of Chronic Disease | 3 |
| NSCI 5133 | Advanced Nutrition for Exercise and Sport | 3 |
| NSCI 5363 | Maternal and Child Nutrition | 3 |
| NSCI 5373 | Childhood Nutrition | 3 |
| NSCI 5393 | Nutrition and Aging | 3 |
| NSCI 5553 | Global Nutrition and Food Security | 3 |
| NSCI 5563 | Nutritional Assessment | 3 |
| NSCI 5613 | Nutrition Education and Behavior Change | 3 |
| NSCI 5643 | Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy | 3 |
| NSCI 5713 | Public Health Nutrition and Food Policy | 3 |
| NSCI 5743 | Advanced Laboratory Techniques in Nutritional Sciences | 3 |
| NSCI 5870 | Problems in Nutritional Science | 1-4 |
| NSCI 6033 | Functional Foods and Phytochemicals | 3 |
| NSCI 6870 | Independent Study in Nutritional Sciences | 1-3 |
| BIOC 4113 | Molecular Biology | 3 |
| BIOC 5102 | Molecular Genetics | 2 |
| BIOC 5824 | Biochemical Laboratory Methods | 4 |
| BIOC 6763 | Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis | 3 |
| BIOC 6773 | Protein Structure and Enzyme Function | 3 |
| BIOC 6783 | Biomembranes and Bioenergetics | 3 |
| BIOL 4215 | Mammalian Physiology | 5 |
| BIOL 5283 | Endocrinology | 3 |
| CPSY 5173 | Gerontological Counseling | 3 |
| CPSY 5473 | Basic Counseling Skills | 3 |
| CPSY 5503 | Multicultural Counseling | 3 |
| HDFS 5413 | Aging in Human Development | 3 |
| HDFS 5423 | Research Perspectives in Gerontology | 3 |
| HDFS 5433 | Theories of Aging | 3 |
| HHP 5853 | Clin Ex Test & Prescript | 3 |
| HHP 5873 | Human Bioenergetics | 3 |
| HLTH 5113 | Psychological Aspects of Health | 3 |
| HLTH 5323 | General Epidemiology | 3 |
| HLTH 5453 | Cultural Issues In Health | 3 |
| MGMT 5113 | Individual and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| REMS 5013 | Research Design and Methodology | 3 |
| REMS 5963 | Computer Applications in Nonparametric Data Analyses | 3 |
| REMS 6013 | Multiple Regression Analysis in Behavioral Studies | 3 |
| REMS 6033 | Factor Analysis in Behavioral Research | 3 |
| REMS 6373 | Program Evaluation | 3 |
| REMS 6663 | Applied Multivariate Research in Behavioral Studies | 3 |
| SCFD 5873 | Culture, Society and Education | 3 |
| SCFD 5913 | Introduction to Qualitative Inquiry | 3 |
| SCFD 6123 | Qualitative Research I | 3 |
| SCFD 6193 | Qualitative Research II | 3 |
| SOC 5213 | Techniques of Population Analysis | 3 |
| SOC 5273 | Qualitative Research Methods | 3 |
| SOC 5333 | Global Population and Social Problems | 3 |
| STAT 4043 | Applied Regression Analysis | 3 |
| STAT 5033 | Nonparametric Methods | 3 |
| STAT 5043 | Sample Survey Designs | 3 |
| STAT 5053 | Time Series Analysis | 3 |
| STAT 5063 | Statistical Machine Learning with R | 3 |
| STAT 5073 | Categorical Data Analysis | 3 |
| STAT 5091 | Sas Programming | 1 |
| STAT 5303 | Experimental Designs | 3 |
Total Hours: 80 (Beyond the Bachelor's Degree)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Students accepted into the 80-credit PhD option will first complete all requirements for the MS degree in Nutritional Sciences (Nutrition thesis or Dietetics Research non-thesis options). Students will earn the MS in Nutritional Sciences upon successful completion of the thesis, as appropriate, and the first 30 credits. | 30 | |
| Students will then complete a minimum of 50 credits beyond the MS degree including: | 50 | |
A minimum of 15 and maximum of 30 credits of dissertation coursework (NSCI 6000) | ||
Complete a minimum of 20 hours of coursework including at least one graduate course in NSCI that is not listed below. These 20 hours will include: | ||
| Seminar: Emerging Topics in Nutrition (Taken 2 times before graduation.) | ||
| Advanced Grant Writing in Nutritional Sciences (or equivalent) | ||
| Graduate Seminar in Education and Human Sciences | ||
Three courses to develop an area of specialization | ||
Select one of the following: | ||
| Statistics for Experimenters II | ||
| Statistics for Biomedical Researchers | ||
| Analyses of Variance | ||
Or equivalent | ||
| Total Hours | 80 | |
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