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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 |
Graduate Catalog Degree Requirements
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.