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MS Human Nutrition at The Ohio State University

The Ohio State University, United States

Programme overview

The MS in Human Nutrition is led by faculty with expertise across the nutritional sciences and includes a research project to learn, generate, disseminate and apply specialized knowledge in human nutrition and dietetics.

Department: Human Nutrition  |  Duration: 2 years (expected time to degree)  |  Intake: Autumn  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Columbus, OH, United States

What you will study

Students follow an academic curriculum that includes a research project. Research focus areas include nutrient-gene interactions, nutrient bioavailability and metabolism, nutritional metabolomics and lipidomics, precision nutrition, diet and disease risk, obesity and cardiometabolic disorders, nutrition and cancer, sports nutrition, community nutrition and food security. Study is in person on the Columbus campus, with some courses online.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Required prerequisite: biochemistry (Biochemistry 4511). Recommended: fundamentals of nutrition, organic chemistry lecture, a chemistry lab course, vertebrate physiology and statistics. Autumn start; priority funding deadline December 1, then applications accepted through summer until the cohort is full; applications open September 1.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Intake: Autumn

Duration: 2 years (expected time to degree)

Apply through the official page: https://gpadmissions.osu.edu/

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