Course Description

This is a methods course focusing on field research in nutrition. Students will learn to identify policy-relevant issues, define hypotheses, and select and combine appropriate methods drawn from nutrition, epidemiology, anthropology, economics, psychology, sociology, education and political science. Students will also learn how to develop research designs, sampling and analysis plans, as well as how to construct and pretest the types of instruments commonly used in nutrition and food policy research and evaluation. The course will cover ethical issues in human subjects research and compliance with IRB requirements, interviewer training, quality control, site operations, and logistics. Prerequisites: NUTR 0207: Statistical Methods for Nutrition Science and Policy or equivalent.

Basic Enrollment Requirements: Unofficial Transcript - Bachelor's + 3.0 GPA. You will be contacted after registration for required evidence of immunization; please contact lucia.fenney@tufts.edu with any questions regarding immunizations.

Instructor Approval: During registration, you will be asked to explain how you meet the pre-requisites for this course and to describe any relevant experience. The instructor will use this information to confirm your enrollment or will otherwise be in touch with you.

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Remission Eligible: Yes; first day of term; all university policies apply.