Ph.D. in Nutrition Sciences
Description
The 60-hour program requires 18 hours of core courses, 15 hours of directed electives in nutrition sciences, 9 hours of supporting electives, 18 hours of dissertation, and zero hour graduate seminars.
Minimum Total Credit Hours: 60
Course Requirements
CORE COURSES (18 HOURS)
- NHM 525 - Research I – Principles of Research (3)
- NHM 526 - Statistics I in NHM (3)
- NHM 711 - Macronutrients (3)
- NHM 721 - Micronutrients (3)
- NHM 725 - Research II – Advanced Research Methods (3)
- NHM 726 - Applied Regression Analysis in NHM (3)
DIRECTED ELECTIVES IN NUTRITION SCIENCES (15 HOURS)
- NHM 522 - Nutrition Policy (3)
- NHM 614 - Foundations in Child Nutrition Management (3)
- NHM 617 - Advanced Foodservice Management (3)
- NHM 618 - Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition (3)
- NHM 619 - Sports Nutrition (3)
- NHM 621 - Advanced Human Development (3)
- NHM 623 - Nutritional Epidemiology (3)
- NHM 691 - Special Topics in NHM (3)
- NHM 712 - Community Food Systems (3)
- NHM 714 - Advanced Child Nutrition Management (3)
- NHM 719 - Adv. Assess. and App. in Sport Nutrition (3)
- NHM 728 - Advanced Survey Data Analysis (3)
- NHM 791 - Special Topics in NHM (3)
Other Academic Requirements
After completing all coursework, students must sit for a written comprehensive exam before proceeding to dissertation hours. Upon successful completion of the comprehensive exam, all students will be required to complete 18 hours of dissertation (NHM 797).
SUPPORTING ELECTIVES (9 HOURS)
determined by the student’s research and advisory committee
DISSERTATION HOURS (18 HOURS)
NHM 797 - Dissertation
GRADUATE SEMINARS (0 HOURS)
Students will be required to attend graduate seminars throughout their degree program.
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