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Nutrition (Minor)

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Master of Science Minor Plan Requirements

Master's Core Courses *8
Select at least three courses from "Master's Core Courses" listed below
Total Hours8

Master's Core Courses

Select at least three courses from the following: *8
BCH 453/553Biochemistry of Gene Expression3
BCH 571Regulation of Metabolism3
NTR 500Principles of Human Nutrition3
NTR 401/501Advanced Nutrition and Metabolism3
NTR 410/410Maternal and Infant Nutrition3
NTR 415/415Comparative Nutrition3
NTR 419Human Nutrition and Chronic Disease3
NTR 420Applied Nutrition Education3
NTR 421/521Life Cycle Nutrition3
NTR 425/525Feed Manufacturing Technology3
NTR 550Applied Ruminant Nutrition3
NTR 554Lactation, Milk, and Nutrition3
NTR 555Exercise Nutrition3
NTR 557Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods3
NTR 561Equine Nutrition3
NTR 565Advanced Canine and Feline Nutrition3
NTR 594Special Topics in Nutrition1-6
NTR 701Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism3
NTR 706Vitamin Metabolism3
NTR 708Energy Metabolism3
NTR 764Advances in Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology3
NTR 775Mineral Metabolism3
NTR 785Digestion and Metabolism in Ruminants3
NTR 790Advanced Feed Formulation3
NTR 794Special Topics in Nutrition1-6

Doctor of Philosophy Minor

Required Courses4
BCH 553
Biochemistry of Gene Expression
or BCH 571
 Regulation of Metabolism
NTR 801
Doctoral Seminar
Non-NTR 700-level Course3
The "Non-NTR 700-level Course" will will be determined in conjunction with the academic committee
PhD Core Courses8
Select at least two courses from "PhD Core Courses" listed below
Total Hours15

PhD Core Courses

Select at least three courses from the following:
BCH 553Biochemistry of Gene Expression3
BCH 571Regulation of Metabolism3
NTR 500Principles of Human Nutrition3
NTR 501Advanced Nutrition and Metabolism3
NTR 510Maternal and Infant Nutrition3
NTR 515Comparative Nutrition3
NTR 521Life Cycle Nutrition3
NTR 525Feed Manufacturing Technology3
NTR 550Applied Ruminant Nutrition3
NTR 554Lactation, Milk, and Nutrition3
NTR 555Exercise Nutrition3
NTR 557Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods3
NTR 561Equine Nutrition3
NTR 565Advanced Canine and Feline Nutrition3
NTR 594Special Topics in Nutrition1-6
NTR 701Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism3
NTR 706Vitamin Metabolism3
NTR 708Energy Metabolism3
NTR 764Advances in Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology3
NTR 775Mineral Metabolism3
NTR 785Digestion and Metabolism in Ruminants3
NTR 790Advanced Feed Formulation3
NTR 794Special Topics in Nutrition1-6

Faculty

Full Professors

  • Jonathan C. Allen
    Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science
  • Kenneth E Anderson
    Area of Research: Prestige Poultry Science
  • Patricia C. Dunn
    Area of Research: Agriculture and Human Sciences
  • Joan Eisemann
    Area of Research: Animal Science
  • Vivek Fellner
    Area of Research: Animal Science
  • Peter R. Ferket
    Area of Research: Prestige Poultry Science
  • Mario Ferruzzi
    Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science
  • Jesse Lee Grimes
    Area of Research: Prestige Poultry Science
  • Sung Woo Kim
    Area of Research: Animal Science
  • Mary Ann Lila
    Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science
  • Christian Maltecca
    Area of Research: Animal Science
  • Jeannette A. Moore
    Area of Research: Animal Science
  • Paul Edward Mozdziak
    Area of Research: Prestige Poultry Science
  • Jack Odle
    Area of Research: Animal Science
  • Edgar Orlando Oviedo-Rondon
    Area of Research: Prestige Poultry Science
  • Shannon Elizabeth Phillips
    Area of Research: Animal Science
  • Matt H. Poore
    Area of Research: Animal Science
  • Muquarrab Quresh
    Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science - USDA
  • Paul David Siciliano
    Area of Research: Animal Science
  • Eric VanHeugten
    Area of Research: Animal Science

Associate Professors

  • Dara Bloom
    Area of Research: Agriculture and Human Sciences
  • April Fogleman
    Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science
  • Suzie Goodell
    Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science
  • Gabriel Keith Harris
    Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science
  • Lindsey Haynes-Maslow
    Area of Research: Agriculture and Human Sciences
  • Collin Kay
    Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science
  • Slavko Komarnytsky
    Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science
  • Andrew Neilson
    Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science
  • Giuseppe Valachhi
    Area of Research: Animal Science

Assistant Professors

  • Kimberly Ange-VanHeugten
    Area of Research: Animal Science
  • Natalie Cooke
    Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science
  • Kerim Eroglu
    Area of Research: Molecular and Structural Biochemistry
  • Massimo Iorizzo
    Area of Research: Horticultural Science
  • Michael V. Joseph
    Area of Research: Animal Science
  • Arion Kennedy
    Area of Research: Molecular and Structural Biochemistry
  • Arion Kennedy Midgett
    Area of Research: Molecular and Structural Biochemistry
  • Carrie Pickworth
    Area of Research: Animal Science
  • Ondulla Toomer
    Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science - USDA
  • Nicola Singletary
    Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science

Emeritus Faculty

  • Brenda P Alston-Mills
  • Sarah Liberman Ash
  • Leonard W. Aurand
  • Leon Carl Boyd
  • Leonard S Bull
  • Edward V. Caruolo
  • George L. Catignani
  • Warren J Croom Jr
  • Jimmy Dale Garlich
  • Winston Murry Hagler
  • Raymond W. Harvey
  • William L Johnson
  • James R. Jones
  • James Arthur Knopp
  • Carolyn Jean Lackey
  • Jean-Marie Luginbuhl
  • Jacquelyn W. McClelland
  • Steven J. Schwartz
  • Jason C. Shih
  • Harold E. Swaisgood
  • Van-Den Truong
  • Lon Weidner Whitlow

Adjunct professors

  • Katherine Patterson Maloney
  • Muquarrab Ahmed Qureshi