Family and Consumer Sciences
University of Wyoming
Department #3354
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-4145
Email: fam-consci@uwyo.edu
The Human Nutrition and Food graduate program emphasis allows students to pursue studies
in areas such as human nutrition and metabolism, food product development, community
nutrition, food microbiology, sports nutrition, and disease prevention. Students can
choose to pursue emphasis in Human Nutrition and Food option under the Family and
Consumer Sciences umbrella, or the interdisciplinary Food Science and Human Nutrition
option with cooperating curricula from this department and the Department of Animal
Science. Career possibilities upon completion of this field of study include careers
in human nutrition research, sports nutrition, public health and community nutrition,
health and wellness, extension work, food product development, food and nutrition
marketing, management, sales and public relations, food microbiology, and college
teaching (community college) as well as further graduate study or study in professional
education programs in human medicine and health care.
Application packets for Fall 2024 entry are due no later than March 1. Applications may be considered throughout the year if space in a program area is available.
Applicants may also be considered for a graduate assistantship if selected by our program--selection for department-funded assistantships is highly competitive. Faculty in each program area review the applications for their program area, and while it is NOT REQUIRED to identify a particular faculty member upon the application process, priority consideration is given to applicants who meet or exceed admission requirements and possess research interests that parallel those of the faculty.
Applicants will also be evaluated based on their fit with the identified faculty member and whether the identified faculty member is currently accepting graduate students.
All Students
To apply please complete the Online Application and submit the following:
Please note that we cannot grant Application Fee waivers.
One of the goals of this graduate program is the integration of knowledge from food and nutritional sciences along with the biological sciences, natural sciences, and social sciences, and the application of this knowledge to disease prevention and enhancement of human potential. Graduate students may also earn a certificate in college teaching, available through the university’s Center for Teaching and Learning.
Students must complete at least 18 credit hours of supporting course work.
Suggested courses for the support component include but are not limited to:
Faculty in the human nutrition and food discipline are conducting research in the areas of food product development and sensory evaluation of food; health and physical performance of active individuals at all stages of the lifecycle; diet, health, and disease focusing on omega-3 fatty acids; food oxalate content and factors that affect the bioavailability of dietary oxalate.
Students must complete 8-10 credit hours of research (which includes a maximum of 4 hours of thesis).
Suggested courses for the research/thesis component include but are not limited to:
Students must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours.
No more than 9 credit hours of 4000 level courses will be allowed in a master’s program. Students may be required to take more than the minimum of 30 hours, either because they have to satisfy prerequisites for some courses, or because the student’s committee determines that more than 30 hours will be needed for the student to reach his/her professional objective. Each student’s appointed committee will formulate a plan of study within these program requirements.
Family and Consumer Sciences
University of Wyoming
Department #3354
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-4145
Email: fam-consci@uwyo.edu