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The Department of Human Nutrition, Food, and Animal Sciences
at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UHM) offers
a graduate program leading to the MS in nutritional sciences. The department also offers an interdisciplinary PhD program, in collaboration with the Cancer Research Center
of Hawai'i and the John A. Burns School of Medicine.
The MS program prepares students to understand the scientific
basis of nutrition and its application to health and fitness.
The curriculum applies a strong scientific base to the disciplines
of food science and human nutrition. Students learn the basic
principles in these related disciplines, as well as data analysis,
problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills. Students may
specialize in obesity, bioactive food components, diet and
cancer, mineral nutrition and toxicology, sports nutrition,
nutrition education, nutritional product development, community
and international nutrition, nutritional biochemistry, and
nutritional epidemiology. For those interested in sports nutrition, completion of the International Olympic Committee's online program in sports nutrition may be used to fulfill part of the MS degree requirements, subject to certain conditions.
The PhD program prepares students to become future educators and policy makers in expanding the existing knowledge base on nutrition and health, in developing new approaches to solve nutrition-related problems, and in guiding the development of new products and services. The curriculum consists of comprehensive courses on core nutrition knowledge, advanced scholarship in a specialty area, and preparation for effective communication and career building. Students will develop expertise in at least one overlapping biomedical discipline, such as biochemistry, biostatistics, cell and molecular biology, epidemiology, functional foods, medicine, physiology and psychology.
Students in both MS and PhD programs will develop skills in research methodologies and an understanding of research ethics. MS students will carry out basic and applied research, while PhD students will conduct original scholarly research and disseminate their findings via peer-reviewed publications. PhD students will also receiving training in grantsmanship.
The department is housed in a state-of-the-art building.
In addition to instructional facilities, the building contains
research laboratories, an experimental kitchen, taste panel
and sensory evaluation rooms, food processing facilities,
computer laboratories, graduate student cubicles with ample
computer access, faculty offices, and conference and seminar
rooms. The department also maintains an animal research facility
nearby for studies based on animals. The department works closely with a number of cooperating
graduate programs at UHM (see Related Programs).
Several cooperating graduate faculty members are based in
the Cancer Research Center
of Hawai'i and the John A. Burns School of Medicine.
Nutritional scientists pursue diverse careers in nutrition
and food-related industries, health-care and fitness facilities,
nutrition education and communication enterprises, government
food and nutrition agencies, or scientific research laboratories.
Graduates have found employment as university educators; nutrition
educators or consultants in the private sector; nutrition
specialists in the food industry, health-care and fitness
facilities, and government agencies; or as nutrition research
scientists in government, private sector, and academic institutions.
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MS Degree Requirements
Students may select either Plan A (thesis) or Plan B (non-thesis).
Generally, students are expected to follow Plan A, unless
the Plan B option is approved by the graduate chair and the
student’s academic adviser.
- Plan A requires 30 credits (including 10 credits of thesis
research), a written thesis and defense of the thesis.
- Plan B requires 30 credits, including six to nine credits
of directed research.
- Both plans require one semester of teaching experience,
a general exam for advancement to candidacy, and a final
exam.
PhD Degree Requirements
The PhD program requires the following:
- qualifying exam,
- 18 credits of course work beyond the MS-level,
- teaching experience,
- comprehensive exam,
- dissertation,
- final oral exam / defense of dissertation.
In addition, students who do not already hold an MS degree need to complete 18 credits of MS-level course work and 12 credits of directed research, and to defend their proposal for dissertation research.
Courses
To view a listing of courses offered, visit www.catalog.hawaii.edu/courses/departments/fshn.htm.
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