Undergraduate Prerequisites: (SPHBS704 & SARHS776) Limited to students enrolled in the graduate nutrition program. - This course teaches students to prepare a research proposal. Students are challenged to define a new area of research based on a critical review of existing literature on a specific nutrition-related health topic of personal interest. Course competencies include formulation of a testable research hypothesis and selection of an appropriate research design, study population, methodology, and analysis plan. This course helps students to refine their scientific writing skills, and introduces them to ethical issues related to research involving human subjects.

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