About the course

Nutrition is the study of how nutrients, both essential and nonessential, affect health and all life processes. Consequently, nutrition is an extremely broad field that encompasses physiology, biochemistry, education, public health, and public policy. The nutrition graduate program is interdisciplinary. Advisers and financial support may come from any of the departments or schools in which nutrition graduate faculty reside, including the Department of Food Science and Nutrition (College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences), Division of Epidemiology (School of Public Health), Departments of Medicine, Surgery, Psychiatry, Lab Medicine and Pathology, and Family Medicine and Community Health (Medical School), Department of Kinesiology and Leisure Studies (College of Education and Human Development), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (University of Minnesota Duluth), University of Minnesota Extension, Hormel Institute (Austin, MN.), V.A. Medical Center and Park Nicollet Institute (Minneapolis, MN.). Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 6 Semester(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Spring (January), 2024	Minneapolis
Summer (May), 2024	Minneapolis
Fall (October), 2024	Minneapolis
Spring (January), 2025	Minneapolis
Summer (May), 2025	Minneapolis
Fall (October), 2025	Minneapolis
Spring (January), 2026	Minneapolis
Summer (May), 2026	Minneapolis

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Applicants to the program need a bachelor's degree in any field or its international equivalent, along with demonstrated research ability such as a MS degree or publications.

　　The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program is 3.00.

　　A strong foundation in the biological and physical sciences is required. This background includes college mathematics, the equivalent of one semester of general chemistry, organic chemistry, general biology, biochemistry, physiology, and statistics. For the doctoral program, additional prerequisite courses include calculus and physics. If there is evidence that the applicant has a good background in the sciences, some of the prerequisites can be met after admission. The PhD program also requires the following nutrition courses, or equivalents, which may be completed after admission to the program: Principles of Nutrition (FSCN 1112), Life Cycle Nutrition (FSCN 3612), and Human Nutrition (FSCN 4612).

　　International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:

　　TOEFL

　　Internet Based - Total Score: 79

　　Internet Based - Writing Score: 21

　　Internet Based - Reading Score: 19

　　Paper Based - Total Score: 550

　　IELTS

　　Total Score: 6.5

　　

English language requirements

　　6.5

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 79.0

　　

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