Whether focused on water quality or managed care quality, the School s activities are intrinsically related to population health. Faculty, students, alumni and staff approach health issues with a diversity of perspectives and methods including those of the biological, physical, and social sciences. Such a broad scope of activity creates unparalleled opportunities for multidisciplinary learning and innovation. The Department of Nutrition consists of a dynamic and interdisciplinary faculty housed in both the School of Public Health and the School of Medicine. The faculty includes more than 50 individuals who hold either primary or joint appointments.
Nutrition offers degree programs at the undergraduate, master's, and doctoral level.
The department provides a broad training curriculum in public health sciences and offers courses in the physiological, biochemical, and behavioral aspects of nutrition and their applications in the health of human populations. The faculty is fully committed to training graduate students in public health and the nutritional sciences to become the leaders in the field during the next century. All doctoral students complete a set of core course requirements drawn from each of the three divisions, providing a breadth of nutrition knowledge that is a unique aspect of Carolina's Nutrition training program. Chapel Hill, NC 27599 ph.