Nutritional Sciences: Nutrition, MS
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2025-2026. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Thesis Option
Total Hours: 30
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| NSCI 5000 | Master's Thesis | 6 |
| NSCI 5123 | Research Approaches and Translation in Nutritional Sciences | 3 |
| NSCI 5033 | Macronutrients in Human Nutrition | 3 |
| NSCI 5043 | Micronutrients in Human Nutrition | 3 |
| NSCI 5960 | Master's Seminar in Nutritional Sciences | 1 |
| STAT 5013 | Statistics for Experimenters I | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 19 | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 11 hours of the following: | 11 | |
| Advanced Nutrition in the Pathophysiology of Chronic Disease | ||
| Advanced Nutrition for Exercise and Sport | ||
| Maternal and Child Nutrition | ||
| Dietary and Herbal Supplements | ||
| Precision Nutrition | ||
| Global Nutrition and Food Security | ||
| Nutrition Education and Behavior Change | ||
| Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy | ||
| Public Health Nutrition and Food Policy | ||
| Problems in Nutritional Science | ||
| Functional Foods and Phytochemicals | ||
| Biochemical Principles | ||
| Signal Transduction | ||
| Molecular Genetics | ||
| Articulation of Research Logic | ||
| Biochemical Laboratory Methods | ||
| Basic Counseling Skills | ||
| Multicultural Counseling | ||
| Survey of Health Care Administration | ||
| Legal Issues in Health Care Administration | ||
| Organizational Leadership and Development in Health Care | ||
| Introduction to Global Health | ||
| Entrepreneurship and the Health Sciences | ||
| Health Care Informatics | ||
| International Health Systems | ||
| Clin Ex Test & Prescript | ||
| Human Bioenergetics | ||
| Psychological Aspects of Health | ||
| Environmental Health | ||
| General Epidemiology | ||
| Cultural Issues in Health | ||
| Foundations of Public Health Education and Promotion | ||
| Health Behavior Theory and Practice for Public Health | ||
| Designing Public Health Programs | ||
| Implementation and Evaluation of Public Health Programs | ||
| Analyses of Variance | ||
| Introduction to Qualitative Inquiry | ||
| Statistics for Experimenters II | ||
| Sample Survey Designs | ||
| Statistics for Biomedical Researchers | ||
| Experimental Designs | ||
| Or other elective courses as approved by the committee. | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 11 | |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Non-Thesis Option
Total Hours: 34
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| NSCI 5843 | Non-thesis Graduate Capstone | 3 |
| NSCI 5123 | Research Approaches and Translation in Nutritional Sciences | 3 |
| NSCI 5033 | Macronutrients in Human Nutrition | 3 |
| NSCI 5043 | Micronutrients in Human Nutrition | 3 |
| NSCI 5960 | Master's Seminar in Nutritional Sciences | 1 |
| STAT 5013 | Statistics for Experimenters I | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 16 | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 18 hours of the following: | 18 | |
| Advanced Nutrition in the Pathophysiology of Chronic Disease | ||
| Advanced Nutrition for Exercise and Sport | ||
| Maternal and Child Nutrition | ||
| Dietary and Herbal Supplements | ||
| Precision Nutrition | ||
| Global Nutrition and Food Security | ||
| Nutrition Education and Behavior Change | ||
| Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy | ||
| Public Health Nutrition and Food Policy | ||
| Problems in Nutritional Science | ||
| Functional Foods and Phytochemicals | ||
| Biochemical Principles | ||
| Signal Transduction | ||
| Molecular Genetics | ||
| Articulation of Research Logic | ||
| Biochemical Laboratory Methods | ||
| Basic Counseling Skills | ||
| Multicultural Counseling | ||
| Survey of Health Care Administration | ||
| Legal Issues in Health Care Administration | ||
| Organizational Leadership and Development in Health Care | ||
| Introduction to Global Health | ||
| Entrepreneurship and the Health Sciences | ||
| Health Care Informatics | ||
| International Health Systems | ||
| Clin Ex Test & Prescript | ||
| Human Bioenergetics | ||
| Psychological Aspects of Health | ||
| Environmental Health | ||
| General Epidemiology | ||
| Cultural Issues in Health | ||
| Foundations of Public Health Education and Promotion | ||
| Health Behavior Theory and Practice for Public Health | ||
| Designing Public Health Programs | ||
| Implementation and Evaluation of Public Health Programs | ||
| Analyses of Variance | ||
| Introduction to Qualitative Inquiry | ||
| Statistics for Experimenters II | ||
| Sample Survey Designs | ||
| Statistics for Biomedical Researchers | ||
| Experimental Designs | ||
| Or other elective courses as approved by the committee. | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 18 | |
| Total Hours | 34 | |
Graduate College Master's Program Requirements
Learn more about Graduate College 2025-2026 Master’s Degree Program Requirements. Check the General Graduate College academic regulations for minimal GPA, language proficiency and other general requirements.