Our M.S. Thesis introduces you to research applications for careers in dietetics, clinical nutrition, community nutrition, food industry, government, and basic sciences. Pursue this option if you plan to pursue a doctoral degree and/or are planning a research career.
Program Requirements
Graduate students in the thesis option conduct an in-depth research study in one of the department's specialized program areas in conjunction with supporting coursework. This is the best option for those who plan to pursue a doctoral degree or a career in research.
Requirements include a minimum of 31 semester credit hours as follows: at least 24 hours of course work, 6 hours of Thesis and related research, and 1 hour GradFIRST seminar. Of the 24 hours of course work, a minimum of 12 credit hours must be open only to graduate students. Students are encouraged to take at least 3 credits of 8000 level NUTR courses. In consultation with their Advisory Committee, students with credit in NUTR 4100 - Mirconutrient Nutrition, or another course in vitamin and mineral nutrition may substitute another graduate level course in NUTR.
To find what courses are offered each semester:
- Go to athena.uga.edu
- Click on Class Schedule (NOT Course Catalog*)
- Under Search by Term, select semester and year; Submit
- Under Subject, select the Department, e.g. for Nutritional Sciences, select NUTR
- For Course Number, enter the course you are interested in, e.g. 8900 for NUTR Seminar class. Select Class Search at bottom
- If you leave the Course Number box blank, and select Class Search at bottom, you will see all of the courses taught in the Department for the semester that you selected
*Course Catalog is a listing of all the courses approved to be taught in a given Department. But some of these courses are not taught each semester, or even each year.
Nutritional Sciences courses (15 credit hours)
Required NUTR courses (11 credits)
| ^6100 | 3 cr |
Micronutrient Nutrition (may be substituted with NUTR course if taken as undergraduate - see graduate handbook for procedure) |
| *6400 | 3 cr | Advanced Micronutrients |
| *8560 | 3 cr | Proposal Writing |
| *8900 | 2 cr | Seminar Nutritional Sciences |
Elective NUTR courses (choose 4 credits)
| ^6050 | 3 cr | Optimal Nutrition for the Life Span |
| ^6070 | 1 cr | Research Methodology in Human Foods and Nutrition |
| ^6200 | 3 cr | We Are What We Eat |
| ^6220 | 3 cr | Nutrition in Physical Activity, Exercise, and Sport |
| *6240E | 3 cr | Nutrition and Obesity Across the Life Span |
| ^6500 | 3 cr | Medical Nutrition Therapy I |
| ^6510 | 3 cr | Nutrition Related to the Human Life Cycle |
| ^6520 | 2 cr | Clinical Nutrition Interventions |
| ^6530 | 4 cr | Medical Nutrition Therapy II |
| ^6540 | 3 cr | Public Health Nutrition |
| *6560E | 3 cr | Nutrition Health and Aging |
| ^6570 | 3 cr | Inherited Metabolic Disorders |
| ^6590 | 3 cr | Metabolism and Physiology of Energy Balance and Obesity |
| ^6600E | 2 cr | Food and Nutrition Policy |
| ^6610 | 1 cr | Foodservice Procurement and Financial Management |
| *6620E | 2 cr | Management of Foodservice Organizations |
| ^6630 | 3 cr | Cultural Aspects of Foods and Nutrition |
| *6640E | 3 cr | Food Sanitation and Safety |
| ^6645 | 2 cr | Functional and Nutritional Properties of Foods |
| ^6647 | 3 cr | Sensory Evaluation of Food |
| ^6650 | 3 cr | Experimental Study of Food |
| ^6660S | 3 cr | Food and Nutrition Education Methods |
| *6665E | 3 cr | Childhood and Adolescent Nutrition |
| *6670E | 4 cr | Nutrition Intervention |
| ^6700 | 3 cr | Weight Management Coaching |
| *6800E | 3 cr | Nutrition and Pharmacology for Disease Management |
| ^7040 | 3 cr | Nutritional Epidemiology |
| ^7710 | 3 cr | Study Tour in Nutritional Sciences |
| *7940 | VR | Nutrition, Physical Activity, Exercise, and Sport Internship |
| *8150 | 3 cr | Food & Nutritional Biochemistry |
| *8230 | 3 cr | Advanced Nutrition in Physical Activity, Exercise, and Sport |
| *8240 | 3 cr | Nutrition and Neuroscience |
| *8530 | 3 cr | Nutrition and Disease Processes I |
| *8550 | 3 cr | Nutrition and Disease Processes II |
| *8595 | 1 cr | Survey of Obesity and Weight Management |
*These apply towards the required 12 credit hours of graduate only courses
^Cannot be repeated if taken as undergraduate. Does not apply towards the required 12 credit hours of graduate only courses.
Statistics (3 credits)
Thesis: (6 required credits)
NUTR 7000 (maximum of 3 credit hours may be applied towards the 30 credits required for degree)
NUTR 7300 (minimum of 3 credit hours required)
Electives (6 required credits)
NUTR courses (see above) and/or related courses outside the department at the 6000, 7000, or 8000 level. Major advisor can help identify electives if needed.
Graduate School Requirement (Min 1 credit)
GRSC 7001 GradFIRST Seminar (1-3 credit hours)
Minimum Total Credit Hours: 31
NOTE: These courses are not considered in the 15 required credits of NUTR courses: NUTR 7000, NUTR 7010, NUTR 7210, NUTR 7300, and other research or independent study.