PhD Nutritional Sciences at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Programme overview

The PhD in Nutritional Sciences must be completed in one of two concentrations, Biomedical Nutrition Science or Community Nutrition. Students work with a faculty advisor and graduate committee on an original, independent research project and dissertation.

Faculty: College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences | Department: Department of Nutrition | Duration: Minimum 72 graduate credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree or 48 beyond the master's | Study mode: full-time | Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

Biomedical Nutrition Science requires courses including NUTR 510 Applied Human Nutrition, NUTR 543 Research Methods, NUTR 599 Basic Training in Biomedical Research, NUTR 610, NUTR 611, NUTR 621 and NUTR 655 plus an advanced research methods course with grant writing. Community Nutrition requires NUTR 510, 543, 610, 611, NUTR 624 Public Health Nutrition Systems, Programs, and Services and NUTR 626 Life Course Nutrition plus an advanced research methods course and a statistics course. Both include 24 hours of NUTR 600 dissertation research, a comprehensive examination, an open proposal hearing and an oral examination on the dissertation.

Career pathways

Research and teaching positions in higher education, government or industry (Biomedical); research, teaching and advanced practice in higher education, government and the public and private sectors (Community).

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Application information

Entry requirements

A complete file includes the Graduate Application for Admission and three Graduate Rating Forms. GRE scores are encouraged, especially for PhD students, but not required. Applicants lacking only the introductory nutrition prerequisite complete it after admission.

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.

International graduate applicants on F and J visas: Fall online submission April 15 and file completion May 15; Spring June 15 and October 1; Summer October 15 and February 15. Departmental deadlines may be earlier.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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