Human Nutrition (M.Sc.A.)

The Master of Science, Applied (M.Sc.A.) in Human Nutrition (Non-Thesis) offered by the School of Human Nutrition in the Faculty of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences is a course-based program that emphasizes hands-on and challenging learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in communication, information synthesis, and problem identification to pursue professional opportunities (or potentially continue their studies).

The program is available in one of three options:

Dietetics Credentialing option: This program has a specific minimum entrance CGPA requirement of 3.5/4.0 (First Class standing). French proficiency (minimum level B2) is required. This program includes a mandatory internship, or ‘Stage’, which will be completed in various settings where the ability to communicate proficiently in French is essential.

Practicum option: Reserved for individuals who have completed a dietetics internship and have six months of work experience, are members of the ODNQ, and wish to further develop their skills in a specific area of practice through an advanced internship.

Project option: mainly course-based masters with a project that may be in the areas of clinical, community and international or experimental nutrition

Keywords: dietetics, clinical nutrition, professional practice, communication and collaboration, community and population health, management and food provision, internship; Community nutrition, public health nutrition, nutrition and exercise, nutrigenomics, global food security, Indigenous populations, eating behaviour, health inequities.

• Applicants must be graduates of a university with recognized reputation, and hold a B.Sc. degree equivalent to a McGill degree in a subject closely related to the one selected for graduate work.

• Applicants must have a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) in McGill University’s credit equivalency of 3.3/4.0 (high second class–upper division) for the M.Sc. Thesis and M.Sc. Applied.

• English-language proficiency

Each program has specific admission requirements including required application documents. Please visit the program website for more details.

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