Program Highlights

Our world-class faculty at the Mount are committed to the pursuit of knowledge, understanding and responsibility for food, nutrition, and health issues in social, political, cultural, ecological and economic contexts. Whether you plan to become a dietitian or nutritionist, to work in health care, food product development, community nutrition or food service, or to build your career in Canada or abroad, our programs will give you the knowledge and skills that you need to meet your goals.

Program Options

We offer a full range of program options to meet your career goals. You will start with either the BScAHN Nutrition or Dietetics and then apply to the IEP, Practicum or Honours during your program of study.

Highlights of each program option are summarized below, including links to more information about the IEP, Practicum and Honours. The sidebar links on this page will lead you to details about program requirements.

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Students may count courses from a major, concentration and/or minor towards a second major, concentration and/or minor; however, students must complete a minimum of 50 percent of unique courses toward the second major, concentration and/or minor, unless otherwise stated in the Undergraduate Academic Calendar.

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BScAHN Nutrition

This program is best suited to those who are not interested in becoming a dietitian and want freedom to choose more electives. Nutrition is the study of the relationships among food, its nutrients, the environment, and health. Careful choice of electives prepares graduates to seek work in a variety of fields including commodity marketing boards, food retailing, government, social services, homemaking services, and the agri-food sector.

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BScAHN Dietetics

This program is for students who want to become professional dietitians, legally registered to practice in the Canadian province(s) of their choice. The BScAHN (Dietetics) program supports the achievement of the Integrated Competencies for Dietetic Education and Practice (ICDEP). This program is currently accredited by EQual (Accreditation Canada) so graduates can apply for a dietetic internship to become a registered dietitian.

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Internship Education Program (IEP)

This program combines coursework with the dietetic internship necessary to be eligible to become a Registered Dietitian (RD). Students can apply to the IEP during their third year of study in the BScAHN Dietetics program. Students If admitted to the IEP (limited enrolment, competitive), students must be prepared to relocate for the three internship/practical courses (little to no financial compensation).

 

Students taking measurements and writing notes in a food lab

Food and Nutrition Practicum (FNP)

The FNP is a program that combines course work with a work experience in the field of food and nutrition. The FNP (NUTR 4500) is offered to eligible students in the BScAHN, MAHN, or MScAHN degrees. Students can apply to this program after completing 15.0-units of coursework (normally during their third year of study) in the BScAHN program or upon 5.0-units of coursework in the MScAHN or MAHN program.

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BScAHN Honours

The Honours thesis course (NUTR 4499) offers students an opportunity to conduct a research project as part of their undergraduate program.  In the first semester, the student will plan the project under the supervision of a faculty member, write a thesis proposal, then give an open oral presentation and complete an ethics application form. In the second semester, the student will carry out the planned project, then write and present the thesis at a public thesis defense.

Two students laughing with Dr. Kyly Whitfield in a food lab

Graduate Programs – MAHN and MScAHN

We also offer two Master’s level programs. The Master of Science Applied Human Nutrition and the Master of Applied Human Nutrition programs provide students with the opportunity for advanced level study in nutrition, with an emphasis on issues related to community nutrition, food and human nutrition.

For more information about these programs, visit the Graduate Applied Human Nutrition Program page.

The various pathways for the Applied Human nutrition program, showing how students in the undergraduate and graduate applied human nutrition program can take experiential learning opportunities.