Doctor of Philosophy in Nutritional Sciences

Oklahoma State University

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.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.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.