University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa | PhD Program in Nutritional Sciences

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Coursework requirement

Required Course Work for the PhD in Nutritional Sciences

Course Deficiencies: These are prerequisite courses decided upon by the student’s advisor and/or graduate program chair. 

Course Work to Prepare for the Qualifying Exam- Courses may be waived or substituted if student earned MS at UHM and has already taken the course.

Animal Sciences Track:

  • Department Seminar (ANSC 641): 2 credits
  • FSHN/ANSC 601: Food Systems (2 credits)
  • ANSC 642 (2 credits)
  • ANSC 682 (2 credits)
  • Research Methods (6 credits)

Food Science Track:

  • Department Seminar (FSHN 681): 2 credits
  • FSHN/ANSC 601: Food Systems (2 credits)
  • FSHN 607 (3 credits)
  • FSHN 701 (1 credits)
  • Research Methods (6 credits)

Human Nutrition Track:

  • Department Seminar (FSHN 681): 2 credits
  • FSHN/ANSC 601: Food Systems (2 credits)
  • FSHN 682 (2 credits)
  • FSHN 685 (2 credits)
  • Research Methods (6 credits)

Advance Specialty & Research Courses (should total 18 credits)

  • Advisor approved electives (specialty, career building): 6 credits
  • Research (ANSC or FSHN 699): 12 credits
  • Dissertation Research (ANSC or FSHN 800): 1 credit

Note: A minimum of 12 credits must be at the 600-level, not including 699 or 800.

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Degree program faculty

Cheryl Albright PhD, MPH
Mapuana Antonio DrPH
Jinan Banna PhD, RD, CDN
Marla J. Berry PhD
Carol J. Boushey PhD, MPH, RD
Monica K. Esquivel PhD, RDN, CSSD
Marie Kainoa Fialkowski Revilla PhD, RD, LDN
L. Kealoha Fox PhD
Adrian Franke PhD
Andrew Grandinetti PhD
Yanghua He PhD
Ronald Hetzler PhD
Kacie Ho PhD
Rajesh Jha PhD
Rachel Johnson PhD, MPH, RD
Soojin Jun PhD
Yong Soo Kim PhD, MS
Janet Latner PhD
Loic Le Marchand MD, PhD
Rachael Leon Guerrero PhD, RDN, LD
Qing X. Li PhD
Yong Li PhD
Unhee Lim PhD, MS
Gertraud Maskarinec MD PhD
Birendra Mishra PhD, MS, DVM
Pratibha Nerurkar PhD
Rachel Novotny PhD, RDN, LD
Jenee Odani DVM
May Okihiro MD
Andre P Seale PhD
John A Shepherd PhD
Mark Thorne PhD
C. Alan Titchenal PhD, CNS
Lynne Wilkens DrPH, MS
Jinzeng Yang PhD
Halina M Zaleski PhD

Contact

Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
1955 East-West Road,
Ag Sci 216
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822
Phone: (808) 956-7095
Fax: (808) 956-4024
Email: nutrphd@hawaii.edu

UH Graduate Division

Address: 2540 Maile Way Spalding 354 Honolulu, HI 96822 Phone: (808) 956-8544 Email: gradss@hawaii.edu Website: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/graduate/

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