Master's Degree in Nutrition - with dissertation 12 months Postgraduate Program By Université de Montréal |Top Universities
Program Duration

12 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

10,858 CADTuition Fee/year

Scholarship

YesScholarships

Main Subject Area

Health/HealthcareMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Health/Healthcare

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Are you considering a career in research or teaching? Offering a path with thesis, this master's program allows you to deepen your knowledge of nutrition and introduce you to scientific research. It focuses in particular on questions relating to nutrition and its effect on health. The issues are not only medical and nutritional, but concern, among other things, food safety and the repercussions of production and processing methods on food quality and the environment. At the crossroads of biological sciences and behavioral sciences, Earth sciences and social sciences, nutrition studies the complex relationship of human beings with food.

This program is aimed at holders of a bachelor's degree in nutrition or an honors degree in biological sciences, biochemistry, physiology or other related field. Note that it does not lead to the right to practice the profession of dietitian-nutritionist in Quebec issued by the Order of Dietitians-Nutritionists of Quebec (ODNQ). If you want to pursue this profession, consult the bachelor's program in nutrition.

Program overview

Main Subject

Health/Healthcare

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Are you considering a career in research or teaching? Offering a path with thesis, this master's program allows you to deepen your knowledge of nutrition and introduce you to scientific research. It focuses in particular on questions relating to nutrition and its effect on health. The issues are not only medical and nutritional, but concern, among other things, food safety and the repercussions of production and processing methods on food quality and the environment. At the crossroads of biological sciences and behavioral sciences, Earth sciences and social sciences, nutrition studies the complex relationship of human beings with food.

This program is aimed at holders of a bachelor's degree in nutrition or an honors degree in biological sciences, biochemistry, physiology or other related field. Note that it does not lead to the right to practice the profession of dietitian-nutritionist in Quebec issued by the Order of Dietitians-Nutritionists of Quebec (ODNQ). If you want to pursue this profession, consult the bachelor's program in nutrition.

Admission requirements

Undergraduate

3.3+

General eligibility conditions

To be eligible as a regular student, the candidate must meet the general eligibility conditions (section XI) of the Educational Regulations for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

Required diplomas and admission thresholds: Quebec

To meet the Université de Montréal average of 3.0 out of 4.3, candidates from this province must meet the following requirements:

Accepted diploma: Baccalaureate, Bachelor; duration of 3 years, or other undergraduate degree deemed equivalent.

Minimum average:

  • Bishop: 75%
  • Concordia University: 3.0/4.3
  • Higher Technology School: 3.0/4.3
  • HEC Montreal: 3.0/4.3
  • McGill University: 3.0/4.0
  • Polytechnique Montréal: 2.75/4.0
  • University of Sherbrooke: 3.0/4.3
  • Laval University: 3.0/4.3
  • Universities of Quebec: 3.2/4.3
Conditions specific to this program

To be eligible as a regular student for the M. Sc. (nutrition), master's degree with thesis, the candidate must:

  • meet the general eligibility conditions (section XI) of the Educational Regulations for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
  • hold an undergraduate degree adequately preparing for the studies they wish to undertake, or certify training deemed equivalent, including university level courses in anatomy and physiology, biochemistry and microbiology. The candidate who does not have a bachelor's degree in nutrition or in nutrition and dietetics and whose training in nutrition is considered insufficient, must successfully complete 6 credits of prerequisite undergraduate courses recommended by the graduate studies committee of the Department of Nutrition during the evaluation of the file before being able to register for graduate courses in nutrition. This candidate could take certain graduate courses in nutrition concurrently, on the recommendation of the graduate studies committee.
  • have obtained, in the first cycle, an average of at least 3.3 out of 4.3 or the equivalent

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  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance

Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

5,077 CAD
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International Students

10,858 CAD
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