Master of Science in Nutrition - Nutrition Science

University of Memphis

The Nutrition Science concentration provides you with an excellent opportunity to pursue your interests in understanding the roles of nutrition in health and disease development and aging and in athletic performance. The objective of the Nutrition Science program is to ensure that you obtain an advanced and comprehensive education in the science of nutrition along with research training that includes experimental design and analysis laboratory skills and experiences in scientific writing and presentations. Interdisciplinary opportunities exist with faculty in biological sciences chemistry and biochemistry exercise sport and movement sciences and psychology as well as with faculty at other institutions within the Memphis area. You will have opportunities to study the influences of nutrition at levels of organization ranging from genes to intact organisms. The master’s degree in Nutrition Science is a 33 credit hour program that offers a diversity of courses for you to develop a curriculum that is matched to your specific interests. Nutrition students may choose to do a research project culminating in a formal thesis or applied project.