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Tell us about yourselfThe Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in nutrition prepares you for a career in academia, governmental agencies, research institutes, nonprofit organizations, and private industry. The program is designed to provide an advanced curriculum in nutrition, professional skills, and competencies required to support careers in teaching and research.
Units | Cost per Unit | LLU Quarterly Fee | Average Completion Time |
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72 | $975 | $833 | 4 years |
The Loma Linda University School of Public Health has a rich history of plant-based nutrition research. We engage in interdisciplinary research across public health disciplines and the Basic Sciences. This collaborative way of working is how we continue to promote and build on our core legacy of vegetarian and plant-based nutrition. Some key studies include:
Areas of curricular strength and research emphasis include:
Guided by its Nutrition faculty, the School of Public Health hosts the International Congress on Vegetarian Nutrition (ICVN), the premiere scientific conference on the health effects of plant-based diets held every 5 years. The conference is designed to provide a review of the accumulated findings, and introduce theoretical concepts, practical applications, and implications of vegetarian dietary practices for both the prevention of disease and the promotion of health, as well as for the furthering of research endeavors. The theme for the 7th ICVN was Plant-foods for the health of people, populations and the planet.
In February 2018, we hosted the 7th International Congress on Vegetarian Nutrition, on the campus of Loma Linda University. Since 1987, the congress has been held only every 5 years and is the premier scientific conference on the health effects of plant-based diets. It brings together international scientists, physicians, nutritionists, dietitians, and other health professionals to showcase the latest advances from basic science, epidemiology, and clinical trials in vegetarian nutrition. Proceedings for the 7th ICVN are underway.
Those who may benefit from the program include individuals seeking careers in:
Upon completion of the program, graduates will be able to:
As a part of the culminating experience, the student must have one publication in peer-reviewed journal (co-authorship or review article acceptable), submit two manuscripts from their dissertation research to peer reviewed journals, successfully defends dissertation, and submits a committee approved dissertation manuscript. Further details provided in the SPH Doctoral Handbook.
NUTR 504: Nutritional Metabolism
STAT 509: General Statistics
STAT 548 or STAT 549: Analytical Applications of SPSS or Analytical Applications of SAS
NUTR 517: Advanced Nutrition I: CHO, Lipids
NUTR 518: Advanced Nutrition II: Proteins, Vitamins, Minerals
STAT 514 Intermediate statistics for health-science data 3
EPDM 509 Principles of epidemiology 3
PHCJ 606 Public health fundamentals 3
PHCJ 612 Transformative communication 2
PHCJ 614 Pedagogy: Art and science of teaching 2
PHCJ 602A, 602B, 602C Doctoral seminar 1, 1, 1
NUTR 617 Preventive Nutrition I: Carbohydrates and Lipids 2
NUTR 618 Preventive Nutrition II: Proteins, Vitamins, Minerals 2
NUTR 619 Preventive Nutrition III: Phytochemicals 3
*NUTR 620 Advanced Topics in Nutrition 3
NUTR 664 Vegetarian Nutrition: Person, Population, Planet 3
^NUTR 608A, NUTR 608B, NUTR 608C Scientist Forum 1, 1, 1
RELE 525 Ethics for Scientists 3
RELT xxx Relational 3 (course number not yet assigned)
RELR xxx Theology 3 (course number not yet assigned)
Electives 6
NUTR 539 Research Methods in Nutrition 2
NUTR 543 Concepts in Nutritional Epidemiology 3
STAT 568 Data Analysis 3
NUTR 685 Preliminary Research Experience 2
NUTR 698 Doctoral Research 12
Total Units 72
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