Competencies and Learning Objectives for Doctor of Philosophy in Nutritional Epidemiology
| Competency | Specific course(s) that allow assessment | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Explain how biochemical nature of different carbohydrates/fats/proteins relates to nutritional quality | NUTR630 |
| 2 | Explain how the biological nature of vitamins and minerals relates to population health | NUTR631 |
| 3 | Apply the principles and methods of nutrition assessment to monitor nutritional status and trends, identify at-risk individuals, monitor progress of programs, and investigate diet/disease relationships | NUTR640 |
| 4 | Assess the primary strengths and weaknesses of different methods to collect nutrition information at the population level, including sources of error and approaches to reduce error | NUTR624 |
| 5 | Apply methods of nutritional epidemiology for the evaluation of diet/disease relationships | NUTR624 |
| 6 | integrate findings of novel nutrition research with existing knowledge of nutritional epidemiology | NUTR688 |