Human Nutrition
Human nutrition is naturally interdisciplinary, intersecting with multiple disciplines such as biochemistry, physiology, molecular biology, psychology, community and public health, plus so much more. The HESC MS Concentration in Human Nutrition focuses on greater depth in the fundamentals of nutritional biochemistry and metabolism, and developing skills in interpreting and critiquing nutrition research and claims. For those seeking to become a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN), this program does not provide any supervised practice experience.
NUTR 5113: Advanced Nutrition
NUTR 5223: Nutrition during the Life Cycle
CHEM 5813 Biochemistry I
CHEM 5843 Biochemistry II
Other courses are available to fill these requirements. An advisor will recommend the best courses to meet your professional goals and degree requirements.
Graduate-level Statistics Courses (3 hours required):
EDFD 6403: Education Statistics & Data Processing
ESRM 5393: Statistics in Education & Health Professions
ESRM 6403: Educational Statistics & Data Processing
AGST 5023: Principles of Experimentation*
PLSC 5913: Research Methods in Political Science
*offered online
Research Methods Courses (3 hours required):
HESC 5463/AGED 5463 Research Methodology in Social Sciences
Online courses are offered periodically for flexibility in degree completion.
Thesis Track:
- 30 hours total
- 12 hours core courses
- 3 hours statistics
- 3 hours research methods
- 6 hours elective
- 6 hours thesis & defense to pass program
Non-Thesis Track:
- 30 hours
- 12 hours core classes
- 3 hours statistics
- 3 hours research methods
- 12 hours elective
- Oral and written exam to pass program
