Integrative & Functional Nutrition Graduate Certificate
This is a distance education scientific program that focuses on the utilization of food for human growth and metabolism, in both normal and dysfunctional states, from the interdisciplinary perspective of the agricultural, human, biological, and biomedical sciences. Includes instruction in food science, biochemistry, physiology, dietetics, food and nutrition studies, biotechnology, biophysics, and the clinical sciences.
Credits: 20
Duration: 2 semesters
Tuition: $515 per credit
Curriculum
| NUT500 | Integrative and Functional Nutrition I | 3 Credits |
| NUT501 | Integrative and Functional Nutrition II | 3 Credits |
| NUT512 | Nutrition for Mental Health | 3 Credits |
| GASTP500 | Food Ethnography | 3 Credits |
| GASTP501 | Gastronomy Science | 3 Credits |
| GASTP505 | Food & the Senses | 3 Credits |
| HP519 | Public Law and Policy | 1 Credit |
| NUT590 | Medical and Professional Ethics | 1 Credit |
Plan of Study
| Semester 1 | |
| Integrative and Functional Nutrition I | 3 Credits |
| Nutrition for Mental Health | 3 Credits |
| Food Ethnography | 3 Credits |
| Medical and Professional Ethics | 1 Credit |
| 10 Credits | |
| Semester 2 | |
| Integrative and Functional Nutrition II | 3 Credits |
| Gastronomy Science | 3 Credits |
| Food & The Senses | 3 Credits |
| Public Law and Policy | 1 Credit |
| 10 Credits |
Program Application Requirements
- 3 letters of reference
- Curriculum Vitae/Résumé
- Official transcripts from all higher education institutions
- Personal statement letter
- Copies of TOEFL or IELTS scores, if applicable
- Application
- $35.00 application fee (non-refundable)
Program Admission Requirements
- Bachelor, Master or Doctorate degree from a regional, national or international equivalency accredited agency recognized by the United States Department of Education in a related field.
- A GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) for the last degree earned.
- If applicant’s first language, or language of instruction, is not English, English proficiency examination scores are required. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) minimum scores are 550 (pBT) or 213 (cBT) or 79 (iBT). The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) minimum score required is 6.5. The PTE Academic minimum score required is 53.
- Interview with JPU representative
- Personal statement
- Three Letters of Reference