Overview

The doctoral program in Human Sciences (Nutrition and Food Science major) at Florida State University prepares students to pursue careers in a wide variety of health-related careers as well as academia. It is a research intensive and competency-based program.

Features

Current research includes body composition, functional food, chronic disease and aging response, food allergy, and safety/quality detection methods.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Advances in Nutrition and Food Science

Endocrinology in Health and Exercise

Nutrition and Exercise Performance

Special Topics in Nutrition: Microbiome and Nutrition

Nutrigenomics and Epigenetics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

57 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Tallahassee, United States

Disciplines

Nutrition & Dietetics Food Science View 58 other PhDs in Nutrition & Dietetics in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

An upper-division undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. The same scale applies for graduate-level work. A professional degree is not counted for university GPA requirements.

A master’s degree or post-baccalaureate professional degree from an accredited university.

A competitive GRE General Test score; recommended score of above the 50th percentile (approximately 150) in both verbal and quantitative sections with a 4.0 or higher on the writing section. Please note that it can take up to ten (10) days after sitting for the GRE for an official score report to be sent to the university

Tuition Fees

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

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Non-residents

13372 USD / year

≈ 13372 USD / year
Out-of-State

13372 USD / year

≈ 13372 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

5460 USD / year

≈ 5460 USD / year

Living costs

Tallahassee

United States

955 - 1345 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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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Domestic

Living costs

Tallahassee

Funding

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