Nutrition

Mailing Address: 
Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition (MC 517) 
1919 West Taylor Street
Chicago, IL 60612-7256

Contact Information: 
Campus Location: 650 AHSB 
(312) 996-4600 
 

ahs.uic.edu/kinesiology-nutrition

Administration: 
Interim Head of the Department: David X. Marquez
Director of Graduate Studies: Giamila Fantuzzi

Program Codes: 
20FS1506MS

The Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition offers programs leading to degrees at both the master’s and doctoral levels.

Kinesiology and nutrition are multidisciplinary fields that draw upon and integrate subject matter from a variety of disciplines. The master’s degree program in Nutrition as a terminal degree (i.e., not leading to a PhD) is most appropriate for students who wish to apply and critically evaluate their knowledge through practice in healthcare or industry settings and can be combined, for example, with focused course work in other fields such as kinesiology, public health, toxicology, business, or education. Doctoral studies are also available and are designed to lead to academic research and teaching careers or to research careers in government or industry.