Pilihan program

Ringkasan program

This program educates scholars and community professionals who are dedicated to the promotion of health and prevention of disease in communities and populations. Nutritional problems in communities range from obesity to food insecurity in units from families to governments. The causes of poor nutrition are multiple and complex, involving biological, economic, social, cultural, and policy issues. Doctoral graduates from the community nutrition program work for universities, government agencies (National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control), and applied research institutions. Master's degree graduates work for public health, cooperative extension, and community agencies, and educational institutions. Many go on to earn doctoral degrees. Study in community nutrition begins with a solid understanding of the biological basis of human nutrition and health with application of social science theory and methods for working with groups and populations to address important nutrition issues in the community. In addition to courses in the biological aspects of nutrition, students are expected to take courses that recognize the social, psychological, cultural, agricultural, economic, clinical, and public health policy determinants of nutrition and health as well as courses that provide them with expertise in the analytic and conceptual methods used to describe and understand these issues. Numerous seminars offer opportunities for presentation and interpretation of research issues and research methods.

Persyaratan masuk bagi mahasiswa internasional

Students seeking admission must have completed a bachelors’ degree. International students must take the GRE exam. Students whose native language is not English must take the TOEFL and have the official score reported to Cornell from the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Educational Testing Service provided a new Internet-based Test (iBT) version of the TOEFL. This new version will test all four language skills important for effective communication: writing, listening, reading, and speaking. Each section has its own score, and the Graduate School has set the following minimum scores for admissions: Writing: 20; Listening: 15; Reading: 20; Speaking: 22. Students will continue to accept scores for computer based (cBT) (213 minimum) and paper based (550 minimum) versions of the TOEFL that were taken within two years of the date.

Kualifikasi

Doktor (S3)

Institusi penerbit ijazah

Cornell University

Nama jurusan

College of Human Ecology, Division of Nutritional Sciences