Three undergraduate degree programs are currently offered by the School.
MAJOR IN DIETETICS
The 3.5 year (115 credits) Dietetics Major leads to eligibility for registration as a professional Dietitian/Nutritionist. The program includes 40 weeks of internship (Professional Practice – Stage) which is integrated into each year of study. The program is accredited by Dietitians of Canada. Students are exposed to a variety of practice settings including clinical nutrition, community nutrition and food service. Click here for courses details.
MAJOR IN NUTRITION
The 3-year Nutrition Major offers four specializations:
The Nutrition Major offers an excellent preparatory background to enter Medicine or graduate studies. The availability and preparation of food, normal and clinical nutrition, community nutrition at the local and international level, the evaluation of nutritional products and their use in nutrition, and the communication of information about food and health form the core of academic programs.
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BSc IN FOOD SCIENCE/BSc IN NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES
Two Complementary Fields, One Program
Earn two concurrent BSc degrees: one in Food Science and one in Nutritional Sciences
Four Year program (excluding freshman year)
Plenty of Great Employment Opportunities
McGill University has taken the innovative lead in combining both majors. Unique in North America, the new concurrent degree program in Food Science and Nutritional Science offers the best education in these complementary fields and opens the door to a multitude of career paths.
The Food Science component of the program focuses on the chemistry of food and the scientific principles underlying food preservation, processing and packaging to provide consumers with quality foods. The Nutritional Science component deals with the science of the nutritional aspects of food and metabolism. The program has been carefully structured to ensure that students receive the training that Industry demands.
Required Courses: 80 credits
Complementary Courses: 30credits
Elective Courses: 12 credits
(Total 122 Credits)