Human Nutrition - Thesis (MS)

Thesis Option

The Thesis Option requires the courses below and:

• completion and submission of a thesis
• satisfactory performance on the oral thesis defense exam
• presentation of the thesis in seminar format to the department faculty.

Prerequisites:

• Inorganic Chemistry
• Organic Chemistry
• Biochemistry
• Physiology
• Nutrition (requiring biochemistry as a prerequisite)

Minimum Admission Requirements:

• 1000 GRE (Verbal & Quantitative) (or 297 for tests taken on or after August 1, 2011)
• 2.75 Cumulative GPA
• 3.00 GPA based on major courses

Course Requirements:

• NTDT 611 - Advanced Macronutrient Metabolism Credit(s): 3
• NTDT 631 - Advanced Micronutrient Metabolism Credit(s): 3
• NTDT elective(s) - Nutrition elective course(s) 6 credits
• NTDT 665 - Seminar Credit(s): 1-3
• NTDT 869 - Master’s Thesis Credit(s): 1-6

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• CHEM 527 - Introductory Biochemistry Credit(s): 3

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• MMSC 650 - Medical Biochemistry Credit(s): 4

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• Statistics course 3 credits
• Research Design course 3 credits
• Elective(s) 3 credits