American University of Beirut

Graduate Programs

The Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences offers four graduate programs of study leading to the MS degree in Food Safety, Food Technology, Nutrition, and a joint MS degree in Public Health Nutrition with the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS). Students can follow either a thesis or a non-thesis program of study. The department also offers a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences-Nutrition Track in collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine (FM). The department conducts quality research in the following areas: Community Nutrition, Public Health Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition, Nutritional Biochemistry, Nutrition Epidemiology, Food Chemistry, Food Microbiology, Food Safety, Food Packaging, and Sensory Evaluation of Food.​

For more information about the graduate programs, please refer to the NFSC website: www.aub.edu.lb/fafs/nfsc/GRstudies

MS in Nutrition

The MS in Nutrition program offers both thesis (30 cr.) and non-thesis (33 cr.) options and is normally completed over two years on a full-time basis. The program provides students with an advanced understanding of human nutrition at the individual and community levels and applies current research information and methods to nutrition practice​.

Master of Science in Nutrition (Thesis ​Track)

Students in the thesis track are expected to complete a 9-credit thesis under the supervision of a thesis advisor and to defend their thesis as per AUB policies concerning graduate programs. Students should complete a comprehensive exam prior to the thesis defense. After satisfactory defense of the research work, the thesis should be approved by the supervisory committee members and deposited at the AUB Library.

Master of Science in Nut​​​rition (Non-Thesis Track)

Students in the non-thesis track are expected to complete a 3-6 credit project (tutorial). Students can choose elective courses from within or outside FAFS upon the approval of their supervisor.

Credit Requirements for Both the Thesis and Non-Thesis Options:

MS Degree Requirements:

​Core C​​​​​ourses (Thesis)

• Nutrition Core Courses (Thesis)​

Core Co​​urses (Non-Thesis)​

• Nutrition Core Courses (Non-Thesis)
  

Elective Courses f​​or MS in Nutrition

• Nutrition Elective Courses​

MS in Public Health Nutrition

The Master of Science in Public Health Nutrition is a new graduate program offered jointly by the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences (FAFS) and the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) at AUB. Students may pursue the Master of Science in Public Health Nutrition in either a thesis or a non-thesis track. The successful completion of the degree will require 40 credit hours for both tracks. Credits must be earned within the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and the Faculty of Health Sciences.

For the non-thesis track, 38 credits out of the required 40 credits should be earned as core program courses, including a culminating experience and a practicum. Two credits must be acquired as one or two elective courses either earned within or at both faculties. For the thesis track, students must complete a total of 34 credits as core courses and must work on a 6-credit thesis under the supervision of a thesis advisor and thesis committee and defend their thesis as per AUB graduate program policies.

Credit requirements for both the thesis and non-thesis options for the Master of Science in Public Health Nutrition are tabulated below:

​Core ​​Courses

• Public Health Nutrition Core Courses​
  

List of El​​ective Courses

• Public Health Nutrition Elective Courses​

MS in Food Safety

Students may pursue a Master of Science in Food Safety with either a thesis track or a nonthesis track. Completion of the M.Sc. degree - Thesis Track requires a total of 31 credit hours. The Non-Thesis Tracks requires a total of 33 credit hours. 

Master of Science in Food Safety (Th​​esis track)

Students in the thesis track are expected to complete a 9-credit thesis under the supervision of a thesis advisor and to defend their thesis as per AUB policies concerning graduate programs. Students should complete a comprehensive exam prior to the thesis defense. After satisfactory defense of the research work, the thesis should be approved by the supervisory committee members and deposited at the AUB Library.

Master of Science in Food S​​afety (Non-Thesis track)

Students in the non-thesis track are expected to complete a 3-credit project. Students can choose elective courses from within or outside FAFS. Non-thesis students must take at least 2 elective courses (8-credits) from different departments to expand their knowledge or from FAFS to pursue a specific topic in depth.

Credit Requirements for the Thesis and Non-Thesis Options for the Master of Food Safety:

​​Core Cour​​​ses (Thesis)

• Food Safety Core Courses (Thesis)
  

Core Courses (No​​n-Thesis)

• Food Safety Core Courses (Non-Thesis)
  

Elective Courses for ​​the MS Degree in Food Safety

• Food Safety Elective Courses​

MS in Food Technology

The M.Sc. in Food Technology program offers both thesis (31 cr.) and non-thesis (33 cr.) options and is normally completed over two years on a full-time basis. The program provides training in food biochemistry, food safety, food engineering and rheology, sensory evolution, and food product development.​

Master of Science in Food Technology (Thesis Track)

Students in the thesis track are expected to complete a 9-credit thesis under the supervision of a thesis advisor and to defend their thesis as per AUB policies concerning graduate programs. Students should complete a comprehensive exam prior to the thesis defense. After satisfactory defense of the research work, the thesis should be approved by the supervisory committee members and deposited at the AUB Library.

Master of S​​cience in Food Technology (Non-Thesis Track)

Students in the non-thesis track are expected to complete a 3-6 credit project (tutorial). Students can choose elective courses from within or outside FAFS upon the approval of their supervisor.​

Credit Requirements for Both the Thesis and Non-Thesis Options:

​Core C​​ourses (Thesis)

• Food Technology Core Courses (Thesis)​
  

Core Cour​​ses (Non-Thesis)

• Food Technology Core Courses (Non-Thesis)​

Elective Co​​urses for the MS Degree in Food Technology

• Food Technology Elective Courses​​