PhD Nutrition and Metabolism at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Programme overview

Modern nutrition is a multidisciplinary, integrative science, and the Nutrition and Metabolism graduate program has been developed to meet this diversity in approach and objective. It is the program's goal to provide graduate students interested in nutrition with an opportunity to obtain specialized training in a specific research area and also to obtain a general background in the science and practice of nutrition. The program is sufficiently flexible to allow students with a wide variety of undergraduate degrees to meet the background prerequisites.

Department: Food Nutritional Sciences | Duration: 51 credits | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall (deadline December 1) | Location: Madison, WI, United States

What you will study

The degree requires a minimum of 51 credits. Courses listed in the requirements include NUTR SCI 600 Introductory Seminar in Nutrition; NUTR SCI 618 Research Approaches in the Era of Precision Nutrition; NUTR SCI 799 Practicum in Nutritional Sciences Teaching; NUTR SCI 745 Grant Writing for Nutritional Sciences Research; NUTR SCI 931 Seminar-Nutrition; NUTR SCI 881 Seminar-Topics in Human and Clinical Nutrition.

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Entry requirements

GRE (Graduate Record Examinations) Not required; Letters of Recommendation Required 3; Preparatory Coursework. Candidates for graduate study in nutrition and metabolism should have a strong background in mathematics, chemistry, biological sciences, medical sciences, or social sciences. Specific prerequisites for the graduate program include the following: 2 semesters of general chemistry 2 semesters of biological sciences 1 semester of organic chemistry biochemistry with an organic chemistry prerequisite 1 semester of calculus or statistics 1 semester of physiology Applicants who have not completed all the requirements may be admitted, but deficiencies should be made up during the first year of graduate study. All applicants must have a minimum grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) as well as three references and a personal statement.

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.

Entry terms (spring, summer or fall) vary by programme and are listed on each programme's Graduate Guide admissions tab. An applicant may have active applications in only one entry term at a time.

Application deadlines vary by programme and are listed on the programme's Graduate Guide admissions tab. Applications are submitted through the Graduate School application portal. The application fee is $75 US, non-refundable, payable by credit card (MasterCard or Visa) or debit/ATM; international applicants pay an extra $6 processing fee. Up to three programmes in the same entry term can be applied to for one application fee.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.wisc.edu/apply/requirements/

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