Overview

The course of study in this Nutritional Sciences program at Pennsylvania State University is planned to meet the professional objectives of the individual student.

Students may emphasize molecular and cellular nutritional sciences, nutritional biochemistry, applied human nutrition, applied animal nutrition, nutrition education, and nutrition in public health.

Supporting courses are available in biochemistry, physiology, genetics, microbiology, biophysics, food science, health policy and administration, human development and family studies, anthropology, sociology, psychology, public health sciences, and statistics.

Current research emphasizes minerals, vitamin A, lipid metabolism, metabolic disorders, nutrition and behavior, nutrition education strategies, evaluation of dietary intake and nutritional status, nutrition policy and health promotion and disease prevention across the life cycle.

Learning outcomes

Students will demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of nutrition science and an understanding of the primary literature both in basic and applied areas of research. The core demonstration will include comprehension of current knowledge in the field and an understanding of study design, methods, results, and significance and the application of this comprehension/understanding to problems in biology, biochemistry, medicine, and public health.
Students will be able to synthesize the research findings in their specialty area and generate ideas for a novel research project; they will be able to articulate the rationale for the proposed novel research project and clearly describe a specific hypothesis to be tested; they will demonstrate the ability to use best practices in the field of nutrition science to design a research study to test this hypothesis and carry it to completion.
Students will be able to convey ideas or arguments in clear, concise, well-organized papers and proposals as well as in formal, oral presentations.
Students will master the ability to critique the primary nutrition science literature. This will be demonstrated by the student’s ability to identify the research question, experimental design and conclusions in a scientific article in the field; they will also be able to apply their knowledge of statistics and experimental design to critique methodology and conclusions in a scientific article in the field.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Regulation of Nutrient Metabolism
Nutritional Epidemiology
Ruminology
Maternal and Child Nutrition
Atherosclerosis and Nutrition
Mathematical Modeling in Nutrition
Readings in Nutrition
Childhood Obesity

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-25 00:00:00 , International

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International applicants are encouraged to submit materials at least four months before the beginning of the semester for which they are applying.

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

University Park, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

An undergraduate degree in nutrition, animal sciences, food science, dietetics, or a related biological or social science

Three supporting recommendations

A minimum grade-point average of 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale)

Scores from the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), or from the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), are required for admission.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

46796 USD / year

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46796 USD / year

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In-State

25966 USD / year

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Living costs

University Park

United States

1000 - 1500 USD / month

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