Welcome From the DirectorWelcome to the Division of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Illinois! Within this web site, you will find information on our faculty and students and alumni, graduate research opportunities and curricula, student activities and recent news items. Future Opportunities:Now is a particularly exciting time to undertake graduate training in nutrition. Consumers and health care providers are more aware than ever of the important role of nutrition in health maintenance. Moreover, the recent advances in life sciences and information technology are affording nutritional scientists unique opportunities to define how nutrients and diet can be manipulated for optimal biological and sociological outcomes across the spectrum from cell to community. The Nutritional Sciences program is well positioned to prepare you for the remarkable opportunities set to unfold for nutrition scientists. |
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A Strong Tradition of Excellence:The Nutritional Sciences program was established in 1968 as the interdisciplinary nutrition graduate program at the University of Illinois. The Division currently consists of approximately 60 faculty representing 18 departments in 8 Colleges on the Urbana-Champaign and Chicago campuses of the University of Illinois. Approximately 60 graduate students from 15 countries currently are enrolled. Graduate training in Nutritional Sciences has prepared our over 300 alumni for excellent career opportunities in university teaching and research, the practice of dietetics, administration of local or state nutrition programs, and the private sector. |
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State of the Science, Flexible Curriculum:The Nutritional Sciences curriculum provides students with a strong foundation of basic nutritional principles applicable to humans and animals. This foundation is built upon through current knowledge in specific areas of basic, applied and clinical nutrition provided in modular courses that allow students to design a specialized course of study. Students are made aware of the multidisciplinary nature of nutrition research through our weekly seminar series and are prepared for successful careers through dissertation research and grant writing experience. The Division offers courses of study leading to a Master of Science (M.S.) or a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Nutritional Sciences. Additionally, qualified students can combine their graduate training in Nutritional Sciences with a medical degree through the Medical Scholars (M.D./Ph.D.) Program in the College of Medicine. Graduate students also can complete the necessary coursework and clinical experiences required for attaining registered dietitian (R.D.) status through an American Dietetic Association-approved Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) and a graduate Dietetic Internship, offered by the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition. I hope that you enjoy visiting our web site and will consider our program for your graduate training. Please feel free to contact me for further information. Sharon M. Donovan, Ph.D.
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