Texas Tech University
Nutritional Sciences (NS) Doctorate Degree Plan
All of the following are required
NS core courses =15 hours (face to face classes)
NS 5370: Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Lipids; Offered every
semester
TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED
Notes
72 hours Required with
Advisory Committee Chair & Committee
For NS 5000 and NS 7000, faculty permission is
required; can register for variable number of hours,
from 1 -6. Be sure to include a different title for each
NS 5000 and NS 7000.
NS 8000- Dissertation = 12 semester hours
minimum. Once a student begins NS 8000 they must
continue. Typically, NS 8000 begins after successfully
completing Qualifying Exams.
NS 5365: Vitamins and Minerals; Offered every semester
NS 5342 Biostatistics-face to face
NS 6118 Seminar; Offered every semester. Take 3 times.
Substitutions to the required core courses must be
discussed with Dr. Reed, Graduate Advisor, and your
Research Advisor, if applicable.
NS 6350: Advanced Research Methods
Track 1: Community Nutrition
NS 5360-Advanced Community Nutrition
Plus 3 of any of the following:
Track 2: Nutritional Biochemistry and
Physiology
NS 6345 Nutrition Immunology
NS 6335 Motivating Healthy Behavior --Coaching Theory and
Application
NS 6315-Genetic Regulation of Metabolism
NS 6340 - Nutrition & Chronic Disease-- Topics rotate:
obesity & diabetes OR cardiovascular disease & cancer
NS 5311 Problems in Nutrition: Food Security (online only )
Plus any of the following to equal 12 hours:
NS 6318 -Maternal & Child Nutrition-Hybrid (online only )
NS 5350-Nutritonal Pathophysiology
NS 5345 Nutrition, Sustainability, and Global Food Production
(online only )
NS 5311-Lab & Instrument Technique
NS 6320- Nutrition Epidemiology
CHEM 5334 Principles of Biochemistry
NS 6310-Nutrition Education (online only )
BIOL 5301 Advanced Genetics
RHIM 5385 Focus Group Research Methods
BIOL 5302 Advanced Cell Biology
HLTH 5313 Health Behavior and Health Promotion
BIOL 5303 Advanced Experimental Cell Biology
SOC 5316 Seminar in Social Gerontology
BIOL 5304 Comparative Endocrinology
COMS 5302 Intercultural Communication
BIOL 5306 Advanced Cancer Biology
COMS 5314 Communication Issues in Health and Healthcare
BIOL 5320 Advanced Molecular Biology
PUAD 5334 Healthcare Policy and Administration
BTEC 5222 Bioinformatics: Methods and Applications
PUAD 5335 Management of Nonprofit Organizations
BTEC 5338 Biochemical Methods
PUAD 5352 Public Policy Analysis
BTEC 5312 Gene expression Analysis
ADRS 6329 Eating Disorders
BTEC 6301 Introductions to Biotechnology
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Track 3: Other
This track can include courses from any of the
other tracks that are selected in consultation
with your Research Advisory Committee Chair
and Committee
Doctoral students may select courses outside of
Nutritional Sciences to have a minor in another
area. Check the other department’s requirements
for minor; it is usually 12-15 hours. 18 hours is the
minimum hour requirement to qualify an individual
to teach a particular content area at the postsecondary (college) level.
Submit your degree plan after your 1st year.
Always consult with your research advisor
about course selection. It is important that
students work with their Research Advisory
Committee Chair and Committee to select
appropriate courses for the student’s interest
and dissertation topic. Courses not listed here
may become available and may be more
appropriate than those listed.
TRANSFER CREDITS
30 semester hours will be allowed depending
on the evaluation by the student’s Research
Advisory Committee
Texas Tech University
Nutritional Sciences (NS) Doctorate Degree Plan
The following courses are meant as a guide for you and your advisor. Depending on your research and
other circumstances they may be used as a substitution, but more often will be courses that will be an
addition to your degree plan.
RESEARCH METHODS COURSE SUGGESTIONS:
Examples of possible research methods courses include:
Courses providing an overview of research methods:
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EPSY 5385:
FCSE 5304:
HDFS 5351:
MCOM 5364:
PFP 5378:
RHIM 5353:
KIN 5315:
Foundations of Educational Research
Techniques of Research – Family & Consumer Sciences Education
Research Methods in Individual and Family Studies
Research Methods – Mass Communications
Research Methods I
Introduction to RHIM Issues and Research
Research Methods in Exercise and Sport Sciences
Other, more advanced research methods courses:
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EDCI 6306: Advanced Field Methods in Qualitative Research
o Prerequisite: EPSY 5382: Qualitative Research in Education
EPSY: 5356: Principles of Educational and Psychological Measurement
EPSY: 5382: Qualitative Research in Education
EPSY 6302: Survey Research in Education
o Prerequisites: EPSY 5381: Intermediate Educational Statistics and EPSY 5385: Foundations of
Educational Research or Consent of Instructor
EPSY 6303: Educational Measurement
o Prerequisite: 3 hours of Statistics
EPSY 6304: Qualitative Research Methods
o Prerequisite: EPSY 5382: Qualitative Research in Education
EPSY 6305: Qualitative Data Analysis in Education
o Prerequisite: EPSY 6304: Qualitative Research Methods
EPSY 6349: Mixed Methods Research
o Prerequisites: EPSY 5379: Introduction to Educational Research or EPSY 5385: Foundations of
Educational Research and an Intermediate Statistics Course and a Qualitative Research Course
(EPSY 6305 or equivalent)
HDFS 6366: Qualitative Methods in Human Development and Family Studies.
o Prerequisites: HDFS 5349 – Quantitative Methods I in Human Development and Family Studies
and HDFS 5351: Research Methods in Individual and Family Studies
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Nutritional Sciences (NS) Doctorate Degree Plan
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MCOM 6364: Selected Research Methods.
 Prerequisite: Introductory Statistics or Permission of Instructor. A rotating research
methods course focusing on experimental, survey, content analysis or others. The focus
rotates each semester among the above noted areas.
PFP 6378: Research Methods II
o Prerequisites: PFP 5378: Research Methods I or equivalent and 3 semester hours of statistics
RHIM 5385: Focus Group Research Methods
SOC 5334: Quantitative Methods in Sociology
o Prerequisite: Undergraduate introduction to quantitative methods
STATISTICS COURSE SUGGESTONS:
Examples of possible statistics courses include:
Introductory Statistics:
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EPSY 5380: Introduction to Educational Statistics
RHIM: 5333: Hospitality Management Research and Application
STAT 5302: Applied Statistics I
STAT 5303: Applied Statistics II
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ANSC 5403: Biometry
Intermediate and Advanced Statistics:
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AAEC 5307 Applied Econometrics I: Regression Analysis for Agricultural Sciences and Businesses
EPSY 5381: Intermediate Educational Statistics
o Prerequisite: EPSY 5380: Introduction to Educational Statistics or
EPSY 5383: Data Analysis with Statistical Software
EPSY 6301: Advanced Data Analysis
o Prerequisite: EPSY 5381 or STAT 5305 or Consent of Instructor
HDFS 5349: Quantitative Methods I in Human Development and Family Studies
HDFS 6352: Quantitative Methods II in Human Development and Family Studies
o Prerequisite: HDFS 5349: Quantitative Methods I in HDFS
Intermediate and Advanced Statistics (continued):
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HDFS 6364: Quantitative Methods III in Human Development and Family Studies
o Prerequisites: HDFS 5349: Quantitative Methods I in HDFS and HDFS 5351: Research Methods
in Individual and Family Studies and HDFS 6352: Quantitative Methods II in HDFS
HDFS 6365: Quantitative Methods IV in Human Development and Family Studies
o Prerequisites: HDFS 5349: Quantitative Methods I in HDFS and HDFS 5351: Research Methods
in Individual and Family Studies and HDFS 6352: Quantitative Methods II in HDFS and HDFS
6364: Quantitative Methods III in HDFS
MCOM 5374: Data Analysis
o Prerequisite: MCOM 5364: Research Methods – Mass Communication
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Nutritional Sciences (NS) Doctorate Degree Plan
EDUCATION COURSES:
(Recommended to take at least 1 of these courses if student intends to seek a teaching position in
dietetics programs)
Minimum of 3 semester hours related to curriculum development. Select from:
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EDCI 5320: Curriculum Theory: Foundations
EDCI 5321: Curriculum Theory: Design & Development
EDHE 5343: College & University Curriculum
FCSE 5302: Curriculum Development in FCSE
Minimum of 3 semester hours related to evaluation. Select from:
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EDHE 5341: Assessment of Student Outcomes in Higher Education
FCSE 5303: Evaluation in FCSE
Minimum of 6 semester hours selected from the following possible courses:
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FCSE 6343: University Teaching in Human Sciences
EDHE 5302: Comparative Higher Education
EDHE 5303: Critical Issues in Higher Education
EDHE 5321: Administration in Higher Education
EDHE 5334: College Student Development
EDIT 5325: Planning and Developing Instructional Media
EDIT 5390: Online Distance Learning
EPSY 5331: Human Development in Education
EDHE 5305: Leadership in Higher Education
EDHE 5323: Funding in Higher Education
EDHE 5322: Institutional Planning
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