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Doctoral study in the cellular and molecular nutrition concentration prepares the student for research and/or teaching positions in institutions of higher education, government or industry.

Doctoral study in the community nutrition concentration prepares the student for research, teaching, and/or advanced-level practice in institutions of higher education, government, or the public and private sectors. The Nutritional Sciences program is offered by the University of Tennessee Knoxville.

A minimum of 30 of these 48 credit hours must be graded A-F. In either case, an original nutrition research project with 24 credit hours of dissertation work is required.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advances in Carbohydrate, Lipid and Protein Metabolism

Advances in Vitamin and Mineral Metabolism

Research Methods

Nutrition Intervention in the Community

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Genome Science and Technology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-05-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

72 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Knoxville, United States

Disciplines

Public Health Nutrition & Dietetics Health Sciences View 132 other PhDs in Public Health in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A complete file for review includes:

Graduate Application for Admission.

Completed departmental application form.

Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores for the general section - GRE scores may be required.

For those lacking only the introductory nutrition prerequisite, the student will be required to complete this or a similar class upon admission to our program.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

32288 USD / year

≈ 32288 USD / year
Out-of-State

32288 USD / year

≈ 32288 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

13784 USD / year

≈ 13784 USD / year

Living costs

Knoxville

United States

885 - 1454 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

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