Their PhD in Nutritional Sciences emphasizes research and application of research ranging from basic molecular and cellular sciences to clinical and community applications. Students enter our program with either a bachelor's degree in nutrition or a master's degree in nutrition or a closely related discipline. Graduates are prepared for careers in higher education, industry, healthcare and governmental programs.<br><br>The program focuses on research and students gain extensive experience in their areas of choice. All students take a core set of classes, including macronutrients and micronutrients in human nutrition, research methods, statistics for experimenters, emerging topics in nutrition and grant writing.<br><br>Beyond core classes, students work with faculty advisors to develop individual plans of study to meet their goals. The program offers specializations in bioinformatics, community/public health nutrition, molecular biology, statistics and more. All students participate in research and complete 15 to 40 dissertation hours.