Nutrition Major, MS

Requirements

Students may choose a thesis or non-thesis option in nutrition.

Thesis Option

The program consists of a minimum of 39 credit hours with at least 20 credit hours of coursework in the department.

Public Health Nutrition concentration

• Public health nutrition students must take NUTR 505 , NUTR 506 , NUTR 509 , NUTR 511 , NUTR 512 , NUTR 515 , NUTR 616 , NUTR 522 , NUTR 543  and NUTR 545 , and PUBH 520 , PUBH 530 , PUBH 540 .
• 6 credit hours of NUTR 500  
• An oral comprehensive examination is required upon completion of the thesis.
   

Cellular and Molecular Nutrition concentration

• Cellular and molecular nutrition students must take NUTR 511 , NUTR 512 , NUTR 543  and NUTR 545 , NUTR 616  (or NUTR 505 , with consent of instructor), 3 credit hours of graduate-level statistics, LFSC 520 , BCMB 440  and ANSC 550  (or appropriate substitutions, as identified by faculty advisor), and 6-7 additional credit hours in Nutrition or in a cognate area outside the department.
• 6 credit hours of NUTR 500 .
• An oral comprehensive examination is required upon completion of the thesis.
   

Non-Thesis Option

The program consists of a minimum of 41 credit hours with at least 29 credit hours of coursework in the department.

Public Health Nutrition concentration

• Public health nutrition students must take NUTR 505 , NUTR 506 , NUTR 509 , NUTR 511 , NUTR 512 , NUTR 515 , NUTR 616 , NUTR 519 , NUTR 522 , NUTR 543  and NUTR 545 , and PUBH 520 , PUBH 530 , PUBH 540 .
• 3 credit hours in social/behavioral science and education electives are required.
• A written comprehensive examination is required for completion of the program.
• A culminating experience is required. This culminating experience will be fulfilled upon successful completion of NUTR 519 , Analysis of Practice in Community Nutrition.
   

Cellular and Molecular Nutrition concentration

• Cellular and molecular nutrition students must take NUTR 511 , NUTR 512 , NUTR 543 , NUTR 545 , NUTR 616 , (or NUTR 505 , with consent of instructor), NUTR 618  and NUTR 621  (if 618 or 621 are not available, appropriate substitutions can be identified by the faculty advisor and approved by the Director of the Graduate Program).
• Cellular and molecular nutrition students must take LFSC 520 , BCMB 440  and ANSC 550  (or appropriate substitutions, as identified by faculty advisor and approved by the Director of the Graduate Program).
• 3 credit hours in statistic/biostatistics are required.
• A culminating experience is required as approved by the student’s committee (must register for at least 3 credit hours of NUTR 548  or NUTR 549 ).
• A written comprehensive examination is required for completion of the program.