Public Health Nutrition emphasis
In the Public Health Nutrition emphasis the student will gain an advanced understanding of nutrition from a community, epidemiological, and public health perspective.
Course Requirements
Food, Nutrition, Dietetics and Health Core
| Course |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| STAT 705 |
Regression and Analysis of Variance |
3 |
| STAT 720 |
Design of Experiments |
3 |
| FNDH 880 |
Professional Communication in FNDH |
1 |
| FNDH 980 |
Graduate Seminar in Nutrition, Dietetics and Sensory Sciences |
1 |
| FNDH 995 |
Grant Writing |
3 |
| FNDH 999 |
Doctoral Research |
30 |
Specialization Core
| Course |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| FNDH 844 |
Nutritional Epidemiology |
3 |
| 6 hours from the following: |
| FNDH 735 |
Advanced Energy Balance |
3 |
| FNDH 800 |
Nutrition Education and Communication |
3 |
| FNDH 820 |
Functional Foods for Chronic Disease Prevention |
3 |
| FNDH 841 |
Consumer Research - Fundamentals |
1 |
| FNDH 911 |
Advanced Nutrition Topics: Contemporary Issues |
1-3 |
Sample Program of Study
| Course |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| FNDH 735 |
Advanced Energy Balance |
3 |
| FNDH 810 |
Advanced Macronutrient Metabolism |
5 |
| FNDH 812 |
Advanced Micronutrient Metabolism |
3 |
| FNDH 820 |
Functional Foods for Chronic Disease Prevention |
3 |
| FNDH 844 |
Nutritional Epidemiology |
3 |
| FNDH 880 |
Graduate Seminar in Human Nutrition |
1 |
| FNDH 880 |
Graduate Seminar in Human Nutrition |
1 |
| FNDH 911 |
Advanced Nutrition Topics - Satiety |
1 |
| FNDH 911 |
Advanced Nutrition Topics - Eating Behavior |
1 |
| FNDH 995 |
Grant Writing & Publication |
3 |
| STAT 720 |
Design of Experiments |
3 |
| KIN 818 |
Social and Behavioral Basis of Public Health |
3 |
| EDCI 943 |
Principles of College Teaching |
3 |
| FNDH 999 |
Doctoral Research |
30 |
| Total |
|
63 |
*Assumes STAT 705 or equivalent completed before beginning Ph.D.