IX. Graduate Programs

Human Health and Nutritional Sciences

MSc Program

The focus of the graduate programs in the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences is on physical activity and diet as powerful lifestyle determinants of human health. The interaction between genetics and environmental factors determines human health and lifestyle is a major component of our environment.

Our graduate programs offer advanced experiential learning experiences in the broad areas of nutritional and nutraceutical sciences, general and exercise physiology and biomechanics within the focus of lifestyle, genetics and human health. Within these broad fields, the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences addresses the issues at the level of the individual, not community or populations. The research efforts are focused on understanding the basic underlying biological aspects of health, which are further applied to understanding aging, neurological/sensory disorders and osteoarthritis, and chronic diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and type II diabetes

Admission Requirements

To be considered, applicants must meet the requirements of a four-year honours science degree with a minimum 75% average during the final two years or 4 semesters of undergraduate study. Applicants should have completed a course in statistics. Applicants must obtain the support of a faculty member willing to serve as their advisor.

Admission may be granted in September, January or May. Completed applications should arrive at least one full semester (four months) before the expected date of admission. Applications from international students should arrive at least eight months prior to the expected date of admission.

Admission Process

Graduate student applications to programs in the College of Biological Science are handled by the Office of the Associate Dean, Research (ADR). Before submitting an application, you are strongly encouraged to view the "Before you Apply" webpage on the ADR Future Student's site.

On-line applications, required documents and instructions can be found on the Office of Graduate Studies webpage or in the Graduate Calendar.

Completed applications should be submitted to the CBS Graduate Admissions Secretary

Degree Requirements

MSc by Thesis

Students must complete and defend an acceptable thesis which comprises a scientifically defensible account of the student's research on a particular, well-defined research problem or hypothesis. Such research should begin with the practical expectation that it could be completed and the thesis defended in not more than 5 semesters. Paramount to the notion of acceptability of the thesis is its quality with respect to problem identification, the approach used to address the problem, and the evaluation of the results.

In addition they must successfully complete courses totalling not fewer than 1.5 graduate credits. The graduate credits of course work will consist of:

a) at least one of:
HHNS*6200 [1.00] Research Methods in Biomechanics
HHNS*6700 [0.50] Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism
HHNS*6040 [0.50] Research Fronts in Nutritional and Nutraceutical Sciences
b) at least 1.0 credits of electives as determined with the Advisory Committee
MSc by Course Work and Project

Students must complete at least 4.0 graduate credits as follows:

HHNS*6010 [0.50] Seminar in Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
HHNS*6320 [0.50] Advances in Human Health and Nutritional Sciences Research
at least one of:
HHNS*6910 [0.50] Basic Research Techniques and Processes
HHNS*6920 [0.50] Applied Research Techniques and Processes
HHNS*6930 [0.50] Research Project
at least one of:
HHNS*6200 [1.00] Research Methods in Biomechanics
HHNS*6210 [0.50] Exploring Research Techniques in Biomechanics
HHNS*6700 [0.50] Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism
HHNS*6040 [0.50] Research Fronts in Nutritional and Nutraceutical Sciences
at least 1.0 to 2.0 graduate credits of electives.
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