University of Guelph 1999-2000 Undergraduate Calendar

X--Degree Programs


Nutritional and Nutraceutical Sciences

Department of Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences, College of Biological Science.

Coordinator: Dr. BA Wilson, ANNU 336B

The Nutritional and Nutraceutical Sciences major is concerned with understanding the contribution of food, beverage and nutritional supplement consumption to growth, development of optimal biological function, maintenance of health, and treatment of disease.

If lacking the fundamentals of word processing, spread sheet use and data management, the student should elect CIS*1200 as early in the program as possible.

Honours Program Major

A total of 20.25 credits is required.

Semester 1

BIOL*1030 [0.50] Biology I
CHEM*1040 [0.50] General Chemistry I
MATH*1080 [0.50] Elements of Calculus I
PHYS*1070 [0.50] Introductory Physics for the Life Sciences I
0.50 elective or restricted elective

Semester 2

BIOL*1040 [0.50] Biology II
CHEM*1050 [0.50] General Chemistry II
PHYS*1080 [0.50] Introductory Physics for the Life Sciences II
1.00 elective or restricted elective

Semester 3

BIOL*2210 [0.50] Introductory Cell Biology
CHEM*2580 [0.50] Introductory Biochemistry
MBG*2000 [0.50] Introductory Genetics
NUTR*2150 [0.50] Introduction to Nutritional and Food Sciences
0.50 elective or restricted elective

Semester 4

CHEM*3560 [0.50] Structure and Function in Biochemistry
MBG*2020 [0.50] Introductory Molecular Biology
NUTR*3190 [0.50] Fundamentals of Nutrition
STAT*2040 [0.50] Statistics I
0.50 elective or restricted elective

Semester 5

HK*2080 [0.50] Human Evolution and Ecology
HK*3940 [1.25] Human Physiology
NUTR*4090 [0.50] Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals
0.50 elective or restricted elective

Semester 6

NUTR*3330 [0.50] Micronutrients, Phytochemicals and Health
PATH*3610 [0.50] Principles of Disease
1.50 electives or restricted electives

Semester 7

NUTR*4330 [0.50] Applied Nutritional Sciences
HK*4750 [0.50] Biological Variation in Health and Disease
1.50 electives or restricted electives

Semester 8

BIOM*3090 [0.50] Principles of Pharmacology and Toxicology
2.00 electives or restricted electives

Restricted Electives

Students must complete 2.00 credits from Arts and Social Sciences courses (0.50 in Philosophy) and 2.00 credits from among NUTR*4200, NUTR*4210, NUTR*4320, NUTR*4510, HK*4460.


1999-2000 Undergraduate Calendar
X--Degree Programs
Bachelor of Science - B.Sc.

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