The Nutritional Sciences Graduate Program provides training in the distinct core nutrition knowledge described by the Graduate Nutrition Education Committee of the American Society for Nutrition: general research skills, structure and biochemical and metabolic functions of nutrients and other dietary constituents, food, diets, and supplements, nutritional status assessment, nutrition and disease, nutrition interventions and policies, and, analytical skills. Graduate students also receive training in laboratory research, seminar preparation and delivery, scientific writing, problem solving and research grant writing. Graduate study in Nutritional Sciences at the University of Missouri offers the advantage of interdisciplinary nutrition research that is facilitated via the many research centers at MU, including Food for the 21st Century (F21C), the Botanical Center, and the Life Sciences Center. The graduate program is administered by the Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology in association with the College of Human Environmental Sciences, the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, and the School of Medicine.O ur graduate program is part of a campus-wide network of research programs that provides integrative research in the biomedical sciences. The primary graduate degree program in nutritional sciences is the NSGP. Both MS and PhD degrees in Exercise Physiology are also associated with the Nutritional Sciences Program. In addition, MS or PhD degrees in animal sciences, biochemistry and food science are offered to students studying nutrition through the respective departments. The Nutritional Sciences Graduate Program provides training in the distinct core nutrition knowledge described by the Graduate Nutrition Education Committee of the American Society for Nutrition: general research skills, structure and biochemical and metabolic functions of nutrients and other dietary constituents, food, diets, and supplements, nutritional status assessment, nutrition and disease, nutrition interventions and policies, and, analytical skills. The Nutritional Science Masters does not provide a route to become a Registered Dietitian, however the department does offer the only Coordinated Program in Dietetics within the state of Missouri, which does include a Masters.