Nutrition (MS)
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 7 | ||
| Principles of Biochemistry | |||
or NTR 501 | Advanced Nutrition and Metabolism | ||
| Biochemistry of Gene Expression | |||
or BCH 571 | Regulation of Metabolism | ||
| Master's Seminar | |||
| Master of Science Core Courses | 8 | ||
| Select at least eight credits from "Core Courses" listed below | |||
| Elective Courses | 15 | ||
| "Elective Courses" that will be applied to reach 30 credit hours will be determined in conjunction with the academic committee | |||
| Thesis | 1-6 | ||
| Master's Thesis Research | |||
| Total Hours 1 | 30 | ||
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No more than 6 credit hours can be taken at the 400-level.
Core Courses
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select a minimum of three courses from the following: | 8 | ||
| BCH 553 | Biochemistry of Gene Expression | 3 | |
| BCH 571 | Regulation of Metabolism | 3 | |
| NTR 500 | Principles of Human Nutrition | 3 | |
| NTR 501 | Advanced Nutrition and Metabolism | 3 | |
| NTR 510 | Maternal and Infant Nutrition | 3 | |
| NTR 515 | Comparative Nutrition | 3 | |
| NTR 521 | 3 | ||
| NTR 525 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| NTR 550 | Applied Ruminant Nutrition | 3 | |
| NTR 554 | Lactation, Milk, and Nutrition | 3 | |
| NTR 555 | Exercise Nutrition | 3 | |
| NTR 557 | Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods | 3 | |
| NTR 561 | Equine Nutrition | 3 | |
| NTR 565 | Advanced Canine and Feline Nutrition | 3 | |
| NTR 594 | Special Topics in Nutrition | 1-6 | |
| NTR 701 | Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism | 3 | |
| NTR 706 | Vitamin Metabolism | 3 | |
| NTR 708 | Energy Metabolism | 3 | |
| NTR 764 | Advances in Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology | 3 | |
| NTR 775 | Mineral Metabolism | 3 | |
| NTR 785 | 3 | ||
| NTR 790 | Advanced Feed Formulation | 3 | |
| NTR 794 | Special Topics in Nutrition | 1-6 | |
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 - Basheerah Enahora
- Kerim Eroglu
Area of Research: Molecular and Structural Biochemistry - Adam Charles Fahrenholz
- Massimo Iorizzo
Area of Research: Horticultural Science - Michael V. Joseph
Area of Research: Animal Science - Arion Kennedy
Area of Research: Molecular and Structural Biochemistry - Ramon Malheiros
- Arion Kennedy Midgett
Area of Research: Molecular and Structural Biochemistry - Carrie Pickworth
Area of Research: Animal Science - Virginia Carraway Stage
- 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
- Anneke Moresco
- Muquarrab Ahmed Qureshi