NUSCMING - Nutritional Sciences
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Course Requirements: Graduate students who minor in Nutritional Sciences must complete a minimum of 10 units of graduate nutrition coursework with a grade of B or better.
Core Courses (10 units):
NSC 608 -- Bioenergetics and Metabolism (3 units)
NSC 610 -- Nutrition and Disease (3 units)
NSC 624 -- Micronutrients (3 units)
NSC 561 -- Communicating Nutritional Sciences (1 unit)
If a student would like a variance of these core courses, they must submit a petition to their major advisor and the NSGP Graduate Research Committee (GRDC). The major advisor must approve the petition before it is sent to the GRDC. The student should provide a brief, factual letter that provides documentation to justify why a variance should be made. To initiate this petition, contact Richard Simpson, PhD, Chair of the GRDC at rjsimpson@arizona.edu.
Other NSC Graduate Courses
NSC 675 -- Advanced Nutrigenomics (3 units)
NSC 595 -- Emerging Topics in Nutritional Sciences (1 unit)
NSC 542 – Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy ( 3 units)
NSC 545 -- Assessment and Regulations of Body Composition (3 units)
One member of the student’s Oral Comprehensive Examination Committee must be a faculty member in the School of Nutritional Sciences and Wellness.
Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.