NUTRITION SCIENCES, PHD

Nutrition Sciences

Ph.D. Program in Nutrition Sciences (NS)

Grad Degree Offered Info
   
Degree Offered: Ph.D.
Director: Dr. Paula Chandler-Laney
Phone: (205) 934-0809
E-mail: pchandle@uab.edu
Web site: www.uab.edu/nutrition

The program leading to the Ph.D. in Nutrition Sciences at UAB is designed to provide coursework and research experience that emphasizes the science of nutrition in maintaining the health of individuals and populations and preventing a variety of diseases. The doctoral program combines required and elective didactic coursework in basic sciences and nutrition with research incorporating basic science, clinical applications, and translational research conducted in superb facilities in an outstanding research environment.

Admission for PhD in Nutrition Sciences

To meet Graduate School and departmental standards for admission into the PhD in Nutrition Sciences, a student must have a combined GRE score of 310 (GRE completed within the past 5 years), an undergraduate degree with a strong science background, three letters of recommendation based on thorough knowledge of the applicant's background and abilities, and, of great importance, a statement of goals and purpose that delineates the student's motivation and purpose in seeking this degree.

Coursework and Other Requirements

Successful completion of the Ph.D. will require completion of a minimum of 14 semester hours in core courses (encompassing the disciplines of biochemistry, nutritional biochemistry, statistics, and experimental design) and at least 24 additional graduate semester hours of required and elective coursework from nutrition and other disciplines; passing a comprehensive written qualifying examination; and defense of a dissertation reporting the results of original scientific research that makes a genuine contribution to the knowledge of nutrition sciences. In fulfilling the latter requirement, with rare exceptions, a student must author at least two papers that are publishable in peer-reviewed journals, with one paper for which the student is the first author. In addition, the student must have published two manuscripts, for one of which the student is the first author, prior to defending their dissertation.

Additional Information

For detailed information, contact Dr. Paula Chandler-Laney, Director of the Ph.D. Program in Nutrition Sciences, Department of Nutrition Sciences, UAB School of Health Professions, Susan Mott Webb Nutrition Sciences Building, Room 413, 1675 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294-3360.

Telephone 205-975-3006
E-mail nutrition@uab.edu
Web www.uab.edu/nutrition

Core Classes must include:

Requirements Hours
Core Courses:  
NTR 621 Applied Statistics to Nutrition Sciences I 3
NTR 623 Applied Statistics to Nutrition Sciences II 3
NTR 637 Applied Research in Nutrition Sciences 3
NTR 690 Seminar 2
NTR 618 Nutritional Biochemistry 6
Required Courses:  
GRD 717 Principles of Scientific Integrity 3
NTR 733 Laboratory Instruments and Methods in Nutrition Research 2
NTR 636 Scientific Methods 3
NTR 747 Molecular Biology and Nutrition Sciences 3
NTR 779 Obesity in the 21st Century 3
NTR 788 Advanced Nutrition Seminar (Required each Fall and Spring semester for a total of 5 credits) 1
Total Hours 32

 Elective classes:

Requirements Hours
NTR 601 Advanced Medical Nutrition 3
NTR 604 Principles and Practice of Nutrition Support 3
NTR 609 Applied Nutrition for Physical Activity and Disease Prevention 3
NTR 631 Community Interventions for Healthy Lifestyles 3
NTR 632 Nutrition Counseling and Education 4
NTR 722 Recent Advances in Nutrition and Cancer Research 3
NTR 745 Origin of Cancer: Microenviron 1
NTR 750 Body Composition and Energy Metabolism 3
NTR 755 Teaching Practicum in Nutrition Sciences 3
NTR 761 Enhancing Research Productivity Through Intensive Writing 3
NTR 769 Race, Nutrition and Health 3