Nutrition Sciences (PHD)
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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| NAHM 5250 | Research I - Principles of Research | 3 |
| NAHM 5260 | Statistics I in NHM | 3 |
| NAHM 7110 | Macronutrients | 3 |
| NAHM 7210 | Micronutrients | 3 |
| NAHM 7250 | Research II - Advanced Research Methods | 3 |
| NAHM 7260 | Applied Regression Analysis in NHM | 3 |
| Directed Elective in Nutrition Sciences | ||
| Select 15 hours of the following: | 15 | |
| Nutrition Policy | ||
| Foundations in Child Nutrition Managemen | ||
| Advanced Foodservice Management | ||
| Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition | ||
| Sports Nutrition | ||
| Advanced Human Development | ||
| Nutritional Epidemiology | ||
| Special Topics in Nutrition and Hospital | ||
| Community Food Systems | ||
| Advanced Child Nutrition Management | ||
| Adv. Assess. and App. in Sport Nutrition | ||
| Advanced Survey Data Analysis | ||
| Special Topics in Nutrition and Hospital | ||
| Supporting Electives | ||
| Complete 9 hours determined by the student’s research and advisory committee | 9 | |
| Dissertation Hours | ||
| NAHM 7998A | Dissertation | 1-9 |
| Graduate Seminars | ||
| Students will be required to attend graduate seminars throughout their degree program. | 0 | |
| Total Hours | 43-51 | |
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 (NAHM 7998A Dissertation).