Nutritional Sciences, PhD
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2022-2023. 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 | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Advanced Grant Writing in Nutritional Sciences | ||
| Grant Writing for the Professional | ||
GRAD 5890 | Special Topics in Grantsmanship | |
| Grant Seeking | ||
Or equivalent | ||
| Suggested courses to complete required core: | ||
| Human Sciences | ||
| Required Core Courses | 3 | |
HS 6993 | Graduate Seminar in Human Sciences | |
| Research Support Courses | ||
| Required Core Courses | 18-30 | |
| Select 3 hours from the following: | ||
NSCI 6453 | Advanced Research Methods in Nutritional Sciences | |
| 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 5543 | Obesity Prevention Across the Lifespan | 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 | 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 5593 | ||
| HHP 5613 | ||
| 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 |
| VBSC 6120 |
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 option). Students will earn the MS in Nutritional Sciences upon successful completion of the thesis 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 | ||
| Advanced Grant Writing in Nutritional Sciences (or equivalent) | ||
HS 6993 | Graduate Seminar in 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 | |
Graduate College Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Requirements
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