Program: Nutritional Sciences Graduate Minor (Master’s) - Texas Tech University

Apr 09, 2025

2019-2020 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

About the Nutritional Sciences Graduate Minor for Master’s Students

A minor in Nutritional Sciences is designed for students seeking to compliment their master’s education with 9 hours of course work in Nutritional Sciences. These courses should provide a foundation of nutrition, and allow at least one course in an area of the students interest. Students will take 6 hours of required courses and 3 hours (one course) of electives.

Nutritional Sciences Graduate Minor

Required Courses:

NS 5370 - Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Lipids in Nutrition 3 Semester Credit Hours
NS 5365 - Vitamins and Minerals 3 Semester Credit Hours

Elective Courses:

NS 5335 - Issues in Sports Nutrition 3 Semester Credit Hours *
NS 5338 - Bariatric Nutrition 3 Semester Credit Hours *
NS 5339 - Nutrition and Eating Disorders 3 Semester Credit Hours *
NS 5340 - Pediatric Nutrition 3 Semester Credit Hours *
NS 5341 - Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Diseases 3 Semester Credit Hours *
NS 5344 - Nutrition and Geriatrics 3 Semester Credit Hours *
NS 5345 - Nutrition and Sustainability of Global Food Supplies 3 Semester Credit Hours *
NS 5360 - Advanced Community Nutrition 3 Semester Credit Hours
NS 6310 - Nutrition Education 3 Semester Credit Hours *
NS 6315 - Genetic Regulation of Metabolism 3 Semester Credit Hours
NS 6318 - Maternal and Child Nutrition 3 Semester Credit Hours *
NS 6320 - Nutritional Epidemiology 3 Semester Credit Hours
NS 6325 - Nutrition, Exercise, and Sport 3 Semester Credit Hours *
NS 6330 - Nutritional Supplements and Ergogenic Aids 3 Semester Credit Hours *
NS 6335 - Motivating Health Behavior: Coaching Theory and Application 3 Semester Credit Hours
NS 6340 - Nutrition and Chronic Disease 3 Semester Credit Hours
(As Obesity & Diabetes or Cardiovascular Disease & Cancer)
NS 6345 - Nutrition Immunology 3 Semester Credit Hours
NS 6360 - Issues of Food and Nutrition Security 3 Semester Credit Hours *
NS 6365 - Obesity Management for the Clinical Practitioner 3 Semester Credit Hours *
*Only offered online.