Department of Nutrition Science (Graduate)

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Website URL:

https://www.purdue.edu/hhs/nutr/students/graduate/index.html

Department/School Head:

Amanda Seidl

Academic Programs:

Master’s and Ph.D. Programs

Research in nutrition science integrates information from many disciplines: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Physiology, Psychology, food science, genetics, and epidemiology. The Interdepartmental Nutrition Program (INP) is an Interdisciplinary training program for students interested in the study of nutrition science. 

We offer programs leading to the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees.

Concentration (Areas of Study):

• Biochemical and Molecular Nutrition
• Human and Clinical Nutrition
• Animal Health, Growth and Development
• Population Nutrition and Health Promotion

Graduate Certificates (Degree or Non-Degree Students):

• Graduate Certificate in Gerontology

Regular Graduate Faculty by Rank:

Professor:

Regan Bailey
Kimberly Buhman
Wayne Campbell
James Fleet
Qing Jiang
Richard Mattes
Charles Santerre
Dennis Savaiano
Dorothy Teegarden
 

Associate Professor:

John Burgess
Heather Eicher-Miller

 

Assistant Professor:

Laura Bowers
Tzu-Wen Cross
Greg Henderson
Kathleen Hill Gallant 
Cordelia Running

Emeritus Faculty

James Daniel 
Jon Story
Connie Weaver

Programs

• Nutrition Science, PHD
• Nutrition Science/Gerontology, PHD

• Nutrition Science, MS

Courses

• NUTR 53200 - World Food Problems
• NUTR 53400 - Human Sensory Systems And Food Evaluation
• NUTR 59000 - Special Problems In Nutrition
• NUTR 60500 - Nutritional Biochemistry And Physiology I
• NUTR 60600 - Nutritional Biochemistry And Physiology II
• NUTR 60700 - Nutritional Biochemistry And Physiology III
• NUTR 60900 - Food Lipids
• NUTR 61200 - Obesity: Behavior, Physiology And Policy
• NUTR 61600 - Special Topics In Ingestive Behavior
• NUTR 61700 - Ingestive Behavior Seminar
• NUTR 62600 - Advanced Presentation Skills
• NUTR 62700 - Scientific Writing In Nutrition Science
• NUTR 63000 - Carbohydrates
• NUTR 63400 - Nutrition And Cancer Prevention
• NUTR 64000 - Human Feeding
• NUTR 69000 - Interdepartmental Nutrition Program Grant Writing
• NUTR 69400 - Introductory Presentation Skills In Nutrition Science
• NUTR 69500 - Interdepartmental Nutrition Program Seminar
• NUTR 69800 - Research MS Thesis
• NUTR 69900 - Research PhD Thesis

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