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PhD Program in Human Nutrition 

Mission:
“Providing a distinguished program that ensures cultivation of qualified 
scientists and consultants in human nutrition, who are able to advance 
food science through conducting impactful and innovative research, 
disseminate knowledge with creative thinking, harnessing technology 
and its applications in the field, providing society with knowledge based 
on science and evidence, and forming distinguished partnerships with 
the scientific community and other sectors”


Goals:
1. Providing students with advanced knowledge and skills that ensure 
their ability to innovate advanced research and educational 
methods in the field of human nutrition.
2. Developing the scientific and practical capabilities of students to 
ensure their efficiency in leadership positions in the job market.
3. Building students' critical, analytical, and creative thinking to 
diagnose challenges and solve problems related to the community 
nutrition and health.
4. Developing students' ability to create and lead sustainable 
development projects and build a knowledge economy in society.
5. Promoting research and innovation in human nutrition with an 
emphasis on ethical practice.
6. Enhancing students' understanding of various related disciplines and 
utilizing them in the service of human nutrition.

Program curriculum:
 

First
codeCourse NameHr.requisite
BCH 530BIOCHEMICAL METHODOLOGY3 
FSN 610NUTRITIONAL CHANGES DURING PROCESSING2 
ZOOL630GASTROINTESTINAL PHYSIOLOGY3 
Total8
Second
codeCourse NameHr.requisite
BCH 545Inborn Errors of Metabolism3 
FSN 620ADVANCED APPLIED NUTRITION2 
FSN 630SPECIAL NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS3 
Total8
Third
codeCourse NameHr.requisite
ZOOL534PHYSIOLOGY OF HORMONES2 
FSN 631NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS OF ENERGY BALANCE2 
FSN 632NEW CONCEPTS IN NUTRITION2 
FSN 697Thesis Proposal Preparation1 
FSN 698SEMINAR(1)1 
Total8
Forth
codeCourse NameHr.requisite
AGEC613AGRICULTURAL BIOSTATISTICS3 
FSN 690SPECIAL STUDIES3 
FSN 699-11SEMINAR(2)1 
Total7


 

Fifth
codeCourse NameHr.requisite
COM 700Comprehensive Exam0 
Total0
Sixth
codeCourse NameHr.requisite
FSN 700PH.D DISSERTATION1FSN 697
Total1

Program Introductory Guide (click here)